Legs · Dumbbell · Isolation · Intermediate
Standing Dumbbell Calf Raise
Primary
- Main muscles
- Calves
How to do it
- Stand with your torso upright holding two dumbbells in your hands by your sides. Place the ball of the foot on a sturdy and stable wooden board (that is around 2-3 inches tall) while your heels extend off and touch the floor. This will be your starting position.
- With the toes pointing either straight (to hit all parts equally), inwards (for emphasis on the outer head) or outwards (for emphasis on the inner head), raise the heels off the floor as you exhale by contracting the calves. Hold the top contraction for a second.
- As you inhale, go back to the starting position by slowly lowering the heels.
- Repeat for the recommended amount of times.
Swaps on other equipment
Each has the calves as its main muscle and is also a push, on a different piece of equipment.
Other calf exercises
- Smith Machine Calf Raise · Machine
- Smith Machine Reverse Calf Raises · Machine
- Standing Barbell Calf Raise · Barbell
- Standing Calf Raises · Machine
- Standing Gastrocnemius Calf Stretch · Bodyweight
- Standing Soleus And Achilles Stretch · Bodyweight
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