Sentences with phrase «calf muscle activity»

During ankle plantarflexion, relative load, knee joint angle, ankle joint angle and repetition speed all affect calf muscle activity.

They report that both hopping and the single leg heel raise produced superior calf muscle activity (129 and 113 % of MVIC) compared to the other exercises.

In contrast, the rear foot elevated split squat appears to produce greater calf muscle activity than the back squat.

Several studies have assessed calf muscle activity during compound exercises, including the leg press, back squat, overhead squat, deadlift and split squats.

Back squats and split squats generally produce similar calf muscle activity.

In the back squat, greater relative load, a narrow stance, and free weight variations lead to higher calf muscle activity; type of footwear has no effect; and the effect of unstable surfaces is unclear.

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The leg press and the good morning are not good exercises for training the calves, displaying lower muscle activity than the still - legged deadlift, glute - ham raise and narrow stance squat.

The above - mentioned workouts are some of the activities that you can try in developing the muscles of your hamstrings, calves, and quads.

Of course, the calves contain one of those muscle groups that may actually develop better in response to real - life activities than to formal exercise.

He occasionally goes on large animal calls with her and helps birth calves — he says his wife is pretty strong, but a little extra muscle doesn't hurt on those difficult pulls!Between work, family, and his and Dr. Flores's various pets, Travis enjoys sports - related hobbies and outdoor activities.