Calf Raise Hold: how to do it right
In short: Rise onto your toes as high as possible and hold it there without lowering.
How to do it, step by step
- 1Rise onto your toes as high as possible and hold it there without lowering.
The mistake to avoid
Don't lean on your arms to take the load off: they are just for balance.
Muscles worked
- Main:
- Calves
What to replace it with
Same muscle, same part of the movement: these exercises do the same job.
- Standing Dumbbell Calf Raise ›
- Standing Kettlebell Calf Raise ›
- Single-Leg Seated Calf Raise ›
- Weighted Single-Leg Calf Raise Hold ›
- Band Standing Calf Raise ›