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Banded Ankle Mobilization & Calf Foam Roll

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A video demonstration is coming soon. Follow the step-by-step instructions below.

How to do it

  1. Foam-roll the calf: sit with the roller under the gastroc/soleus and roll slowly to improve mobility without compressing the Achilles.
  2. For a joint restriction (front-of-ankle pinch on the 5-inch wall test), kneel with a resistance-band loop over the top of the foot, directly over the talus.
  3. With the foot firmly planted, drive your knee forward over your toes.
  4. Hold a few seconds as the band pulls the talus posteriorly, then return.
  5. Recheck mobility with the 5-inch wall test (knee should reach the wall with the toe 5 inches away).

Form cues

  • Drive the knee forward over the toes
  • Band pulls the talus back to restore ankle glide

Dosage

20 banded reps, then recheck the 5-inch wall test

Muscles worked

gastrocnemius — anatomical illustration
gastrocnemiusAnatomical illustration derived from BodyParts3D, © The Database Center for Life Science, licensed under CC BY-SA.
soleus — anatomical illustration
soleusAnatomical illustration derived from BodyParts3D, © The Database Center for Life Science, licensed under CC BY-SA.

Stretches: gastrocnemius, soleus

Target muscles

GastrocnemiusSoleus

Helps with

Standing Knee BendKnee Valgus / Varus
Foam Roller Thoracic ExtensionSupine Knee Hug & Posterior Pelvic TiltKnee Extension Stretch (Genu Flexum)Thoracic Peanut Self-MobilizationQuadruped Downward Rotation StretchHip Flexor / TFL Soft-Tissue Foam Rolling

Reference: Rebuilding Milo p.537