Bodyweight Calf Raises

How to do it

1. Stand with feet hip-width apart on a flat surface.
2. Push up onto the balls of your feet as high as possible.
3. Squeeze your calves at the top.
4. Lower your heels back to the floor under control.

Muscles it trains

Percent of one session's target for that muscle. Anything at 100% finishes that muscle on its own.

How it compares

Compared with the Standing Calf Raises, it loads Calves 25 points lower. It needs Bodyweight where the other uses Machines. Compared with the Jumping Jacks, it loads Quads 45 points lower, Glutes 35 points lower, Hamstrings 20 points lower.

Other ways to train this

• Standing Calf Raises Machines
• Seated Calf Raises Machines
• Hack Squat Calf Raises Machines
• Dumbbell Calf Raises Dumbbells
• Single-Leg Calf Raises Bodyweight
• Smith Machine Calf Raises Smith machine
• Barbell Calf Raises BarbellIntermediate
• Donkey Calf Raises Bodyweight
• Plate-Loaded Donkey Calf Raise Machines

Other exercises for the Calves

• Jumping Jacks 75% Bodyweight
• Jump Squat 40% BodyweightIntermediate
• Bodyweight Step-Ups 30% Bodyweight
• Pistol Squat 20% BodyweightProfessional

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