Originally Posted by buildingup

haha, u have to do star jumps to get the lower calfs and maybe dance to hit the upper calfs

Originally Posted by CowPimp

The gastrocnemius, which is comprised of two heads, is unable to achieve a full contraction if your knees are flexed, like during a seated movement. As far as I know, there is no way to separately contract the heads of this muscle. Both heads are active during ankle planar flexion.

The soleus is active during planar flexion of the ankle whether your knee is flexed or extended. It has one head.

As with any other muscle, I still firmly believe you cannot contract certain parts of a single muscle.

Originally Posted by du510

Can you translate for the rest of us?

Originally Posted by CowPimp

The calf is really made of two muscles. The gastrocnemius and the soleus. The gastrocnemius can't make full contractions during seated movements because your knees are bent. The soleus is active during both seated and standing movements.

Originally Posted by du510

And tahts why we do standing calf raises for the gastrocs, and seated for the soleus.

Originally Posted by MuscleM4n

By the way buildingup and Myk it was a good and relevant question by HardTrainer, I don't see the point you are trying to make.

Originally Posted by CowPimp

The calf is really made of two muscles. The gastrocnemius and the soleus. The gastrocnemius can't make full contractions during seated movements because your knees are bent. The soleus is active during both seated and standing movements.

Originally Posted by HardTrainer

If i point my toes very far inwards i can "feel" a stretch on the "outside" of my CALF obviously this means i am empahsizing that part, any takers?

Originally Posted by MyK

this thread is a joke extended from a thread in open chat!I cant belive your that stupid to take it seriously!!

didn't it tip you off when he spelt calve "calf" ??????

also, never speak to me directly again!