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No Standing Calf-Raise M/C , Alt...?

fidodido
fidodido
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2006/02/10, 06:06 PM
The Gym I go to doesn't have a standing calf-raise machine. However we do have the 'seated calf-raise' machine.

Till now I used to do the Reverse calf-raises on my door's footstep, but I dont know what alternatives to use for the 'standing calf-raise' exercise.
bigandrew
bigandrew
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2006/02/10, 06:10 PM
Does it have a smith machine....just put a few 45s under the bar.....and stand on them and do your calf raises there.

or you can stack a few 45s up, hold on to the side of a bench rack or squat rack....hold a db on the side your doing the one legged calf raise and do one leg at a time.

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fidodido
fidodido
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2006/02/12, 01:55 AM
gee thanks bigandrew for your help. i will try that next time

i have seen a guy in the gym standing, holding a dumbbell in each hand, and then upping on his toes (lifting the ball of the feet up). is that similar to standing calf-raise?
bb1fit
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2006/02/12, 11:20 AM
Or if your gym has an aerobic step in there to stand on with the balls of your feet, so your heels are off like a standing calf raise.

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