Barbell floor calf raise

How to do it

1. 1Place a bar on the floor in front of you.
2. 2Stand with the balls of your feet on the edge of the bar, letting your heels hang off.
3. 3Hold onto a stable object for balance if needed.
4. 4Raise your heels as high as possible, using your calves to lift your body.
5. 5Pause briefly at the top, then lower your heels slowly back to the starting position.
6. 6Repeat the desired number of repetitions.

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

This 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.