Standing calf raise
- Basic
- Bodyweight
Full range: stretch low, rise high
Muscles worked
- Primary:
- Calves
How to do it
- Standing on a step on the balls of your feet, dumbbell in hand.
- Rise onto your toes as high as you can.
- Lower your heel below the step to stretch the calf.
Common mistakes
- Doing fast bounces without range.
- Bending your knees.
Tips
- On one leg on a step it gives more range and load.
- Pause 1s at the top in peak contraction.