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

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   The leg muscles are some of the largest in the body, so in order to have a strong foundation, you need to work the hamstrings, quads, adductors, abductors and calves.

3. The Best Leg Exercises to Build a Stronger, More Muscular ...

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   The key muscles leg exercises will target are the big ones: the quads, glutes, hamstrings, and and calves. There are other, smaller support muscles, but the most useful and common leg day moves ...

4. Build Massive Calf Muscles With These Exercises - AOL

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   Calf muscles take time and effort to strengthen and build. These exercises and workouts will help you to add size, muscle, and build athleticism in your legs.

5. 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.

6. Gastrocnemius muscle - Wikipedia

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   The gastrocnemius muscle is prone to spasms, which are painful, involuntary contractions of the muscle that may last several minutes. [5] A severe ankle dorsiflexion force may result in a Medial Gastrocnemius Strain (MGS) injury of the muscle, commonly referred to as a "torn" or "strained" calf muscle, which is acutely painful and disabling. [6]

7. Calf raises - Wikipedia

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   It can also be executed by using a weight, such as a barbell, to provide resistance to the action of the calf muscles. The exercise is performed from a seated position while the weight rests on the upper leg, just above the knee. The person engaged in this exercise lifts the weight by pushing down on the balls of the feet. [1]

8. 10 Exercises To Help You Tackle the Dreaded 'Midriff Bulge' - AOL

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   That's why I've rounded up 10 of the best exercises for the midriff bulge to get your b ... etc., which use a much smaller amount of muscles. ... hike the kettlebell back between your legs like a ...

9. Leg extension - Wikipedia

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   The leg extension is a good exercise for isolating muscular contraction in the quadriceps, [14] but as with all isolation exercises, should be included in a holistic resistance training program working all muscles, especially antagonistic muscle pairs (such as the quadriceps, hamstrings, and gluteal muscles), to avoid muscular imbalances, which ...