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Video: Eccentric Calf Raises

Adam Hodges | April 5, 2013

Raise up with both legs and down with one leg.

Stage 1: body weight to flat

Stage 2: body weight to drop (done on stair or slant board)

Stage 3: progressively add weight in a backpack up to 45-55 pounds

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About Adam Hodges

Adam Hodges, PhD, is a multisport athlete and coach with credentials from USA Triathlon and the American College of Sports Medicine. In addition to coaching multisport athletes, he has coached high school cross country and track runners in California and masters swimmers in Colorado and California. As a USAT All-American triathlete, he has competed in the ITU World Triathlon Championships, the ITU World Duathlon Championships, and the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii. As a masters runner, he has won a series title in the XTERRA SoCal Trail Series. His current pursuits include trail running, climbing, mountaineering, skimo, and cross-country skiing.

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