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Strong Support
In the chest muscle, the upper part has longer fibers toward the bottom, and the lower part has its longest fibers in the middle — this might mean different parts of the muscle do different jobs.
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Three‐dimensional study of pectoralis major muscle and tendon architecture
Cross-Sectional Study
Human
2009 MayThe study looked at the chest muscle in dead bodies and found that the fiber lengths in different parts match exactly what the claim says: they get longer from top to bottom in one part, and are longest in the middle of another part.
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