Deficit Calf Raise

Start

Finish

similar: Calf Raise On A Dumbbell

How to do it

Stand with the balls of the feet on a step and the heels hanging off, let the heels sink below the step until you feel a stretch, then press all the way up onto the toes.

Muscles worked

Primary: calves

Equipment

No equipment

Common mistakes

• Dropping into the stretch fast and bouncing back up, which strains the Achilles
• Bending the knees to get more height, which quietly turns it into a small squat
• Only using the top half of the range and skipping the stretched position entirely

Variations

• One leg at a time
• Hold a dumbbell in one hand
• Pause three seconds in the stretch

Can't do this one? Swap it for

• Standing Calf Raise
• Single-Leg Calf Raise
• Leg Press Calf Raise
• Dumbbell Calf Raise

Take care: ABROFIT automatically removes this movement for anyone who has flagged a ankle problem. If that's you, use one of the swaps above and speak to a physio before loading it.

Related exercises

• Jump Ropecalves
• Standing Calf Raisecalves
• Single-Leg Calf Raisecalves
• Donkey Calf Raisecalves
• Tibialis Raisecalves
• Band Calf Raisecalves