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Floor Dumbbell Calf Raise

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How to do Floor Dumbbell Calf Raise:

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floor dumbbell calf raise is a free weights exercise that primarily targets the calves ...more

floor dumbbell calf raise is a free weights exercise that primarily targets the calves.

The only floor dumbbell calf raise equipment that you really need is the following: dumbbells. There are however many different floor dumbbell calf raise variations that you can try out that may require different types of floor dumbbell calf raise equipment or may even require no equipment at all.

Learning proper floor dumbbell calf raise form is easy with the step by step floor dumbbell calf raise instructions, floor dumbbell calf raise tips, and the instructional floor dumbbell calf raise technique video on this page. floor dumbbell calf raise is a exercise for those with a beginner level of physical fitness and exercise experience. Watch the floor dumbbell calf raise video, learn how to do the floor dumbbell calf raise, and then be sure and browse through the floor dumbbell calf raise workouts on our workout plans page!

Tips

  1. Be sure to raise up on your toes as high as you can to get the most out of the exercise.
  2. Slowly lower your heels down to the ground to work the calf muscles on the eccentric portion of the exercise.

Variations

  1. Lower your heels down so that they are just above the ground. Do not touch the ground, but raise back up on your toes from this position. Repeat as for the prescribed reps.
  2. Perform exercise on a block or on a step so that your heels are hanging off the step. This allows your heel to lower down farther and get a bigger stretch in your calf muscle.
  3. Perform exercise with a barbell on your shoulders.

Types

  • Force Type: Push
  • Mechanics Type: Isolation

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Equipment Needed

  • Dumbbells

Tips

  1. Be sure to raise up on your toes as high as you can to get the most out of the exercise.
  2. Slowly lower your heels down to the ground to work the calf muscles on the eccentric portion of the exercise.

Variations

  1. Lower your heels down so that they are just above the ground. Do not touch the ground, but raise back up on your toes from this position. Repeat as for the prescribed reps.
  2. Perform exercise on a block or on a step so that your heels are hanging off the step. This allows your heel to lower down farther and get a bigger stretch in your calf muscle.
  3. Perform exercise with a barbell on your shoulders.

Types

  • Force Type: Push
  • Mechanics Type: Isolation