Ankle Circles
Equipment: Body Only
Primary muscles: Calves
Strength
Dumbbell Seated One-Leg Calf Raise Exercise
Dumbbell Seated One-Leg Calf Raise is a Beginner Strength exercise using Dumbbell for Calves. Place a block on the floor about 12 inches from a flat bench. Sit...
Exercise Details
- Category
- Strength
- Level
- Beginner
- Equipment
- Dumbbell
- Force
- Push
- Mechanic
- Isolation
- Primary muscles
- Calves
- Secondary muscles
- None listed
How to Do Dumbbell Seated One-Leg Calf Raise
- Place a block on the floor about 12 inches from a flat bench.
- Sit on a flat bench and place a dumbbell on your upper left thigh about 3 inches above your knee.
- Now place the ball of your left foot on the block. This will be your starting position.
- Raise your toes up as high as possible as you exhale and you contract your calf muscle. Hold the contraction for a second.
- Slowly return to the starting position, stretching as far down as possible.
- Repeat for your prescribed number of repetitions and then repeat with the right leg.
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