Instructions
Preparation
- Sit on seat with back on padded support. Place feet on platform.
Grasp handles to sides and extend hips and knees. Place toes
and balls of feet on lower portion of platform with heels and
arches extending off.
Execution
- Push sled by extending ankles as far as possible. Return
by bending ankles until calves are stretched. Repeat.
Comments
- Reposition stance if feet slip. Keep knees straight throughout
exercise or bend knees slightly only during stretch. Quadriceps
serve as synergists muscle if knees are bent slightly during
stretch. Movement can also be performed on Bilateral
45° Leg Press apperatus.
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Classification
Muscles
Target
Synergists
Stabilizers
- No significant stabilizers
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