Video: Top 5 Calf Exercises Without Weights

Top 5 Calf Exercises Without Weights

Just because you want to do a calf exercise doesn't mean that you're going to have to lift a lot of weights. Learn about the top five calf exercises that you can do without weights with help from an Army Combat Medic in the 1st Calvary Division in Iraq and personal trainer in this free video clip.

Video Transcript

Hi, my name is AJ Tucker, personal trainer since 2005, crossfit level one instructor and founder of I Choose Fit. Today, I'm going to show you my top five calf exercises without weights. The first one we are going to take you to the wall. You are under arrest. Your body weight can and will be used against you. Anyway I'm going to step back to create that angle. And whenever I push my hips in I can feel a stretch in my calf muscles. So my hips are in. And my chin is up. I don't want my head to dangle like this, my chin is up. And I want to make sure my hands are no higher then my nose. So I want them here, hips in. And I'm going to come up here and do a calf raise and go back down. I really want to pause and squeeze at the top. Another variation is to do it on one leg to add resistance. So hips in, same thing, come up and down. And you don't have to hook the foot behind the leg. You can keep the leg out. You can add a hip raise to work the glutes in between. And then switch legs and do the same thing. So the jump rope is one of my favorite calf exercises. It doesn't just work your lower leg area you also get the added benefit of a cardio workout. And as far as reps go you do what you can. Some people can only jump rope for 15 seconds. Some people can jump rope for up to five minutes. If you watch boxers they can jump rope for an entire round like three to five minute rounds. So the amount of reps that you do on the jump rope depends on the person. So the one legged bound is a high intensity exercise that I normally use for athletes, basketball players, track athletes, football, volleyball athletes. But if you've been exercising for a while and you are a fitness enthusiast you can also add this to your workout. Basically you just get on one leg and you drive yourself forward on one leg. And you really have to focus on your balance but it is an extraordinary calf workout. The straight legged bound is very similar to a regular jog but you are keeping your legs straight the entire times and you stand on your toes. It's almost like whenever a football player is going to then end zone and he's showboating and he's doing his little high step before he gets into the end zone. But it's a great calf workout as you propel yourself forward. Again my name is AJ Tucker and I just showed you my top five calf exercises without weights. So whether you are on the beach, in the house, or in the bathroom you can work your calves.

Top 5 Calf Exercises Without Weights

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