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Sunday, July 22, 2012

Quick tip to Working those Calves

Working your calves all the way up the legs! When working your calves try this small adjustment to feel the work all the way up the back of your legs. Stand with your heels together and your toes just a little bit apart like the shape of a letter "V", pull your stomach in and bring your body weight forward as if the wind is blowing you forward. Double check that you are not just pushing your hips forward and forgetting your upper body or core, pull the the stomach in, feel your gluts contract and lean like your the leaning tower of Pisa. THEN roll up to the balls of your feet making sure you roll up over your 2 and 3rd toe not the big toe or the pinkie, roll up nice and straight. Now here's the important part: when you lower STAY ON THE ANGLE FORWARD, don't rock back on your heels, keep your weight slightly forward over the balls of your feet and when you lower press your heels together and lower as if there is a piece of paper on the floor under your heels that you don't want to touch and then push back up to the balls of your feet. If done correctly you will feel the back of your legs working all the way up to your gluts! (Done without shoes is ever better!) follow me on twitter for extra articles and tips https://twitter.com/brilliantbodies

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