Dumbbell Deficit Calf Raises

Use a bumper plate, a step, or even the edge of stairs. Hold onto a racked barbell, a wall, or a support beam with the arm on the side that you aren’t holding the dumbbell with. If you are doing calf raises with the right leg, hold a dumbbell in your right hand. Keep only your toes and the ball of the foot on the plate with the rest of the foot hanging off. Lower your heel until you are at a maximum stretch in your calf, and then bring the heel all the way up squeezing your calf as hard as possible. Repeat for repetitions.