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Standing Calf Raise

Course: PHRE 3040 – Resistance Training Movement Pattern: Single-joint | isolation Target: Gastrocnemius Synergist(s): Soleus
Exercise ID: 2382
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Equipment: Machine
Description:
  1. Adjust the shoulder pad corresponding to your height.
  2. Step underneath the pad and place the hills of your feet on the platform with your toes pointed in – your heels will naturally hang off.
  3. Extend the hips and knees in order to raise the shoulder pad.
  4. Lower the heels by dorsiflexing the ankles until the calves are fully stretched.
  5. Extend the ankles and exhale as you flex the calves.
  6. Repeat for the assigned number of repetitions.
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