Seated Calf Raise (Dumbbell)
Trains the calves. You need a dumbbell. None of our programs use it yet, but you can add it to any session you build.
Free to use. The app works out every weight and times your rest.
Technique
How to do the Seated Calf Raise (Dumbbell)
- Sit on a bench with your forefeet on a weight plate with heels extended to the floor, feet hip-width apart. Place a dumbbell on each knee, holding them in place with your hands.
- Lift your heels off the floor by extending your ankles, pushing through your forefeet to raise the dumbbells.
- Pause at the top of the movement, squeezing your calf muscles.
- Lower your heels back just before touching the floor with control, returning to the starting position. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Form cues
Getting it right
- Ensure the dumbbells stay balanced on your knees throughout the exercise.
- Focus on the contraction in your calf muscles rather than using momentum.
- Use a full range of motion, ensuring a deep stretch at the bottom and a strong contraction at the top.
Muscles worked
What Seated Calf Raise (Dumbbell) trains
In the programs
None of our programs use the Seated Calf Raise (Dumbbell)
It is in the app, so you can add it to any session and log it like anything else. It is just not written into one of our 50 free programs. If you want a calves exercise that is, there are 8 on the Calves page.
Substitutes
Swap Seated Calf Raise (Dumbbell) for
The app's swap picker ranks these the same way: same muscles, similar movement, similar equipment.
Let the app run the Seated Calf Raise (Dumbbell) for you
Durata picks the weight, times your rest and adds load when you earn it. That works on any of our 50 free programs, or on a session you put together yourself.