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. Jumping calf presses / raises, agility ladder drills and standing single / one leg chair calf raises 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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