Muscle group · 61 exercises
Calves exercises
The calf is the gastrocnemius and, beneath it, the soleus; together they point the foot. Raises with straight knees load both, while seated raises, with the knee bent, shift the work to the soleus.
61 calf exercises, each with step-by-step instructions, a demonstration and the muscles it works — grouped by the equipment they use.
Bodyweight calf exercises
Ankle CirclesCalves · Body weight
Bodyweight Standing Calf RaiseCalves · Body weight
Box Jump Down With One Leg StabilizationCalves · Body weight
Calf Push Stretch With Hands Against WallCalves · Body weight
Calf Stretch With Hands Against WallCalves · Body weight
Chair Style Standing CalvesCalves · Body weight
Circles Knee StretchCalves · Body weight
Donkey Calf RaiseCalves · Body weight
One Leg Donkey Calf RaiseCalves · Body weight
One Leg Floor Calf RaiseCalves · Body weight
Seated Calf StretchCalves · Body weight
Standing Calf Raise (On A Staircase)Calves · Body weight
Standing CalvesCalves · Body weight
Standing Calves Calf StretchCalves · Body weight
Dumbbell calf exercises
Balance Dumbbell Seated One Leg Calf Raise - Hammer GripCalves · Dumbbell
Dumbbell Seated Calf RaiseCalves · Dumbbell
Dumbbell Seated One Leg Calf RaiseCalves · Dumbbell
Dumbbell Seated One Leg Calf Raise - Hammer GripCalves · Dumbbell
Dumbbell Seated One Leg Calf Raise - Palm UpCalves · Dumbbell
Dumbbell Single Leg Calf RaiseCalves · Dumbbell
Dumbbell Standing Calf RaiseCalves · Dumbbell
Exercise Ball On The Wall Calf RaiseCalves · Dumbbell
Exercise Ball On The Wall Calf Raise (Tennis Ball Between Knees)Calves · Dumbbell
Single Leg Calf Raise (On A Dumbbell)Calves · Dumbbell
Machine calf exercises
Calf RaiseCalves · Machine
Lever Calf PressCalves · Leverage machine
Lever Donkey Calf RaiseCalves · Leverage machine
Lever Rotary CalfCalves · Leverage machine
Lever Seated Calf PressCalves · Leverage machine
Lever Seated Calf RaiseCalves · Leverage machine
Lever Seated Squat Calf Raise On Leg Press MachineCalves · Leverage machine
Lever Seated Squat Calf Raise On Leg Press Machine BluntCalves · Leverage machine- Lever Standing Calf RaiseCalves · Leverage machine
Leg press sled calf exercises
Hack Calf RaiseCalves · Sled machine
Hack One Leg Calf RaiseCalves · Sled machine
Sled 45° Calf PressCalves · Sled machine
Sled Calf Press On Leg PressCalves · Sled machine
Sled Forward Angled Calf RaiseCalves · Sled machine
Sled Lying Calf PressCalves · Sled machine
Sled One Leg Calf Press On Leg PressCalves · Sled machine
Calves: other equipment
Assisted Lying Calves StretchCalves · Assisted
Calf Stretch With RopeCalves · Rope
Exercise Ball On The Wall Calf Raise (Tennis Ball Between Ankles)Calves · Dumbbell, exercise ball, tennis ball
Peroneals StretchCalves · Rope
Posterior Tibialis StretchCalves · Rope
Weighted Donkey Calf RaiseCalves · Weighted
Ready-made calf workouts
Workouts with the sets, reps and rest already worked out, built from the exercises on this page.
Track every one of these in SPLYT
Every exercise here is already in SPLYT’s exercise library. Log your sets, reps and weight on iPhone or Apple Watch, with last time’s weights already filled in.