What exercises can strengthen the lower leg muscles?

Answer 1

== The short answer is "none"== Any exercise that "targets" a particular muscle or muscle group will enlarge it. For example, doing calf raises on the stairs will add muscle mass to your calves and make them appear larger if you do nothing to reduce the fat content of your body. And there is NO WAY to spot train fat reduction. In other words, if your calves are large because you carry body fat there, you must reduce your caloric intake and increase your aerobic output in order to reduce your overall weight.

Answer 2

In the gym the calf raises are for the calves themselves. It's might be the only one they have for today's standard. Maybe the leg lift can work or the barbell squat. The quad extension can also work.

Answer 3

Uhhhhh . . . . . Exercise strengthens your muscles, not any special food. Eat lots of veggies, fruit, some carbohydrates, and some protein twice a day at least. Drink at least 64 ounces of water over the period of a day (not all at once!!!)

To strengthen you calf muscles fairly quickly, stand on one foot, and raise yourself onto your tip-toes as far as you can. Repeat until you simply cannot force even one more tip-toe out of your muscles (Gastrocnemius and Solius muscles). Walk around to cool off the muscles. Stretch the calf muscles. Then do the other foot.

Do this 3 times a week for two weeks, then do the exercise every day for 4 weeks. Then do the exercise morning and evening every day.

TIP: As soon as you have the strength, stand with your toes only on the edge of a stair, and let you foot come down below the step on each repetition.

Somewhere along the line, you will notice your calf muscles getting stronger (you can do more repetitions) and larger. Don't hope for too much until you have done the above exercises for 6 to 8 weeks.

Answer 4

Calf raises on a step, and then when they get too easy you can add weight to your hands or shoulders.

Answer 5

Heel raises and heel walking