The benefit of soleus pushups is actually not to do it in sets but to do them while sitting and not to think about them as an exercise but just a background activity. To get optimal benefits you need to do them for hours and it can easily be done since the Soleus uses a different fuel source then glycogen and you can do it for hours without getting tired at all. If you do get tired in less than an hour then you are not properly isolating the soleus pushup. This is primarily for lowering blood sugar, losing fat and cholesterol and to a much lesser degree to build your calf muscles. If your goal is to create calf muscles then you want to do weighted calf raises.
My riding instructor way back in the day told me to stand on a step and work on stretching my feet and ankles down because I could not keep my heels down in the stirrup (I have VERY weak ankles that have been sprained many times over the years and they're really inflexible). So there are other benefits to that Progression 2 exercise besides just working the calves. I probably need to do this daily because I would like to be able to do an Asian deep squat, but the ankles are not having it when I try.
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The benefit of soleus pushups is actually not to do it in sets but to do them while sitting and not to think about them as an exercise but just a background activity. To get optimal benefits you need to do them for hours and it can easily be done since the Soleus uses a different fuel source then glycogen and you can do it for hours without getting tired at all. If you do get tired in less than an hour then you are not properly isolating the soleus pushup. This is primarily for lowering blood sugar, losing fat and cholesterol and to a much lesser degree to build your calf muscles. If your goal is to create calf muscles then you want to do weighted calf raises.
It's very good advice to take this exercise easy to begin with - especially if your feet are normally immobilised in shoes most of the day.
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My riding instructor way back in the day told me to stand on a step and work on stretching my feet and ankles down because I could not keep my heels down in the stirrup (I have VERY weak ankles that have been sprained many times over the years and they're really inflexible). So there are other benefits to that Progression 2 exercise besides just working the calves.
I probably need to do this daily because I would like to be able to do an Asian deep squat, but the ankles are not having it when I try.
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I’m sorry….but way way too much unnecessary talking about the most basic and simple and obvious things
Perfect, I love such attention to detail.