Weight Lifting Exercises: Dumbbell Calf Raises

Series Summary

Bodybuilding is a process of weight lifting, combined with well-managed caloric and nutritional intake, to maximize muscle definition and size. In competitive bodybuilding, weight lifters display themselves in front of a panel of judges, who assign points based on each bodybuilder's aesthetic appearance. Bodybuilders often use oils and tanning lotions in conjunction with lighting techniques to make the muscle definition more distinct. Famous body builders include Arnold Schwarzenegger and Dorian Yates. In this free weight lifting video series, a personal trainer and bodybuilder demonstrates how to do a variety of weight lifting exercises. Build muscle mass for a large, toned body with exercises such as leg extensions, plate shrugs and barbell squats. Get tips on other exercises as well, including the chest press, wrist curls and barbell shrugs. Weight lifting takes a lot of hard work and patience, but with the right exercise anyone can get results.

Video Transcript

"What I'll be performing here is the dumbbell calf raises. And, it's best to use a two by four or any object that you could put with a flat surface under your feet. What it'll help you out with, is get a better stretch on your calves. To build good calves, you want to get a good flex on top and then a real good stretch on the bottom. And, what you want to do is get on top of your tippy toes flex your calves as hard as possible and then bring them down slowly. Get a good stretch and continue with that motion back to tippy toes. Instead of using the barbell, we're using the dumbbell for this exercise. You want to continue this for about fifteen or twenty reps if the barbells or the dumbbells you are using are light. If they're heavy, you want to do low reps about six to eight. And, just make sure you concentrate on the flex on top and the stretch on the bottom. And, that's how you do your dumbbell calf raises."