Legs · Barbell · Isolation · Beginner
Barbell Seated Calf Raise
Primary
- Main muscles
- Calves
How to do it
- Place a block about 12 inches in front of a flat bench.
- Sit on the bench and place the ball of your feet on the block.
- Have someone place a barbell over your upper thighs about 3 inches above your knees and hold it there. This will be your starting position.
- Raise up on your toes as high as possible as you squeeze the calves and as you breathe out.
- After a second contraction, slowly go back to the starting position. Tip: To get maximum benefit stretch your calves as far as you can.
Swaps on other equipment
Each has the calves as its main muscle and is also a push, on a different piece of equipment.
Other calf exercises
- Ankle Circles · Bodyweight
- Anterior Tibialis-SMR · Other
- Balance Board · Other
- Calf Press · Machine
- Calf Press On The Leg Press Machine · Machine
- Calf Raise On A Dumbbell · Dumbbell
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