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Stand on the edge of stairs or a street corner and just let your body hang there. You should be able to feel a really good stretch in you calves.
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What is a calf raise?
A calf raise is an exercise for the calf muscle where someone raises their heel off the ground, to stretch the calf, and lowers it again.
What causes burning in calf muscle?
its a growing pain pr you don't stretch it enough!
What muscle to you stretch when touching your toes?
The muscle that forms the calf of your lower leg is the muscle that helps you lift to your toes. This muscle is called the gastrocnemius.
What is the best stretch for the Achilles tendon?
You are actually stretching the gastrocnemius muscle from which the Achilles tendon comes from. The best stretch is to put you toes angled up towards a wall with your heel on the ground and to lean into the wall. You should feel a stretch up into your calf muscle (gastrocnemius) as well as in your Achilles.
Is it good to stretch when it's cold or when it's hot?
its best to stretch with a warm muscle
What is the muscle at the back of the calf called?
The largest muscle of your calf is the gastrocnemius.
What muscles are used using a cross trainer?
the calf muscle can benefit from the cross trainer, if you are new to the cross trainer your calf muscles may be saw, just remember to stretch them out and make sure you do a warm up.
Can you have a pulse in your calf?
You will not find a pulse in your calf muscle.
Is my calf voluntary or involuntary?
voluntary
What leg muscle would need to be stretched after doing a running test?
Your calf muscles would be the best to stretch but always stretch all your muscles before and after you run it is not fun to get shin splints and definitely not fun to cramp up
What detects a muscle is under stretch and therefore initiates the inverse stretch flex?
the muscle spindle detects excessive stretch within the muscle , it response and makes the muscle contract
How does flesh of a calf change as it gets older?
Muscle fibers in a calf grow in size and lengthen as the bones grow and develop. What a calf eats also determines the fleshing ability of a calf; a calf that is fed good quality milk and good forage is one that is more fatter, or has internal fat in with the muscle tissue as well as some external adipose tissue. Such a calf also tends to grow bigger than one that has been fed low quality forage and hasn't had much or very good quality milk. Such a calf tends to be thinner, leaner, and more ranky than a "soggy" calf.
