Calf Raises - With Bands

How to do the Calf Raises - With Bands

1. Grab 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.
2. While 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.
3. Keeping the hands by your shoulder, stand up on your toes as you exhale and contract the calves hard at the top of the movement.
4. After a one second contraction, slowly go back down to the starting position.
5. Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.

Muscles worked

Role	Muscles
Primary	calves
Equipment	resistance bands
Difficulty	beginner
Type	isolation

No resistance bands? Train the same muscles with these

Ordered by how likely you are to own the 6 options.

Calf Raise On A Dumbbell Dumbbell Dumbbell Seated One-Leg Calf Raise Dumbbell Standing Dumbbell Calf Raise Dumbbell Barbell Seated Calf Raise Barbell Rocking Standing Calf Raise Barbell Standing Barbell Calf Raise Barbell

Harder than the Calf Raises - With Bands

Standing Dumbbell Calf Raise intermediate · Dumbbell Donkey Calf Raises intermediate · Other Equipment Calf Raise On A Dumbbell intermediate · Dumbbell

Superset the Calf Raises - With Bands with

Opposing quads work — alternate sets without extra rest.

Hip Flexion with Band quads Squats - With Bands quads Cable Hip Adduction quads Leg Extensions quads

Common questions

What muscles does the Calf Raises - With Bands work?

The Calf Raises - With Bands primarily works the calves. Barbell Seated Calf Raise, Calf Press, and Calf Press On The Leg Press Machine train the same muscle, across 6 equipment types.

What equipment do you need for the Calf Raises - With Bands?

Resistance Bands. Without resistance bands, Calf Raise On A Dumbbell, Dumbbell Seated One-Leg Calf Raise, and Standing Dumbbell Calf Raise train the same muscle, and 7 of the catalogue's options for this muscle need no equipment.

Is the Calf Raises - With Bands suitable for beginners?

Yes, the Calf Raises - With Bands is rated beginner. Standing Dumbbell Calf Raise, Donkey Calf Raises, and Calf Raise On A Dumbbell are the progressions from here.

Where should the Calf Raises - With Bands go in a workout?

Late — the Calf Raises - With Bands is isolation work, so it follows your compounds. Supersetting it with Hip Flexion with Band and Squats - With Bands cuts session time without extra rest.

Similar exercises

Barbell Seated Calf Raise Barbell Calf Press Machine Calf Press On The Leg Press Machine Machine Calf Raise On A Dumbbell Dumbbell Donkey Calf Raises Other Equipment Dumbbell Seated One-Leg Calf Raise Dumbbell