Plantaris
Anatomy, function and the kettlebell exercises that train the plantaris.
- Body region
- Lower (leg posterior)
- Muscle group
- Calves
What the plantaris does
Weak plantarflexor, often absent.
Kettlebell exercises that train the plantaris
25 exercises from our biomechanical library, ordered by how primarily they load this muscle.
- Single Kettlebell Alternating Strict Shoulder Pressstabilizer
- Double Kettlebell Alternating Strict Shoulder Pressstabilizer
- Double Kettlebell Strict Shoulder Pressstabilizer
- Single Arm Strict Shoulder Pressstabilizer
- Bridgestabilizer
- Single Arm Crunchstabilizer
- Double Arm Crunch and Reachstabilizer
- Double Kettlebell Crunchstabilizer
- Cross Crunchstabilizer
- Single Arm Dead Snatchsecondary
- Single Arm Push Presssecondary
- Double Kettlebell Sportstyle Jerksecondary
- Single Arm Sportstyle Jerksecondary
- Double Kettlebell Sportstyle Push Presssecondary
- Single Arm Dead Start Swingsnatchsecondary
- Single Arm Hip Hinge Full Snatchsecondary
- Double Kettlebell Half Snatchsecondary
- Double Kettlebell Static Squat Dead Curlsecondary
- Single Arm Pendulum Full Snatchsecondary
- Double Arm Deadliftsecondary
- Goblet Squatsecondary
- Single Arm Surrendersecondary
- Double Kettlebell Sumo Deadliftsecondary
- Double Kettlebell Squat Deadliftsecondary
- Single Arm Hip Hinge Half Snatchsecondary
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