
Dumbbell Seated One-Leg Calf Raise
- Equipment
- Dumbbell
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Force
- Push
- Mechanic
- Isolation
- Type
- Strength
How to do the Dumbbell Seated One-Leg Calf Raise
- 1
Place a block on the floor about 12 inches from a flat bench.
- 2
Sit on a flat bench and place a dumbbell on your upper left thigh about 3 inches above your knee.
- 3
Now place the ball of your left foot on the block. This will be your starting position.
- 4
Raise your toes up as high as possible as you exhale and you contract your calf muscle. Hold the contraction for a second.
- 5
Slowly return to the starting position, stretching as far down as possible.
- 6
Repeat for your prescribed number of repetitions and then repeat with the right leg.
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