Standing Calf Raise (Db)

 
 

Muscle Worked

Calves

Instructions

  • Hold a dumbbell in one hand (same side as calf being worked) hanging down at side, palm in.
  • Place the ball of one foot on the edge of a raised object, letting your heel and arch extend off the object stretching as far down as possible.
  • Hold on to a machine, wall etc. With free hand and keep back straight, head up, and leg locked.
  • Put other foot next to or behind leg being trained.
  • Rise up on toe as high as possible and hold for a quick second while flexing the calf muscle.
  • Return to the starting position in a slow, controlled manner.
Don'ts
  • Don't let hips move backward or forward and don't bend at knee causing momentum.
  • Don't shorten the height that you raise up. Be sure to rise up as high as possible and flex your calf.