Single-Leg Calf Raises

How to do it

1. Stand on one foot with the ball of that foot on a step, holding something for balance.
2. Let the heel drop into a full stretch.
3. Push up onto your toes as high as you can.
4. Lower slowly, then switch legs.
5. One leg at a time is how you load calves properly without any equipment.

Muscles it trains

Percent of one session's target for that muscle. Anything at 100% finishes that muscle on its own.

How it compares

Compared with the Standing Calf Raises, it loads Calves 15 points lower. It needs Bodyweight where the other uses Machines. Compared with the Jumping Jacks, it loads Quads 45 points lower, Glutes 35 points lower, Hamstrings 20 points lower.

Other ways to train this

• Standing Calf Raises Machines
• Seated Calf Raises Machines
• Hack Squat Calf Raises Machines
• Dumbbell Calf Raises Dumbbells
• Smith Machine Calf Raises Smith machine
• Barbell Calf Raises BarbellIntermediate
• Bodyweight Calf Raises Bodyweight
• Donkey Calf Raises Bodyweight
• Plate-Loaded Donkey Calf Raise Machines

Other exercises for the Calves

• Jumping Jacks 75% Bodyweight
• Jump Squat 40% BodyweightIntermediate
• Bodyweight Step-Ups 30% Bodyweight
• Pistol Squat 20% BodyweightProfessional

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