Technique
- Stand on one leg.
- Slowly raise your heel off the ground as high as possible, balancing on the ball of your foot.
- Pause at the top, then come down slowly to the starting position.
Form tips
- Do not bounce on the heel; keep control of the motion.
Logging: Repetitions done on one side.
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
Single-leg ledge calf raise
Intermediate
Bent-knee single-leg calf raise
Novice
Weighted single leg calf raise
Novice
Basic Squats plus calves
Intermediate
Regressions
Calf raise
Beginner
Variations
Weighted single leg calf raise
Novice
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