Dumbbell Standing Calf Raise

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This movement mainly trains calves, and also recruits Hamstrings.

What the movement loads

The same ankle extension without a machine. Load is capped by what the hand can hold, which runs out quickly — but range depends only on the step you stand on.

How to load it

Fifteen to twenty-five reps, one leg at a time once two-handed load is not enough. The edge of a step is all it takes to match a machine's range.

The recurring mistake

Working flat-footed on the floor. The bottom half of the range disappears — precisely where the calf is stretched and the work counts most.

Variants in the catalogue

The variants REPWIND's catalogue carries, under the name the app shows:

• Band Standing Calf Raise
• Donkey Calf Raise
• Dumbbell Seated Calf Raise
• Dumbbell Single Leg Calf Raise
• Lever Seated Calf Raise
• Lever Standing Calf Raise
• Smith Calf Raise