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Dumbbell Seated One-Leg Calf Raise

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Instructions

  1. 1

    Place a block on the floor about 12 inches from a flat bench.

  2. 2

    Sit on a flat bench and place a dumbbell on your upper left thigh about 3 inches above your knee.

  3. 3

    Now place the ball of your left foot on the block. This will be your starting position.

  4. 4

    Raise your toes up as high as possible as you exhale and you contract your calf muscle. Hold the contraction for a second.

  5. 5

    Slowly return to the starting position, stretching as far down as possible.

  6. 6

    Repeat for your prescribed number of repetitions and then repeat with the right leg.