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3. Try performing the stretch pictured below. Be sure to keep the toes of your back foot pointing forward. What muscle are you stretching? Hint: Which specific muscle Crosses both the posterior aspect of the knee and the posterior aspect of the that would be stretched in this position 1) (2 points) 4. Now, repeat the stretch with your foot pointing slightly outward. What difference do you notice? Why? (Hint: Perform this exercise with your shoes off and examine what happens to the arch of your foot with your toes pointed forward versus outward. What motion is now available at your foot/ankle that allows you to "cheat" during this exercise?) (2 points) 5. Now, repeat the stretch with your knee slightly bent. What difference do you notice? What muscle are you targeting with this stretch? (Hint: Now that the knee is bent, the muscle you identified in the question above is on slack because it is no longer stretched across the knee. This leaves which muscle to be stretched 12 points)