Barbell Seated Calf Raise
10 reps
Bar across your thighs, press the balls of your feet down to lift your heels.
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CALVES
Barbell Seated Calf Raise
This seated version rests a barbell across your thighs so the calves work without any need to balance. Cutting out the stability demand lets you focus entirely on squeezing each rep. It is an easy entry point for building calf strength and size.
How to do it
- 1
Sit tall on a bench with the balls of your feet on a raised block or plate a few inches high.
- 2
Hold a barbell across the lower part of your thighs, keeping it off your kneecaps.
- 3
Push through the balls of your feet to raise the bar, driving your heels upward.
- 4
Squeeze the calves and hold briefly at the top.
- 5
Lower slowly until your heels dip below the block, staying under tension.
- 6
Keep your chest up and core braced throughout.