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Seated Calf Raise

A seated calf raise loaded with a dumbbell across the thighs, biasing the soleus with the knee bent.

Primary muscle
Calves
Equipment
Dumbbell
Difficulty
Beginner
Movement
Isolation
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How to do it

  1. Sit on a bench or box with your feet flat and your knees bent to about 90 degrees.
  2. Rest a dumbbell vertically on each thigh, close to the knee.
  3. Hold the dumbbells steady with your hands and sit tall.
  4. Place the balls of your feet on a low block if you have one.
  5. Let your heels drop until the calves are fully stretched.
  6. Push through the balls of your feet, squeeze at the top and lower slowly.

Common mistakes

  • Cutting the bottom short, which skips the stretched range the calves respond to.
  • Bouncing each rep, which lets the tendon do the work instead of the muscle.
  • Resting the dumbbells on the knee joint, which is uncomfortable and shifts the load.
  • Rolling onto the toes at the top, which strains the forefoot without adding range.

Muscles worked

Primary
Calves

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Good to know

What muscles does the Seated Calf Raise work?
Mainly the calves.
What equipment do you need for the Seated Calf Raise?
It uses dumbbells. Without it, the Banded Eccentric Tibialis Raise and the Bent-Knee Soleus Raise train the same muscles the same way.
Is the Seated Calf Raise good for beginners?
GymVim rates it beginner.

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