Calf Raises with feet turned in

Calf Raises with Feet Turned In Basics

Primary muscles worked: Gastroc

Synergist Muscles: Soleus

Mechanics: Isolation

Equipment: Open Floor Space

How To Perform Calf Raises with Feet Turned In

• Stand on an elevated block or out in some open space with your feet about shoulder width apart.
• Now, slightly turn your feet inward.
• After that, push through the balls of your feet lifting your heels and body up off of the floor.
• Once you have reached full plantar flexion, you may slowly return to the starting position.

Calf Raises with Feet Turned In Tips

• Make sure to focus lifting up on the inside edge of your feet. This will make sure that the medial head of the gastroc is appropriately targeted.
• This lift can be made more difficult by having the athlete hold on to dumbbells or by having the athlete have a weighted barbell on their back.

Calf Raises with Feet Turned In and Sports Application

Foot strength through the gastrocnemius is very important in a wide array of sports. Baseball, football, volleyball, soccer, you name it and it probably requires calf and foot strength in some way. By utilizing the feet in calf raise, the athletes calf muscles learn to operate from a different position which is important in sports.