If you reduce a total of 3,500 calories in a week, you will lose about one pound. You cannot target the area from which you lose fat, but you can burn body fat in all the areas you tend to store it, including the upper stomach.
A: The peroneus longus, the gastrocnemius and the soleus muscles are involved in plantar flexion. The muscles work together to allow a body to stand up on its toes. The peroneus longus muscle is also referred to as the fibularis longus because it is the longest muscle attached to the fibula. Continue Reading
Both the gastrocnemius and the soleus run the entire length of the lower leg, connecting behind the knee and at the heel. A third muscle, the plantaris muscle, extends two-to-four inches down from the knee and lies between the gastrocnemius and the soleus.he flexing of this muscle during walking and bending of the knee creates traction on the femur, pulling it toward the tibia in the lower leg and causing the knee to bend. Both the gastrocnemius muscle and the soleus join onto the Achilles tendon, which is the strongest and thickest tendon in the human body.