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| Muscles worked: |
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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.
- Raise 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.
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| 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.
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| Alternate exercises: |
- Standing Calf Raise, Seated Calf Raise
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