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- Targeted Muscles:
- Additional Muscles:
- You can make the exercise harder by holding dumbells in both hands while performing calf raise.
- Calf raise can be executed with both legs or one leg at a time.
- Balance may become a difficulty with free-standing calf raises, especially with one-legged variations. Due to this, it is common to hang on to something or lean the hand against a wall for stability.
- Standing calf raises are executed on a raised surface with the heel lower than the toes to allow a greater stretch on the working muscles. The exercise is performed by raising the heel as far as possible.
- They are also performed using Smith machines or using machines specially designed for calf raises with padded anchors for the weight that rest on the shoulders or knees.
- Special care must be taken by people having or have had ankle injuries.
- Do not lean on the support when taking one to balance the body.
- Do not jerk the body, keep the movements slow and fluid.
- Do not bend the knee or swing the body.
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