Barbell standing calf raise
Calves Barbell
How to do it
- 1Stand with your feet shoulder‑width apart and place a bar across the upper back.
- 2Raise your heels as high as possible, staying on the balls of your feet.
- 3Pause briefly at the top, then lower the heels slowly back to the start.
- 4Repeat the desired number of reps.
More calves exercises
- Single leg calf raise (on a dumbbell)Dumbbells
- One leg floor calf raiseBodyweight
- Band single leg calf raiseResistance band
- Dumbbell seated one leg calf raise - palm upDumbbells
- Bodyweight standing calf raiseBodyweight
- Smith standing leg calf raiseSmith machine
- Smith one leg floor calf raiseSmith machine
- Exercise ball on the wall calf raiseDumbbells
See it moving
In the app every exercise comes with its animation and the muscle marked on the body, with the set timer and the rests counted.
See NiudThis page is for information and doesn’t replace a professional. If you have an injury or a medical condition, ask first. Data from the open catalogue hasaneyldrm/exercises-dataset, MIT licence.
