Technique
- Stand with the balls of your feet on a ledge or at the top of a slant board and hinge at the hips to place your hands on a support, back straight parallel to the floor.
- Slowly lower your heels below the ledge level, then drive them up as high as possible into an Ankle plantarflexion.
Form tips
- Use a slow, controlled tempo and avoid bouncing at the bottom.
Muscles
Strength
Primary
- Legs
Individual muscles
Individual muscles
- Gastrocnemius
- Soleus
- Flexor digitorum brevis
- Flexor digitorum longus
- Flexor hallucis longus
- Flexor hallucis brevis
Equipment
Appears in
Strength
Joint movements
Progressions
Weighted donkey calf raise
Intermediate
Regressions
Ledge calf raise
Novice
Variations
Weighted donkey calf raise
Intermediate
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