Barbell Calf Raise
How to do it
- Stand (or sit, in the seated version) with the balls of your feet on a step or platform and your heels free.
- Lower your heels as far as is comfortable for a full stretch.
- Rise onto your toes as high as you can, pause, then lower slowly.
- Movement pattern
- Plantarflexion
- Equipment
- Barbell
- Muscle groups
- Calves
- Level
- Beginner
- Type
- Isolation, push
- Load
- External load
- Logged as
- Reps
Muscles worked
Main muscles: Gastrocnemius, Soleus
Also works: Fibularis (peroneus) longus
More exercises for: Calf exercises
Alternatives by equipment
Alternatives listed in the exercise knowledge graph come first, then exercises with the same movement pattern that train the same muscles. Joint stress is the knowledge graph's rating, not medical advice.
Bodyweight
- Calf Raise Beginner
- Single-Leg Calf Raise Beginner
Dumbbells
- Dumbbell Calf Raise Beginner
- Single-Leg Dumbbell Calf Raise Intermediate
Barbell
- Single-Leg Barbell Calf Raise Intermediate
Machines
- Standing Calf Raise Beginner
- Leg Press Calf Raise Beginner
- Seated Calf Raise Beginner
- Single-Leg Machine Calf Raise Beginner
Smith machine
- Smith Machine Calf Raise Beginner
How to program it
In a free plan with a muscle-building goal, the generator programs Barbell Calf Raise as 3 sets of 10â15 reps. It uses double progression: once you reach 15 reps on every set, the load goes up by 5 kg the next week and you work back up the range.
Related exercises
Belongs to: Standing Calf Raise
Variation of: Standing Calf Raise
Other names
Liftosaur: Standing Calf Raise, Barbell · free-exercise-db: Standing Barbell Calf Raise
Also called: BB Calf Raise, Barbell Calf Extension, Barbell Calf Raises, Barbell Heel Raise, Barbell Heel Raises, Calf Extension (Barbell), Calf Raise (Barbell), Calf Raises (Barbell), Heel Raise (Barbell), Heel Raises (Barbell)
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Identifier: barbell-calf-raise
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