Soon he was using 1,000 pounds on his calf raises, and two or three guys on his back for donkey calf raises, a better stretch -
position calf exercise than standing calf raises.
Not exact matches
Primarily used as a lower back
exercise, the Superman engages, stretches and tightens all of the muscles from your rear deltoids down to your
calves including your core and abdominals, if you hold the
position for any length of time, you will feel these muscles shake and quiver.
Calf exercises done in a seated
position tend to work the soleus muscles in your
calves.
The stretch
position is the «money»
position of this
exercise and the reason it's so effective for developing the
calves.
The reason is the strong stretch you can put on the
calves at the bottom of every single rep because of how your body and legs are
positioned during the
exercise.