Barbell seated calf raise

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Barbell seated calf raise

Lower legs · Barbell

Target muscles

Calves

Also works

Hamstrings

How to do it

  1. 1Sit on a bench with your feet flat on the floor and a barbell resting on your thighs.
  2. 2Place the balls of your feet on a raised platform, such as a block or step.
  3. 3Lower your heels as far as possible, feeling a stretch in your calves.
  4. 4Raise your heels as high as possible, contracting your calves.
  5. 5Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

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