Sentences with phrase «straight leg calf»

Use a rep range of 6 — 10 reps for your straight leg calf raises and 8 — 12 reps for your bent leg (seated) calf raises if you do them (though these are not essential).

Not exact matches

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

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.

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

To sleep with the feet in the neutral position that keeps the calf muscles lengthening, some medical professionals recommend night splints or boots that hold the feet in dorsiflexion, ideally with the legs straight.

day 1 ARMS - standing curl - 15,12,10,8,8 - incline hammer curl - 12,10,10,8 - concentration curl - 12,10,10,8 - bench press - 15,12,10,6 - reverse wrist curl - 15,12,10,8 - wrist curl - 20,15,12,10,8 - laydown tricep ext - 15,12,10,8 - tricep kickback - 15,12,10,8 Day 2 legs - dumbell lunges - 16,12,10,10,8 - calf ext - 25,20,20,20 - sitting calf ext - 20,20,20 - mule calf ext - 20,20,20 - squats - 15,12,10,10 - hamstring curl - 15,12,10,8,8 - leg ext - 15,12,10,8,8 Day 3 Shoulders and back - side arm lift - 15,12,10,8,8 - single arm dumbbell pull - 15,12,10,8,8 - front barbell press - 12,8,6,6 - straight leg dead lift - 15,12,10,8,8,8 - dumbbell shoulder press - 12,10,8 - drop set - 8,10,12 - overhead laydown barbell pull - 12,8,8,8 - front dumbbell lift - 15,12,10,8,8 - laydown reverse butterfly - 12,10,10,10 -25 #plate front lift with barbell shrugs superset - 12/15, 12 / 12,12 / 10,12 / 8,12 / 8 I space these out over 7 days and do various exercises in between, generally pushups, crunches, other calisthenics, and walking / jogging.

Any time the leg is straight, the main focus is on the large, outer calf muscle called the gastrocnemius.

I would just go straight from one - legged calf raises (5 reps on each leg using no weight) then right into Abdominal Sit - ups (5 reps on that exercise, too) then back to calves.

Gastrocnemius exercises include any calf exercise where the leg is straight, such as the standing calf raise or calf press.

Keep your working leg straight and lower your heel down as far as possible to stretch the calves.

Exercises with the knees locked (legs straight), such as single - leg standing dumbbell calf raises, work the gastrocnemius.

trap - bar bent - legged deadlift 1 x 15 - 20 followed immediately by Rader chest pull 1 x 20 rest 5 minutes supine leg curl 1 x 10 - 15 seated calf raise 1 x 15 - 20 D.A.R.D. raise 1 x 8 - 12 barbell side bend 1 x 8 - 12 barbell bench press 1 x 8 - 12 chin - up or pull - down 2 x 8 - 12 military barbell overhead press 2 x 8 - 12 shrug 2 x 8 - 12 close - grip bench press 2 x 8 - 12 standing biceps curl with straight bar and arm blaster 1 x 8 - 12 hammer curl 1 x 8 - 12 crunch 1 x 15 - 20 reverse crunch 1 x 10 - 15

bent - legged deadlift with Olympic bar 2 x 8 - 10 followed immediately by light dumbbell pullover 2 x 15 rest 5 minutes after both sets one - legged calf raise 1 x 15 - 20 D.A.R.D. raise 1 x 8 - 10 leg press on angled leg press machine 1 x 10 - 12 dumbbell bench press 1 x 8 - 10 incline dumbbell flye 1 x 8 - 10 pullover 1 x 8 - 10 barbell row with underhand grip 1 x 8 - 10 dumbbell overhead press with 1 dumbbell 1 x 8 - 10 shrug 1 x 6 - 8 seated overhead triceps dumbbell extension 1 x 8 - 10 standing biceps curl with straight bar and arm blaster 1 x 8 - 10 hammer curl 1 x 8 - 10 crunch 1 x 15 - 20

The same thing goes for if you feel the need to stretch your calves in such a straight - leg wall stretch manner.

One method of assessing calf muscle flexibility is to apply gentle pressure to the forefoot with the patient sitting with the leg out straight in front.

A common warm - up or cool - down ritual, particularly in the running community, is the straight - leg calf stretch.

While keeping your leg as straight as possible, gently pull on the strap until you feel a stretch in your calf and down the back of your leg.

Nor is your body in such an elongated position as the straight - leg wall stretch position while running yet at the same time you're isolating the calves to make them temporarily more flexible, weaker, and unstable.

Your legs should stay straight and stiff throughout the exercise to maximize the stretch on the calves.

