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The gastrocnemius inserts at the calcaneous bone of the heel of the foot by way of the Achilles tendon. Achilles Tendon. Muscles insert to bone through their tendons. Muscle bundles are surrounded by filmy connective tissues. These connective tissues extend from the muscle and gather to form tendons. Tendons are denser and more fibrous than muscle.
The soleus is designed to serve a dominant role over the gastrocnemius in standing posture as 80% of the muscle tissue is comprised of type I muscle fibers where as the gastrocnemius is closer to 55% in humans and better structured for multispeed locomotion.he soleus is designed to serve a dominant role over the gastrocnemius in standing posture as 80% of the muscle tissue is comprised of type I muscle fibers where as the gastrocnemius is closer to 55% in humans and better structured for multispeed locomotion.