Karl Sanders

One of the most pathetic parts of my body are my ankles. I have the lower legs of a soldier in a Japanese POW camp. The other night while I was resting between sets of hammer curls I put my feet under the barbell that was lying on the floor and lifted the barbell off the ground and it seemed to be really working the muscles around my ankles, so I have decided to include this exercise into my leg routine.
My only reason for posting this is that I'm curious as to why this type of exercise is never mentioned.

samurai69

It has been............

but its a small often overlooked exercise which works anterior tibbialis mostly......

In the US and possibly in uk there are machines that work "ant tib"

reverse calf raises also work the area (leg press or calf machine)

If ankles are small, best to work seated calf for soleus muscle which starts and flares more noticeably

Karl Sanders

Working out at home makes seated calf raises difficult, but I do manage them. Standing ones are better, ie more fun, but yes my ankles ae in need of some thickness.

samurai69

You could do a bent knee standing calf raise........what you are trying to do is tak gastrocnemeus out of the equation

Karl Sanders

Thanks for the fantastic advice. I will incorporate bent knee standing calf raises into my workout.