Calves Exercises
Exercises targeting Calves.
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Glute Ham Raise
Begin by adjusting the equipment to fit your body. Place your feet against the footplate in between the rollers as you lie facedown. Your knees should be just behind the pad.
Goblet Squat
Stand holding a light kettlebell by the horns close to your chest. This will be your starting position.
Hack Squat
Place the back of your torso against the back pad of the machine and hook your shoulders under the shoulder pads provided.
Hang Clean
Begin with a shoulder width, double overhand or hook grip, with the bar hanging at the mid thigh position. Your back should be straight and inclined slightly forward.
Hang Clean - Below the Knees
Begin with a shoulder width, double overhand or hook grip, with the bar hanging just below the knees. Your back should be straight and inclined slightly forward.
Hang Snatch
Begin with a wide grip on the bar, with an overhand or hook grip. The feet should be directly below the hips with the feet turned out. Your knees should be slightly bent, and the torso inclined forward. The spine should be fully extended and the head facing forward. The bar should be at the hips. This will be your starting position.
Hang Snatch - Below Knees
Begin with a wide grip on the bar, with an overhand or hook grip. The feet should be directly below the hips with the feet turned out. Your knees should be slightly bent, and the torso inclined forward. The spine should be fully extended and the head facing forward. The bar should be just below the knees. This will be your starting position.
Hip Lift with Band
After choosing a suitable band, lay down in the middle of the rack, after securing the band on either side of you. If your rack doesn't have pegs, the band can be secured using heavy dumbbells or similar objects, just ensure they won't move.
Hug A Ball
Seat yourself on the floor.
Hurdle Hops
Set up a row of hurdles or other small barriers, placing them a few feet apart.
Inchworm
Dynamic hamstring and core mobility drill. Walks the hands out to plank and back, progressively stretching the posterior chain.
Incline Treadmill Walk
Brisk uphill walking to elevate temperature and heart rate with minimal joint stress. Great low-impact option.
Jefferson Squats
Place a barbell on the floor.
Jerk Dip Squat
This movement strengthens the dip portion of the jerk. Begin with the bar racked in the jerk position, with the shoulders forward to create a shelf and the bar lightly contacting the throat. The feet should be directly under the hips, with the feet turned out as is comfortable.
Jumping Jacks
Classic full-body warmup requiring zero equipment. Elevates heart rate and warms shoulders, hips, and calves simultaneously.
Jump Rope
Full-body cardio warmup. Elevates heart rate quickly while improving coordination and warming the calves, shoulders, and wrists.
Keg Load
To load kegs, place the desired number a distance from the loading platform, typically 30-50 feet.
Kettlebell Dead Clean
Place kettlebell between your feet. To get in the starting position, push your butt back and look straight ahead.
Kettlebell Hang Clean
Place kettlebell between your feet. To get in the starting position, push your butt back and look straight ahead.
Kettlebell Pistol Squat
Pick up a kettlebell with two hands and hold it by the horns. Hold one leg off of the floor and squat down on the other.
Kettlebell Turkish Get-Up (Squat style)
Lie on your back on the floor and press a kettlebell to the top position by extending the elbow. Bend the knee on the same side as the kettlebell.
Knee Circles
Stand with your legs together and hands by your waist.
Kneeling Jump Squat
Begin kneeling on the floor with a barbell racked across the back of your shoulders, or you can use your body weight for this exercise. This can be done inside of a power rack to make unracking easier.
Knee Tuck Jump
Begin in a comfortable standing position with your knees slightly bent. Hold your hands in front of you, palms down with your fingertips together at chest height. This will be your starting position.
Landmine Linear Jammer
Position a bar into landmine or, lacking one, securely anchor it in a corner. Load the bar to an appropriate weight and position the handle attachment on the bar.
Lateral Bound
Assume a half squat position facing 90 degrees from your direction of travel. This will be your starting position.
Lateral Box Jump
Assume a comfortable standing position, with a short box positioned next to you. This will be your starting position.
Lateral Cone Hops
Position a number of cones in a row several feet apart.
Leg Press
Using a leg press machine, sit down on the machine and place your legs on the platform directly in front of you at a medium (shoulder width) foot stance. (Note: For the purposes of this discussion we will use the medium stance described above which targets overall development; however you can choose any of the three stances described in the foot positioning section).
Linear 3-Part Start Technique
This drill helps you accelerate as quickly as possible into a sprint from a dead stop. It helps to use a line to start from. Begin with two feet on the line. Place your left foot with the toe next to your right ankle. Place your right foot 4-6 inches behind the left.
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