Seated Dumbbell / Chair Calf Raises
- Seat yourself comfortably on a solid chair, with your back straight and unsupported. Keep your feet planted about shoulder-width apart.
- Rest each dumbbell upright using a hammer grip on the top of each thigh just above the knee.
- When ready, slowly raise your heels as if moving to tiptoes. Continue to elevate until you feel a nice stretch in your lower calves, then briefly hold.
- Slowly lower your heels back down to the starting position to complete 1 repetition.
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Seated dumbbell / chair calf raises is a gym work out exercise that targets calves and also involves ankles. Refer to the illustration diagram and instructions above for how to perform this exercise correctly. Agility ladder drills, calf raises and ragdoll / forward bend / fold stretch / toe touches are related exercise that target the same muscle groups as seated dumbbell / chair calf raises. Visit our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises to try in your workouts.
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