Sentences with phrase «of leg calf»

And last but not least, for the calves, you can do any type of leg calf raise, as long as your legs are straight.

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7 Their legs were straight; their feet were like those of a calf and gleamed like burnished bronze.

And the Great Contraption shall be built by His humble children who dwell upon the earth upon which lays the tainted sand onto which the writing about the Great Contraption shall be written by Him... (10:15 - 21) And so shall the Great Contraption serve the humble children and transport them to all corners of the world in half the time of the fastest contemporary propeller - driven aircraft, thus shall the need no longer be great for the consumption of the foul in - flight meal, nor the mingling with the wicked air hostess in her offensive garment which does reveal the calfs of her shapely, comely and smooth white legs and nubile curvaceous buttocks which call as like a siren to the very soul of a devout man, and her breasts.

Halfway through, the calf of Jacobs» right leg suddenly tightened into an angry knot the size of a fist.

After a front - nine 42 he was withdrawing from the Players for the second straight year (in 2010 he quit in the fourth round with a bulging disk in his neck), citing a chain reaction of pain in his left leg that started in his knee, migrated to his Achilles and ended with tightness in his calf.

The tension was terrible — and on top of it I had this huge bruise on my shin and around the calf of my right leg.

Gareth Bale has recovered from a calf problem and is back in Real Madrid's squad for the first leg of their Copa del rey semi-final against holders A -LRB-...)

There's clear intent to hurt Shane, it was raked down the back of the calf, it's a dangerous tackle and could have broken his leg.»

Sigvaris calf compression socks feature cushioned cotton for extra comfort while providing 15 - 20mmHg of graduated support to relieve foot and leg fatigue.

The reviewers found few studies evaluating the effectiveness in the ACL rehabilitation process of so - called «open chain» exercises (those which tend to isolate a single muscle group and a single joint, such as leg curls and leg extensions, with or without added weight) versus «closed chain» exercises (those which work multiple joints and multiple muscle groups at once, such as, for example, a squat involves the knee, hip and ankle joints, and multiple muscles groups, e.g. quads, hamstrings, hip flexors, calves and glutes, with body weight alone or with added weight).

Many of these professionals used to complain of swollen ankles, sore leg muscles and cramps in their calves, but not anymore.

A calf compression sleeve is a tight, but elastic piece of fabric that covers your leg from the ankles to your knees.

Carbon infusion to the sleeve ensures that the blood flow is increased to the entire calf region of the leg.

Nighttime leg cramps in the calf are associated with the lack of calcium, as the baby takes it from the mother's body.

Then memories of the patient with shattered calf bone, the one who just had his leg amputated, the girl with dull and drowsy eyes, the youngster singing in delirium, young Destiny waiting to have his femur filled with iron, and of all the other patients who would spend Christmas and New Year Day at Igbobi in pains and anguish came to this reporter.

Get all of the leg press and hack squat machine benefits you've been looking for, plus use it for donkey squats and calf raises!

Kinetic energy from the crash landing is stored in the many stretchy tendons of the arch and the leg, most notably the huge Achilles tendon connecting calf muscles to the heel bone.

The two hope to make a small incision in a human leg and implant two microchips in what remains of the muscles leading to the front and back of the calves.

TSNs also ensured accurate target localization during movement; when TSNs were injected in rat's thigh and calf muscles, they did not move even during the flexion and extension of the leg.

The terrifying thing is that an increasing number of women who are unsatisfied with the size of their calves are seriously considering calf reduction surgery to help them get the legs they want.

Everybody wants a set of nicely developed calves but those bad boys can be so reluctant to grow that many people end up skipping lower leg workouts entirely.

Keep the calves of the back leg stretched like this for 30 seconds, then switch legs.

Finally, for his legs, he does 4 sets of 12 reps each of everyone's favorite barbell squats, then hack squats, barbell lunges (mostly the one - legged hack squat lunges), leg extensions, Romanian deadlifts, seated leg curls, standing calf raises with one leg only, and finishes with a seated calf raise.

-- Lunges — 4 sets of 10 reps with each leg — Standing Calf Raises 5 sets of 15 - 20 repetitions.

All you have to do is place the lacrosse ball on top of the yoga block and rest your calf on top of it, then roll back and forth to give your calf (and the rest of your leg muscles) a great massage.

This is basically your calf muscle which forms the back of your lower leg and goes behind your knee and attaches above the joint.

