Weighted donkey calf raise
Calves Weighted
How to do it
- 1Stand on an elevated platform with the balls of your feet on the edge and heels hanging off.
- 2Hold onto a stable object for support if needed.
- 3Raise your heels as high as possible by extending your ankles.
- 4Pause briefly at the top, then lower your heels slowly back to the starting position.
- 5Repeat for 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.

