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Exercise overview
Training details
HamstringsCalves
Equipment
Dumbbell
Sets × reps
3 × 15
Rest
1 min
How to perform it
Step-by-step instructions
- 01Set a decline bench securely and lie face down with the knees free to bend beyond its lower edge.
- 02Have a partner place a light dumbbell securely between the feet; squeeze the feet together before the partner releases it.
- 03Brace the abdomen, keep the hips against the bench, and curl the heels toward the glutes by bending the knees.
- 04Stop before the hips lift or the dumbbell shifts, then lower slowly without straightening the knees abruptly.
- 05Finish with the knees controlled while a partner removes the dumbbell before you leave the bench.
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