Barbell floor calf raise

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Barbell floor calf raise

Lower legs · Barbell

Target muscles

Calves

Also works

Hamstrings

How to do it

  1. 1Place a barbell on the floor in front of you.
  2. 2Stand with the balls of your feet on the edge of the barbell, with your heels hanging 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 for a moment at the top, then slowly lower your heels back down to the starting position.
  6. 6Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Exercise text from exercises-dataset by Hasan Emir Yıldırım, MIT License. Credits