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Hi Kin 535,

Well I am sure you are all excited that next week you will be introduced to MusMod2006, a MatLab-based Hill muscle model.  To get ready for this event, check out the following readings under the Hill Model section on the website Reading Materials page:

Rothwell, 1987  Chapter 2

Lieber, 1992  Chapter 3

And if you are interested in how the muscle model algorithm in MusMod2006 is designed, read about  it on pages 194-196 in the Caldwell, 2004 chapter from the Robertson et al. textbook.

See you on Tuesday.

Dr. C.

Hi Kin 535,

There are a few things that you should read before Tuesday’s class. The following readings pertain to the CC and its 4 properties, FL, FV, SA, and FA. They can be found in the More CC section of the website Reading Materials page. We will continue discussing these properties on Tuesday.

• Lieber, 1992 Chapter 2 pp 54 to 63
• Chow & Darling, 1999
• Enoka, 1994 Chapter 6

The other readings pertain to our next topic, the Series Elastic Component. I suspect we will start this on Tuesday and finish on Thursday. They can be found in the SEC Force Extension section on the website.

• Bahler, 1967
• Kawakami & Lieber, 2000

Finally, to self-critique your own progress, by the end of next week you should feel pretty comfortable with the first section of my chapter in the Robertson book, which you have already read at least in part:

• Caldwell, 2004 pp 183-196

I’ll post the SEC slides for Tuesday/Thursday soon. Have a great weekend.

Dr. C.

Hi Kin 535,

For next Tuesday, please read the 1966 paper by Gordon, Huxley & Julian on the Force-Length relationship. This is another classic paper, and its results form the cornerstone of the sliding filament theory of muscular force production. It can be found under the CC Force Length section of the Reading Materials page on the Kin 535 website.

See you Tuesday in class. Cheers, Dr. C

Hi Kin 535,

Just a heads-up that I posted the next set of slides for tomorrow’s class… we will be discussing the Edman 1988 and Wilkie 1950 papers.

See you in class tomorrow….. Dr. C.

Another fun Thursday afternoon class. Be sure to remember the definition of Active State and what it means ….. how much force the CC can produce if it were isometric. But why does the muscle produce different amounts of force (as in the twitch and tetanus) when the CC is not isometric?

Readings for the weekend:

Edman (1988)

Wilkie (1950)

Caldwell (2004) pp 183 to 193

The Edman and Wilkie papers are listed under CC Force Velocity, and the Caldwell 2004 chapter you already have from the last post.

See you next week…. have fun Superbowling…..

Dr. C

Hi Kin 535,

Hope you enjoyed today’s class, and are showing your friends your nifty new series elastic component.  For Thursday class, please read:

Caldwell, 2004:  pp 183-184, 187-188, 190-193

This is a chapter from the Robertson et al., 2004 textbook. In later classes we will read other sections of the chapter. You will find it under the Hill sub-heading in the Reading section.

See you on Thursday.

Hi Kin 535,

Some more great readings for the weekend to keep you busy….

 Wilkie Chapter 4 pp 26 to 32

 McMahon Chapter 1 pp 3 to 8

 Nigg & Herzog Chapter 2.5 pp 154 to 167

I also found another website with a good muscle reading that looks like a good resource, although I don’t like the title:

http://www.unmc.edu/physiology/Mann/mann14.html

I should have slides for next Tuesday posted by Monday night.  Also, don’t forget to think about why the isometric twitch and tetanus force responses look they way they do, that’s where we will start on Tuesday.

Hi and welcome to Kin 535. Hope you enjoyed today’s lecture, and are finding your way around both the Kin 535 blog and website. Undoubtedly you have checked out the website and the link to reading material. For Thursday you should get started on some of the readings on Basic Anatomy & Physiology, specifically:

Lieber, Chapter 1 pp 16 to 32

Lieber, Chapter 2 pp 49 to 54

Wilkie, Chapters 1, 2, & 3

Happy reading, see you on Thursday…. Dr. C

Welcome to the course blog for Kin 535.  Check here regularly for news about the class. There is also a class website that will give you access to other information, such as class readings; there is a link to the website on the right hand side column of this blog.  See you  in class on the first day, Tuesday, January 24.