Practice the above moves, plus add 1 — 2 sets of 30 crunches and 10 each of lunges, leg curls, calf raises, and upper - body rows 2 — 3 times a week to build all the muscle you need.

When you're at the last leg of your race, your mind and heart will thank your hamstrings, glutes, and calves for helping you cross the finish line.

Anything more than that will place your legs in an akward position that reduces calf activation and cause undue strain on the joints and ligaments, thus increasing your chance of injury.

Whether you're an avid mover or just looking to sneak an extra stretch into your day, NYC yoga instructor and co-founder of Sky Ting Yoga Chloe Kernaghan is here to show us how to open up the back of our calves for improved flexibility and better access to the back fascia line of the leg, which can help provide a better sense of grounding in our lives overall.

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Here's where a lot of people start asking lots of questions: should you raise your legs higher than 90 degrees with your calves and hamstrings being parallel to the ground?

Squats, regular stance — 4 warm up sets, then 1 X 10 - 12 reps and 1 x 15 reps Narrow stance leg press — 4 sets of 8 reps Stiff leg deadlifts — 4 sets of 10 reps Standing calf raises — 3 warm up sets, 2 sets to failure

Say what you want, but we think that most people would agree that well - developed calves are a true respect - worthy attribute that looks pretty badass and these strong muscles should be more emphasized in the leg program of any bodybuilder who strives to build a proportional physique.

While some people enjoy the full range of motion allowed when doing standing calf raises with the assistance of dumbbells for added weight, many fitness centers provide state of the art leg press machines.

If you want to have legs to be proud of, this means it's time to start working those calves!

This means that a couple of sets of calf raises at the end of your leg workout are not going to do much good.

2 Seated Calf raises Using a seated raise machine, sit down so the balls of your feet are on the edge of the step and the thigh restraint is resting comfortably across your legs.

The list of exercises that you can use is virtually endless, including burpees, sit - ups, pull - ups, push - ups, squats, crunches, bicep curls, triceps dips, sprints, shoulder presses, flys, leg raises, calf raises, bench presses and deadlifts.

-- He usually works out 6 days a week and takes 1 day of rest on the seventh day — He does 3 - 4 sets per exercise — He trains biceps and triceps on the same day — He trains all big muscle groups once a week (legs, chest, back and shoulders) and the small ones twice a week (triceps, biceps, calves)-- His favorite muscle group are the legs, which is why he trains them on Saturday when he has the most time.

When it comes to lower legs, the real challenge is developing the outer head of the calf.

If you've been saving calf work for the end of your leg workouts, your calves probably aren't receiving enough training stimulus for growth.

This particular sequence goes through: ITB's, hamstrings, glutes then repeat on opposite leg; calves together (you can roll them individually when that gets easy by throwing the other leg on top, as shown); side of lower leg — muscles called the peroneals; tibialis anterior — shin area; inner thighs or adductors; quads; and last the TFL which is between your ITB and quad at the top of your leg just below your pelvis.

RATIONALE: This works all major muscles of the lower body: legs / butt / hips / calves.

Down dog is essential for opening up the back of the legs, as it lengthens the glutes, hamstrings, and calves.

Do both calves: always start with the weakest leg, then do exactly the same number of reps with the stronger one, eventhough you could do more.

This page has pictures of 2 leg calf raises on a step.

So, it is real full body with chest, back, shoulders, arms, legs and calves (and abs, of course).

Sample Exercise Setup: Chest — 3 exercises, 1 incline, 1 flat and 1 decline Back — 4 exercises, 1 wide chin up or latt pull, 1 row, 1 pulley or machine row, Deads or pullovers (alternate between these two) Delts — 3 exercises, overhead press, side laterals, bent laterals Triceps — 3 exercises, overhead tricep extension with bar or dumbbell, cable pressdown, machine dip Biceps — 3 exercises, preacher curl, barbell or dumbbell curl, cable curl Quads — 3 exercises, press of some kind, extension, hack or press or squat of some kind Hams — 1 exercise, leg curl Calves — 3 exercises, standing calf raise, bent lower back calf raise (like donkey calf raises where your upper body and lower body are in an «L» shape), seated calf raises Abs - 3 exercises, weighted machine crunch, hanging leg lifts, cable reverse crunches Traps — 1 exercise, shrugs

The simple heel lift gets more blood flowing through the legs, strengthens the ankles and the knees, stretches the fronts of the shins, and tones calves, hamstrings, and glutes.