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Old Miler Grand Pooh-Bah Posts 1744	11-14-20 02:32 PM - Post#904590 Neander Said: Quoting: 3 sets of 8 slow calf raises - 3 SECONDS UP AND 3 DOWN - with one foot lifting your whole body PLUS another 0.4x body weight. I don't know if that's on a block or on the floor, Toes/ball on a ledge (or plate?), midfoot/heel in space and free to drop a few inches. Simplest thing is to stand on the lowest stair of your home staircase, holding the post for stability. In the physio vid, he uses a smith machine and a block under the ball of his foot. I did it today bodyweight only, loads of lactate during, but no aftereffects as it's probably only of my best-conditioned muscles. I'm going to build up holding a plate in one hand, then a KB if I get that far. I could potentially get up to 1/3 BW with my 24kg bell.

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11-14-20 02:32 PM - Post#904590

Neander Said:

Quoting:

3 sets of 8 slow calf raises - 3 SECONDS UP AND 3 DOWN - with one foot lifting your whole body PLUS another 0.4x body weight.

I don't know if that's on a block or on the floor,

Toes/ball on a ledge (or plate?), midfoot/heel in space and free to drop a few inches.

Simplest thing is to stand on the lowest stair of your home staircase, holding the post for stability. In the physio vid, he uses a smith machine and a block under the ball of his foot.

I did it today bodyweight only, loads of lactate during, but no aftereffects as it's probably only of my best-conditioned muscles. I'm going to build up holding a plate in one hand, then a KB if I get that far. I could potentially get up to 1/3 BW with my 24kg bell.

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