How to do the Banded Calf Raise
Step by step
- Stand on the middle of a band and hold the handles or ends up near your shoulders.
- Keep your knees straight and stand tall with the band adding tension.
- Press up onto the balls of your feet as high as you can.
- Pause at the top, then lower your heels slowly against the band.
The thing people get wrong
Keep the band tension steady and rise all the way onto your toes - a full pause at the top beats fast, shallow bounces.
Coaching cue
Stand on the exact middle of the band so it cannot slide out from under one foot.
Stay safe
Check the band for nicks and tears first; a band that slips off your foot snaps back up at your face.
Make it easier or harder
- Harder: Do it one foot at a time with the band under that foot only.
Muscles worked
- Primary: Calves
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