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2. Build Massive Calf Muscles With These Exercises - AOL

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   Training your calf muscles—which are comprised of the gastrocnemius (the muscle that flexes the knee and foot) and the soleus (attaches the knee and heel and responsible for standing and walking ...

3. The best exercises to tone your legs – no weights required

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   The legs and glutes are the largest muscles in the body, which means you should exercise them — at most — every other day. It’s essential to give leg muscles a 24-hour rest period at minimum ...

4. A 30-day lower body workout — no equipment required! - AOL

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   This leg workout has exercises that work the glutes, hamstrings and calves for a lower-body workout.

5. Calf raises - Wikipedia

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   Bridging exercises are done with a flexed knee to lessen the stretch on the hamstring (a knee flexor) and focus the hip extension work on the gluteus maximus. In that same respect, the reduced knee flexion makes plantar flexion work comparable to a seated calf raise, due to the lessened stretch on the gastrocnemius (like the hamstring, also a knee flexor).

6. Leg extension - Wikipedia

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   The exercise excels in isolating all four heads of the quadriceps when performed with good technique and control. The exercise is convenient to setup when a machine is provided, and the machine provides a lot of stability. Bodybuilding programs look for exercises that can increase mass and strength, the leg extension is good for that purpose.

7. Calf (leg) - Wikipedia

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   The calf (pl.: calves; Latin: sura) is the back portion of the lower leg in human anatomy. [1] The muscles within the calf correspond to the posterior compartment of the leg. The two largest muscles within this compartment are known together as the calf muscle and attach to the heel via the Achilles tendon.