Dumbbell Seated One-Leg Calf Raise

Dumbbell Seated One-Leg Calf Raise is a isolation strength exercise using dumbbell that trains the calves.

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Primary muscles: Calves

How to do it

1. Place a block on the floor about 12 inches from a flat bench.
2. Sit on a flat bench and place a dumbbell on your upper left thigh about 3 inches above your knee.
3. Now place the ball of your left foot on the block. This will be your starting position.
4. Raise your toes up as high as possible as you exhale and you contract your calf muscle. Hold the contraction for a second.
5. Slowly return to the starting position, stretching as far down as possible.
6. Repeat for your prescribed number of repetitions and then repeat with the right leg.

Track it with MyoAmigo

MyoAmigo pre-fills every set of the Dumbbell Seated One-Leg Calf Raise from last time, charts your estimated 1RM trend so you can see strength move without testing a true max, and flags a stall with a concrete fix. It also credits this work toward your weekly Calves volume on the MyoMap heatmap. New to the movement? Start with picking a working weight and progressive overload.

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