Standing Calf Raise (Barbell)
Trains the calves. You need a barbell. 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 Standing Calf Raise (Barbell)
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 Standing Calf Raise (Barbell) trains
Technique
How to do the Standing Calf Raise (Barbell)
- Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart with a barbell positioned across your upper back, gripping it with both hands slightly wider than shoulder-width. Optionally place the balls of your feet on a raised platform or plate with your heels hanging off.
- Keeping your legs straight with a soft bend in the knees, raise your heels off the floor as high as possible by pressing through the balls of your feet.
- Pause briefly at the top, squeezing your calves.
- Slowly lower your heels back down to the starting position or below the platform for a full stretch. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Form cues
Getting it right
- Perform the movement slowly and with control to keep tension on your calves.
- Keep your core engaged and your back straight to stabilize the barbell.
- Use a full range of motion, rising as high as possible and lowering for a complete stretch.
- Exhale as you rise onto your toes and inhale as you lower your heels.
Substitutes
Swap Standing Calf Raise (Barbell) for
The app's swap picker ranks these the same way: same muscles, similar movement, similar equipment.
Let the app run the Standing Calf Raise (Barbell) 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.