Bodyweight Elevated Calf Raise

Bodyweight Elevated Calf Raise is a beginner isolation push using bodyweight. It loads Calves.

Muscles worked

• Primary: Calves
• Secondary: —

Setup

• Set bodyweight with the balls of the feet on the platform, heels free.

How to do it

1. Drop into a full stretch, then rise to a hard calf squeeze.

Coaching cues

• Pause at the top. Do not bounce the stretch.

Common mistakes

• Cutting the stretch short. Let the heels sink every rep.

Related lifts

• Barbell Calf Raise Calves
• Calf Raises Calves
• Elevated Smith Machine Calf Raise Calves
• Hack Squat Calf Raise Calves
• Machine Leg Press Calf Raise Calves
• Seated Machine Calf Raise Calves