Standing Calf Stretch
Stand facing a wall and place both hands on it at chest height. Step one foot well back, keeping that leg straight and the heel pressed flat into the floor. Bend your front knee and lean your hips toward the wall until you feel a stretch in the calf of the back leg. Keep the back foot pointing straight ahead, hold the stretch, then switch legs.
CALVES · LOWER BODY
How it is executed
- Stand facing a wall and place both hands on it at chest height.
- Step one foot well back, keeping that leg straight and the heel pressed flat into the floor.
- Bend your front knee and lean your hips toward the wall until you feel a stretch in the calf of the back leg.
- Keep the back foot pointing straight ahead, hold the stretch, then switch legs.
- Muscles worked
- Calves
- Primary muscle
- Calves
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Movement pattern
- Lower body
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- What it is for
- StrengthStability
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Glossary and calculators
Range of motionRange of motion is the joint travel an exercise covers, from the muscle's most lengthened position to its most contracted.Relative intensityRelative intensity is a set's load expressed as a percentage of the 1RM for that lift, rather than in kilos.RIR ↔ %1RM conversionWhat percentage of 1RM does your RIR correspond to?
