Sumo Squat Calf Raises With Wall

Muscles worked: Legs & Glutes, Calves · Also: Back & Core, Glutes & Hips

Sumo Squat Calf Raises With Wall combine a wide squat stance with calf raises, using a wall for balance. You stand in a sumo stance near a wall, rise onto your toes, and lower back down.

Hold the wall lightly for balance rather than leaning on it, keep the wide stance steady, and rise fully onto the balls of your feet before lowering slowly. The slow lowering is where the calves do the most work.

How to do it

1. Stand in a wide sumo stance near a wall and hold the wall lightly for balance.
2. Rise fully onto the balls of your feet.
3. Lower back down slowly with control.
4. Hold the wall lightly rather than leaning on it, and keep the wide stance steady.
5. The slow lowering is where the calves do the most work.

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