Eccentryx / Exercise Atlas / recovery
Calf Roll
Sit with roller under calf, hands behind hips, ankle relaxed before slow passes.
Muscles
- Primary
- calves
- Supporting
- gastrocnemius, soleus
Mechanics
- Pattern
- soft tissue prep
- Equipment
- foam roller
- Geometry
- Variable Range
- Energy model
- Aerobic Stability (>90s)
- Target feel
- Calf pressure moves from Achilles-side tissue toward the knee without numbness.
- Progression
- Cross the opposite leg over for more pressure.
- Regression
- Keep the free foot on the floor to unload pressure.
Watch for
- Rolling over Achilles tendon
- Bouncing through pressure
Substitutions
- Seated calf stretch
- Ankle circles
- Calf pumps