Calf Raise vs Cross Lunge

Maximizing Your Leg Workout Plan

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Cross Lunge is the easier place to start — difficulty 3 of 5 vs 5. Compare Leg form cues and when to progress.

Customize Your Leg Workout: Explore the Benefits of Calf Raise and Cross Lunge for Better Comparison.

Planfit Users' Choice about Calf Raise vs Cross Lunge : Which is Better?

Based on randomly selected data from 1 million completed workouts, Planfit users log Cross Lunge more often — 2,196 sessions compared to 1,215 for Calf Raise.

Popularity is not the whole answer. Calf Raise and Cross Lunge differ in the muscles they load, the equipment they need, and how hard they are to learn — the comparison below covers each.

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How to Calf Raise

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Calf Raise muscles worked: Leg

Form

  1. 1. Please raise your heels as high as possible to contract your calf muscles.
  2. 2. Please hold while resisting the weight, making sure your heels do not touch the ground.

Coach's Comment

  1. When it's hard to maintain balance, please support yourself with a wall or an object.

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How to Cross Lunge

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Cross Lunge muscles worked: Leg

Form

  1. 1. Move one leg behind the other leg to cross the two legs while bending your knees.
  2. 2. Keep your upper body facing forward without turning.
  3. 3. Slowly return to the starting position.
  4. 4. Proceed one side at a time or alternately.

Coach's Comment

  1. 1. Please be careful not to lean your upper body forward.
  2. 2. Please make sure that your center of gravity does not lean too far forward.

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