Eccentryx / Exercise Atlas / recovery
Calf Pumps
Sit or stand tall and move from dorsiflexion to plantarflexion rhythmically.
Muscles
- Primary
- calves
- Supporting
- soleus, tibialis anterior
Mechanics
- Pattern
- active recovery
- Equipment
- bodyweight, band
- Geometry
- Variable Range
- Energy model
- Aerobic Stability (>90s)
- Target feel
- Calves pump blood without joint strain.
- Progression
- Add band tension after full range is smooth.
- Regression
- Do bodyweight pumps seated.
Watch for
- Half reps
- Rolling ankles outward
Substitutions
- Calf Roll
- Ankle Circles
- Seated Calf Stretch