Dumbbell Standing Calf Raise
Muscles worked: Calves.
How to do it
- Hold a dumbbell in each hand with your arms hanging at your sides.
- Stand with the balls of your feet on a step, heels hanging off the edge.
- Let the heels drop below the step for a full stretch.
- Rise onto the toes, driving through the big toe, and hold the top.
- Lower under control. Log the total weight of both bells.
Coaching cues
The two cues IronPack shows on this exercise's card mid-workout:
- A bell in each hand, balls of the feet on a step
- Full stretch down, rise to the big toe. Total weight of both bells
Logging it
IronPack suggests working in the 10 to 15 rep range, progressing in 2 kg jumps when you own the top of the range. Records are tracked automatically at every rep count from 1 to 12. Check your estimated 1RM from any hard set.
Related exercises
- Standing Calf Raise - calves
- Seated Calf Raise - calves
- Barbell Standing Calf Raise - calves
- Smith Machine Calf Raise - calves
Track the dumbbell standing calf raise properly
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Steps, cues, muscle weighting and logging guidance are IronPack's own app data. Last generated 2026-08-16.