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| Calf Muscle Exercise Equipment - DARD |
| A DARD ensures against injury while it isolates the tibialis anterior muscles at the front of the lower legs, and prevents or helps re-habilitate painful shin splints. Ideal for calf muscle development. :: EXERCISE GEAR :: Abmat An Ab Mat provides the full range of motion at specific angles which is required to properly work all of the abdominal muscles for strong abs. AQX Water Running Shoes - A rationale for deep-water running (DWR) is that it allows the runner to train using a similar movement pattern to that found on land without incurring the impact forces, and thus greatly reducing the repetitive loading of the musculoskeletal system. Ideal for training instability muscles without risk of injury! A DARD ensures against injury while it isolates the tibialis anterior muscles at the front of the lower legs, and prevents or helps re-habilitate painful shin splints. Ideal for calf muscle development. Woody resistance Exercise Bands offer you the advantages of using weights, but without the downside. With bands, there are no weights to store or weight-related accidents. Using an Exercise Ball within any exercise will force instability, which causes the body's muscles to work harder to stabilize the activity by trying to keep the body balanced during abdominal exercises and any barbell or stretching activity. Ez Grips by Ivanko widens grips on barbells and dumbbells which leverages strength to targeted muscles by 30%. The T. K. Knee Bands are specially developed knee bands which are not your typical knee sleeves, knee supporters or knee braces. A Mantaray removes the complaint of pain or pinching from the weight of the bar while keeping it securely in place, allowing for full range of motion to properly perform heavier back leg squats Powerhooks fit on to any barbell or dumbbells, and puts you in proper lifting position without having to lift the dumbbell from the floor as well as eliminates undue stress on joints. The Power Push Up 2 exercise cables adds resistance to classic bodyweight exercises like push-ups, dips and lunges to increase your strength, power and size A Stingray helps to securely hold the bar when performing front leg squats for greater stabililty and full benefit of the leg exercise The ShoulderHorn is a physical training and rehabilitation aid that virtually attacks the problem of muscular imbalance - the cause of many shoulder problems. The T.K. Waistband is more efficient than any weightlifting belt because it helps maintain good posture and gives excellent support to the lower back as well. |
QUEST FOR ADVANCED CONDITION DARD - Calf ReHAB Exercise Device |
Olympic DARD Sleeve - Dynamic Axial Resistance Device (ideal for calf exercises)What is a Dard? A Dard is a dynamic, totally unique training device for strengthening and developing the leg. The DARD is quality crafted of handsome chromed steel tubing to last a lifetime. Comfortable foot pads are made of durable, cut and crack resistant rubber. 
The DARD is a safe, convenient and portable alternative to barbells and dumbbells. It strengthens the arms and lower body, trains dorsi-flexion of the foot, develops strength and stability in the ankles, knees and the major and minor muscles of the upper leg, and increases lower leg strength and stability, while it ensures against injury. Except for the DARD and the CMF, all other exercise devices have resistance placed above the ankle. This does not permit the proper kinetic linkage, and therefore, the ability to work muscles that span the ankle joint are under developed.
The DARD is very versatile, but possibly the single
most important aspect of the product is that with proper use it
can virtually eliminate shin splints. This is truly a major breakthrough
for coaches, trainers and athletes alike. It is a must for bodybuilders
who experience difficulty in getting their calves to grow! Exercising Dard - Exercising with the DARD in this position is an excellent technique for building stubborn calf muscles. While properly sitting with the knees at the end of the bench, position the feet as shown. Slowly point the toes forward, then pull back up towards the body; while at the same time trying to keep the DARD apparatus balanced! 
Using the DARD as illustrated above, is an excellent hamstring/calf developer. Position the feet as shown, slowly point the toes forward, then pull back towards the body; while at the same time trying to keep the DARD apparatus balanced! The DARD can also be used as a variance to the well known leg extension exercise, for increased quadricep development of the front leg. Simply sit on the end of a bench, slowly swing the DARD up and down (exactly how you would perform the exercise on a leg extension machine); while trying to balance the DARD.  (Weight
plates are not included).Olympic DARD sleeve accommodates the large-diameter Olympic weights found in most health clubs and gyms. Olympic size Dard sleeves for Olympic weight plates are only available at this time. The Dard machine itself is not. If you already have a standard DARD and wish to use Olympic size plates, you would purchase the Olympic DARD sleeve in order to do so. **QFAC no longer carries this product - please accept our apology for any inconvenience this may have caused. Please check out our other fine products currently available on the left side navigation bar! *Disclaimer: Before beginning any exercise program, consult with your physician to ensure that you are in proper health. These are not meant to provide medical advice; you should obtain medical advice from your private healthcare practitioner. No liability is assumed by QFAC for any of the information contained herein. 
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The
DARD enables you to tense muscles in forward contraction,
inversion and eversion. This is done with one foot inverted and
the other foot everted in synchrony. The versatile DARD is easily
adjusted for the lowest level beginner to the strongest powerlifter.
Resistance is varied in small increments by changing the size of
the plates commonly used for weight training (sold separately).
Moving the weight disc toward or away from the feet in any of five
preset levels also decreases or increases resistance. 
The
DARD is an ideal conditioning appliance for athletes and
anyone involved in training and conditioning. Because it can isolate
the tibialis anterior muscles at the front of the lower legs, the
DARD prevents or helps re-habilitate painful shin splints. It has
been endorsed by the American Aerobics Association, which found
the DARD to be the cure for this problem in 90% of its test patients.
