Seated Dumbbell One-Leg Calf Raise

10 reps

One dumbbell on the working thigh, press that heel up and down slowly.

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CALVES

Seated Dumbbell One-Leg Calf Raise

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Working one calf at a time while seated lets you pour all your attention into a single leg and iron out any strength gap between sides. The seated setup means no balancing, so you can concentrate purely on the contraction. Your resting leg also gets a short breather between sets.

How to do it

  1. 1

    Sit on a bench and place a weight plate on the floor in front of you.

  2. 2

    Set the ball of one foot on the plate with that heel hanging off the back.

  3. 3

    Rest a dumbbell on top of that thigh, keeping it off your knee.

  4. 4

    Press through the ball of your foot to drive the heel up and lift the dumbbell.

  5. 5

    Pause and squeeze the calf hard at the top.

  6. 6

    Lower the heel below the plate slowly, then repeat before switching legs.

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