Barbell seated calf raise
Calves Barbell
How to do it
- 1Sit on a bench with your feet flat on the floor and a bar resting on your thighs.
- 2Place the balls of your feet on an elevated platform such as a block or step.
- 3Lower your heels as far as possible, feeling a stretch in your calves.
- 4Raise your heels as high as possible, contracting your calves.
- 5Repeat 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
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.
