Bent knee calf raise

Targeting soleus, the bent knee calf raise can reduce the contribution of gastrocnemius and put work into the compartment of the calf muscle closely associated absorbing force. Due to the posture taken during this exercise it allows the ankle to move into a deeper range of dorsiflexion which put the soleus muscle into a greater stretch position and therefore works it through range.

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