| Course: PHRE 3040 – Resistance Training |
Movement Pattern: Single-joint | isolation |
Target: Gastrocnemius |
Synergist(s): Soleus |
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Expectation: [if 456 equals=”Supervised Practice”]Supervised Practice [/if 456][if 456 not_equal=”Supervised Practice”]Independent Learning[/if 456] |
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- Adjust the shoulder pad corresponding to your height.
- 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.
- Extend the hips and knees in order to raise the shoulder pad.
- Lower the heels by dorsiflexing the ankles until the calves are fully stretched.
- Extend the ankles and exhale as you flex the calves.
- Repeat for the assigned number of repetitions.
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