Dumbbell Seated One-Leg Calf Raise
How to do the Dumbbell Seated One-Leg Calf Raise with correct form, the muscles it works, and where it fits a training plan you actually stick to.
Calves
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Dumbbell
How to do the Dumbbell Seated One-Leg Calf Raise
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Place a block on the floor about 12 inches from a flat bench.
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Sit on a flat bench and place a dumbbell on your upper left thigh about 3 inches above your knee.
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Now place the ball of your left foot on the block. This will be your starting position.
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Raise your toes up as high as possible as you exhale and you contract your calf muscle. Hold the contraction for a second.
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Slowly return to the starting position, stretching as far down as possible.
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Repeat for your prescribed number of repetitions and then repeat with the right leg.
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