Exercise technique

standing calves

The standing calves exercise is a bodyweight movement targeting the calf muscles. It involves raising your heels off the ground to stand on your toes, then lowering them back down, which helps build strength and endurance in the calves.

How do you perform this exercise?

  1. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, toes pointing forward.
  2. Raise your heels off the ground as high as possible, standing on your toes.
  3. Hold the position for a moment, then slowly lower your heels back down to the starting position.
  4. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Which other muscles are involved?

Hamstrings, Glutes.

How do you log your sets?

How do you track progressive overload?

Source: ExerciseDB catalogue and demonstration. Related movements are options to compare, not equivalent loads or a prescribed progression.

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