- 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.
Note: As you become stronger you may need to use wrist wraps to avoid having the dumbbells slip out of your hands.
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Review: Standing Dumbbell Calf Raise
Jun 18, 2013 4:29 PM: Really works, and as you increase the weight, it adds grip strength and also more work on your calves.
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Jan 8, 2013 11:10 AM: Nice workout... with heavy dumbbells you also work your grip
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Dec 16, 2012 10:15 PM: good exercise, I personally prefer to alternate legs with one very heavy dumbbell or a disc to focus on the elevation and help me with the balance.
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Nov 3, 2012 10:01 AM: great exercise!!
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Oct 27, 2012 9:28 PM: Creates a nice burn
One thing you can do is to see how many reps you can do for 1 minute
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Oct 7, 2012 7:14 PM: The best calf exercise. ever.
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Jun 18, 2012 7:38 AM: NC!
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Mar 3, 2012 12:07 PM: Great calves exercise!!
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Aug 18, 2011 12:37 AM: My idea for calf raises other than using the stairs. any number on each step.
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Apr 4, 2011 3:10 PM: My calves were burning after the 2 reps.My calves were sore the next day