Calf Raise, Lying
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![Human](http://media.homegym-exercises.com/muskel/mensch.png)
muscles: | Calves![]() ![]() |
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auxiliary muscles: | Lower Back![]() ![]() ![]() |
required: | Seat or Exercise Ball |
fitness level: | Normal |
exercise type: | Strength |
Variations available (4) |
![Starting Position Starting Position](http://media.homegym-exercises.com/training/wadenheben_liegend1hd.png)
![Execution Execution](http://media.homegym-exercises.com/training/wadenheben_liegend2hd.png)
![Starting Position (Alternative) Starting Position (Alternative)](http://media.homegym-exercises.com/training/wadenheben_liegend1Ahd.png)
![Execution Execution](http://media.homegym-exercises.com/training/wadenheben_liegend2Ahd.png)
Starting Position
- lay your head and shoulders onto a chair or a gym ball
- if you use the gym ball, you can require the abs even more because of the instability of the ball
- bend the knees until the shanks are vertical to the ground
- your body is in a horizontal line from head to knees
- for more stability, you can stretch out your arms to the sides
Correct Execution
- brace the abs and the glutes
- lift the heels and get your feet on the balls
- hold this position for a short moment
- afterwards, come back to the starting position and repeat
tip for the workout
- impede the exercise by holding one leg hovering across the ground and working out the other one