Calf Raises - With Bands

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Calf Raises - With Bands — start position — START

Calf Raises - With Bands — finish position — FINISH

How to do it

01Grab an exercise band and stand on it with your toes making sure that the length of the band between the foot and the arms is the same for both sides.
02While holding the handles of the band, raise the arms to the side of your head as if you were getting ready to perform a shoulder press. The palms should be facing forward with the elbows bent and to the sides. This movement will create tension on the band. This will be your starting position.
03Keeping the hands by your shoulder, stand up on your toes as you exhale and contract the calves hard at the top of the movement.
04After a one second contraction, slowly go back down to the starting position.
05Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.

Alternatives & substitutions

Same movement pattern, same primary muscles — swap by what you have.

With other

Donkey Calf Raises

With machine

Seated Calf Raise Standing Calf Raises Calf Press Smith Machine Calf Raise

With barbell

Barbell Seated Calf Raise Rocking Standing Calf Raise

With dumbbell

Calf Raise On A Dumbbell Dumbbell Seated One-Leg Calf Raise

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