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Calves exercises

Calves exercises

Standing and seated calf work, which are not the same exercise.

Calves exercises

Standing, with the knee straight, the load goes to the gastrocnemius; seated, with the knee bent, it shifts to the soleus. Programming only one of the two leaves half of it out, and it is the most common reason a calf stops progressing. These entries keep them apart and name the machine each one needs.

18 exercises

Build the routine from these exercises, without the spreadsheet.