Science reveals that your lower legs act as a secondary circulatory pump, pushing blood against gravity to protect your heart ...
Strong calves help you move around better. While training, everyone focuses on their chest, biceps, and glutes, and calves ...
Large muscles like the hamstrings and glutes tend to get all the glory on leg day, but don't sleep on a very important group of muscles: the calves. The largest and most visible part of the calf is ...
Calf strength and ankle mobility are crucial for all athletes but particularly runners. When your foot strikes the ground, the functional stability of the whole kinetic chain relies on a strong and ...
If you’ve ever experienced Achilles pain while running, you already know how unpleasant it feels. And if you haven’t, ...
That big leg press machine in the gym isn't just for your upper leg muscles: it's perfectly suited for fine-tune work on your calves. Start with no added weight and then increase as you build ...
If you aren't showing your calves some love come leg day, you may want to think twice — these muscles bring more to the table than you probably realize. "The calf works seamlessly in conjunction with ...
Luka Doncic’s calf injury has dampened the Dallas Mavericks’ preparation for their first-round series against the Utah Jazz, which begins Saturday. While I wrote about the various effects his injury ...
For me, fitting into a narrow boot is less of an issue than zipping up a stretch-less skirt, but I get it: Sometimes you want to wear something and it’s just too tight. Thus, I have done the ...