In the full pose, however, you walk the feet away from your hands until your legs are nearly straight; then plant your inner feet and exhale as you stretch down through your calves and push to straighten the legs completely.

Exercises with the knees locked (legs fully straight), such as standing barbell calf raises, work the gastrocnemius.

FIRST incline press using thick bar 1 x 8 - 10 incline dumbbell flye 1 x 15 - 20 incline press using thick bar 1 x 8 - 10 dumbbell bench press 1 x 8 - 10 flat bench dumbbell flye 1 x 15 - 20 dumbbell bench press 1 x 8 - 10 front pulldown or chin 1 x 8 - 10 stiff - arm pulldown 1 x 15 - 20 front pulldown or chin 1 x 8 - 10 one dumbbell pullover drop set of 3 x 8 close - grip bench press 1 x 8 - 10 pushdown with rope handle 1 x 15 - 20 close - grip bench press 1 x 8 - 10 seated overhead (one - arm) extension drop set 3 x 8 incline or hanging kneeups 1 x 8 - 10 ab - bench crunch 1 x 15 - 20 incline or hanging kneeups 1 x 8 - 10 SECOND [2] dumbbell upright row 1 x 8 - 10 standing forward - lean lateral raise 1 x 15 - 20 [2] dumbbell upright row 1 x 8 - 10 dumbbell (two - arm) press drop set 3 x 8 incline one - arm dumbbell lateral 1 x 8 bent - over dumbbell lateral drop set 3 x 8 dumbbell (two - arm) row on high bench 1 x 8 - 10 seated bent - arm bent - over dumbbell lateral 1 x 15 - 20 dumbbell (two - arm) row on high bench 1 x 8 - 10 one - arm dumbbell row 1 x 8 - 10 barbell shrug [wrist straps or hooks are fine] 1 x 15 - 20 standing dumbbell curl w arm - blaster 1 x 8 - 10 spider curl with E-Z curl bar 1 x 15 - 20 cable curl with straight bar 1 x 8 - 10 incline (two - arm) curl drop set 3 x 8 incline (two - arm) hammer curl drop set 3 x 8 rotator cuff with ShoulderHorn and dumbbells 1 x 8 - 10 hang from chinning bar'til failure THIRD front squat 1 x 6 - 8 leg extension 1 x 15 - 20 front squat 1 x 6 - 8 sissy squat 1 x 8 - 10 supine leg curl 1 x 15 - 20 leg press on angled leg press 1 x 8 - 10 stiff - legged deadlift 1 x 8 - 10 immediately followed by back extension 1 x 30 - 50 (no weight) 5 minute rest leg press calf raise 1 x 20 leg press calf raise 1 x 15 standing calf raise 1 x 12 - 15 seated calf raise 1 x 12 - 15 D.A.R.D raise 1 x 8 - 10 4 - way neck work with towel — 1 15 - second rep for each of the 4 ways TIPS for using this program in your weight lifting routines:

Straight - leg jeans, on the other hand, essentially remain the same width the entire way down the leg, from thigh to ankle, so they fit more snug around the thigh than they do around the knees and calves.

I have slim calves and this boot (with straight leg jeans on) hugged my calf well except at the outside top (see comment below).

I was able to wear them with skinny pants or leggings but not with straight jeans because my calf almost filled the boot already, photos in my different looks to come!!!

Shift dresses or straight skirts make me look square, classic shirts make me look butch (short neck), empire tops work if the bust seam is placed correctly, capris only work if they end between knee and calf at the slimmest place, and I have now learnt to wear a shorter skirt despite my age (46) so the slimmer knee area shows rather than ending at the chunky calf and upsetting the length proportions, sometimes over capris / leggings.

I have a wide calf, and a thin ankle, and straight boots without ankle definition makes my entire leg look like a log — wide and fat.

For people who have more muscular legs, straight jeans might end up looking like skinny jeans because of how tight the jeans are at the calves.

Simple straight styling with an elegant cut and design create this slim black dress with long sleeves and a narrow calf hemline that accentuates your legs.

Designed to be worn year - round with everything from calf - grazing hemlines to straight - leg trousers.

Mind you, I have proportionally short calves and a long torso so I try to dress to lengthen my legs and shorten my torso, with high - waisted straight skirts or trousers, tucked in shirts and short cardigans.

His legs are also crossed, but where Richard's crossed legs are an extension and support of his personality, the gorgeous royal blue color of Hartley's jeans make his legs into an occasional abstract composition, a triangle with a flat hip at one corner, a straight calf descending from another, and four knuckles resting in the center.