The calf muscles are essential for runners, they support your load and can boost both cadence and explosiveness.

You'll need more focused movements than heavy back squats to make a difference, but you also won't make much progress doing endless rounds of bodyweight calf raises. Like other muscle groups ...

“Calf raises are more of an ‘isolation’ exercise rather than a ‘compound’ exercise—the difference being one muscle group ...

but don't sleep on a very important group of muscles: the calves. The largest and most visible part of the calf is the gastrocnemius, which starts at the femur bone and runs down to the ankle ...

Researchers at the University of Tokyo reveal the way our legs adapt to fast movements. When people hop at high speeds, key ...

Objective The aim of our study was to assess a group of patients with calf muscle tears and evaluate the integrity of the connective tissue boundaries and interfaces. Further, we propose a novel MRI ...

latrobe.edu.au Objective(s) To compare the efficacy of in-shoe heel lifts to calf muscle eccentric exercise in reducing pain and improving function in mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy. Methods This ...