Calf Exercises

This is the primary calf exercise that most people start with. Learn proper form as well as tips, tricks and techniques for making it more effective.

In addition to the "big" muscles of the calves, there are a host of smaller stabilizing muscles that are critical to balance and injury prevention in terms of ankle strength and stability.

This bodyweight exercise covers the extremes of calf anatomy positioning, from full stretch to maximum contraction. This will light up your calves without even using any weight.

For targeting the peak stretch position of the calves, there's no better exercise than the Donkey Calf Raise. This barbell version works even better than machines as it allows more freedom of movement and balance.

These tips and tricks will help you get more results out of your calf training.

This is one of the simplest tricks you use for calf training...it all comes down to which way you face in the machine. Learn WHY it works here.

Learn the anatomical reasons why calf raises aren't a straight-line exercise and why you need to adjust your ankle position halfway through for best results.

If you don't have acccess to a seated calf raise machine, you can very easily use the leg curl machine to perform the exercise just as effectively.