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Calf raise

Compared in the reviewR1 · 3 full-text papers, 1 abstract-only

At least one paper behind this review states what this option was measured against. That is not a ranking, and this option carries no evidence profile of its own.

Round-2 tier-3 flag: thin - under 4 full-text papers.

Requirements it fills
  • isolation
    Strength · 2 papers put it here
How it is performed
  • Performed in a standing position using a specific machine with knees fully extended throughout. Range of motion is from full ankle extension to full flexion. Tempo controlled by a digital metronome with each muscle action performed in two seconds.

    P. Gentil, D. Souza, Murillo V. B. Santana et al. (2020) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · 10.3390/ijerph17249487
    Multi- and Single-Joint Resistance Exercises Promote Similar Plantar Flexor Activation in Resistance Trained Men
Dose

Measured in sets × reps — 3 of 3 library steps using ex.strength.calf-raise are prescribed in this unit.

Dose and time, as the papers state it

No row states a dose or a time for this option.

Equipment

machine · beginner — from the exercise catalogue, which is where equipment is authored.

Level and prerequisites

No row states a level or a prerequisite for this option.

Progression and regression

No row states how to make this option harder or easier.

Who should not do this

The papers behind this option report nothing on contraindications, which is not the same as saying there are none.

Setting, as the studies used it

No row describes the setting.

What the papers compared it with

A paper measuring one option against another does not make the two interchangeable, and it does not say which to choose. These are listed as what the papers did, and nothing here proposes a substitution.

Calf raise