Course: FHP – Knowledge |
Movement Pattern: Single-joint | isolation |
Target: Soleus |
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Standing Calf Raise |
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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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- Take a seat on the machine and place the balls of your feet on the platform with your toes pointed in – your heels will naturally hang off. Position the base of quads under the knee pad and allow your hands to rest on top.
- Extend your ankles and release the safety bar.
- Lower the heels by dosiflexing 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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