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Calf Raises - With Bands
Works the calves.
Bright blue is the target muscle. Darker blue is helping. The app shows this as a moving demo.
Muscles worked
calves
How many reps
| Goal | Reps per set |
|---|---|
| Strength | 4-6 |
| Muscle size | 8-12 |
| Endurance | 12-20+ |
Whatever the number, the set should end within a rep or two of the point where you could not do another with good form.
| Kit | bands |
|---|---|
| Level | beginner |
What to think about
- Full stretch at the bottom.
- Pause at the top.
- Slow on the way down.
How to do it
- Grab an exercise band and stand on it with your toes making sure that the length of the band between the foot and the arms is the same for both sides.
- While holding the handles of the band, raise the arms to the side of your head as if you were getting ready to perform a shoulder press. The palms should be facing forward with the elbows bent and to the sides. This movement will create tension on the band. This will be your starting position.
- Keeping the hands by your shoulder, stand up on your toes as you exhale and contract the calves hard at the top of the movement.
- After a one second contraction, slowly go back down to the starting position.
- Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.
Other exercises for the calves
- Barbell Seated Calf Raise
- Calf Press On The Leg Press Machine
- Calf Raise On A Dumbbell
- Donkey Calf Raises
- Rocking Standing Calf Raise
- Seated Calf Raise
- Smith Machine Calf Raise
- Standing Barbell Calf Raise
Track it in LiftSets
Log calf raises - with bands with last time's numbers in front of you, a rest timer on your lock screen and a graph of your progress.
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