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Soleus
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A single-joint calf muscle that plantar-flexes the ankle; trained with seated calf raises.
Detail
The soleus originates at the upper two-thirds of the posterior surfaces of the tibia and fibula and inserts at the posterior surface of the calcaneus (Thompson, 1989). Its function is plantar flexion. It crosses only the ankle joint. The exercise listed is seated calf raises.
Key facts
- Function: plantar flexion (ankle only — crosses only the ankle joint).
- Origin: upper two-thirds of the posterior surfaces of the tibia and fibula; insertion: posterior surface of the calcaneus.
- Trained with seated calf raises.
Connections
- calves-overview — calf group.
- gastrocnemius — the other calf muscle.
- plantar-flexion — the movement it produces.
- seated-calf-raise — training exercise.
SourceReference manual
p.304p.504
Cited authorities in source: Thompson (1989).
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Movement of the sole downward toward the floor, as in performing calf raises.Seated Calf Raises
Bent-knee calf raise that isolates the soleus (which crosses only the ankle) via plantar flexion.