< strong>Calf muscle training techniques: Two "Calf Raise" movements
To train the calf muscles, the most commonly used training movement - or even almost the only training movement - is Calf Raise.
The scientific name of "heel raise" is plantar flexion. In fact, it only targets some of the muscles in the entire calf muscle group. Among them, the gastrocnemius is the main and largest muscle. Together with the soleus, it occupies the calf. Most of the muscle, the gastrocnemius is also divided into medial and lateral bundles.
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Many people naturally only move their toes forward when doing "calf raises". In fact, the toes will affect the use of the calf muscles. If the toes are forward or inward, it will target the middle bundle of the gastrocnemius muscle, that is, The posterior calf muscles on the inside, and when the toes are pointed outward, it will target the lateral bundle of the gastrocnemius muscle, which is the part on the outside.
So, when doing "heel raises", you should use the toes forward or inward, and the toes outward, and the toes outward method for the lateral calf muscles may be more important, because the lateral calf muscles That part will be more eye-catching.
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