Technique
- Stand on an edge holding weights.
- Lower your heels as far as possible below the level of the edge.
- Push your heels upward as high as you can and pause.
Form tips
- Seek maximal stretch at the bottom.
- Do not bounce.
Logging: Total weight used.
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
Other disciplines
Joint movements
Regressions
Ledge calf raise
Novice
Weighted calf raise
Novice
Variations
Ledge calf raise
Novice
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