Donkey Calf Raise
Trains the calves. No equipment needed. None of our programs use it yet, but you can add it to any session you build.
Free to use. The app works out every weight and times your rest.
In the programs
None of our programs use the Donkey Calf Raise
It is in the app, so you can add it to any session and log it like anything else. It is just not written into one of our 50 free programs. If you want a calves exercise that is, there are 4 on the Calves page.
Muscles worked
What Donkey Calf Raise trains
Technique
How to do the Donkey Calf Raise
- Stand on the edge of a step with your heels hanging off and the balls of your feet on the step.
- Lean forward and hold a bench in front of you for support, keeping your back flat and your hips over your feet.
- Press through the balls of your feet to raise your heels as high as you can, squeezing your calves.
- Slowly lower your heels below the step to stretch your calves. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Form cues
Getting it right
- Hold the bench firmly so the effort goes into your calves, not your balance.
- Keep your back flat and don't round your shoulders.
- Pause briefly at the top and at the bottom of each rep.
- Keep the pace slow and controlled; bouncing takes the work off your calves.
Substitutes
Swap Donkey Calf Raise for
The app's swap picker ranks these the same way: same muscles, similar movement, similar equipment.
Let the app run the Donkey Calf Raise for you
Durata picks the weight, times your rest and adds load when you earn it. That works on any of our 50 free programs, or on a session you put together yourself.