Calf lifts with a broken toe...?

bcf7683
bcf7683 Posts: 1,653 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
So, lucky me- I broke my toe New Year's Eve. Something consisting of me in socks and a large fellow in steel toe boots stepping in the same area of hardwood floor at the same time- didn't end well... But anyways. I've been making decent progress at the gym, I've managed to put on a decent amount of muscle since I started lifting back in May. But now, I'm wondering how in the hell I'm going to be able to do ANY sort of calf lifts. My calf routine prior to my mishap consisted of calf raises on the leg press and smith along with the seated calf raise- all of which consist of some pretty hefty tip-toe action, which I don't even want to think about now with my fractured little piggy. So I was wondering if there are some elusive calf exercises that I haven't heard of that I would be able to attempt so my calf development isn't totally screwed for the next 6 weeks while I wait for this thing to heal?

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  • bcf7683
    bcf7683 Posts: 1,653 Member
    Mmk... looks like I'm not lifting calves for awhile...
  • ValerieMomof2
    ValerieMomof2 Posts: 530 Member
    Not really too many that won't bother your toe. The only other option I can think of is to use theraband and put it on the ball of your foot and do the exercises against that. Get your hand on a black, silver or gold one or double up on one of the easier colors for more tension
  • bcf7683
    bcf7683 Posts: 1,653 Member
    Thanks for the advice... That's sort of the direction I was thinking about going in, kind of doing reverse calf raises. We'll see when it gets to leg day this week

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