Doing certain leg exercises that only go partway through the motion—but stretch the calf muscle while lifting—might build bigger calf muscles than doing the full movement or shorter movements.

Even if you don’t move through the full range, doing the exercise where your muscle is stretched the most (like halfway down in a squat) builds more muscle than doing it where the muscle is bunched up (like a shallow squat).

Lifting weights through a shorter movement range can build muscle just as well as lifting through a full movement range — no difference in muscle growth.

Doing partial-range weight exercises with a longer muscle stretch can build arm and thigh muscles just as well as doing full-range exercises, as long as you’ve been training for a while and do it for 12 weeks.

Doing only the bottom part of an exercise (where the muscle is stretched) can build as much muscle in your arms and legs as doing the full movement, as long as you put in the same amount of effort and work.

If you're someone who lifts weights and does calf raises, doing partial reps that stretch the muscle might make your calf grow just a bit more than doing full reps and then finishing with partials after you're too tired to do full ones.