Best Calves Exercises

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28 guides

Every calves exercise in the NYUS library — each with step-by-step form, the muscles worked, and equipment. Log them in a plan with a weekly check-in.

What is in this list

28 exercises in the NYUS library list this muscle as a primary muscle. By equipment: 6 bodyweight, 6 machine, 6 other, 3 barbell, 3 dumbbell, 2 foam roll, 1 bands and 1 body only. By level: 19 beginner and 9 intermediate. The counts come from the library data behind each exercise page.

All calves exercises

Ankle CirclesAnterior Tibialis-SMRBalance BoardBarbell Seated Calf RaiseCalf PressCalf Press On The Leg Press MachineCalf Raise On A DumbbellCalf Raises - With BandsCalf Stretch Elbows Against WallCalf Stretch Hands Against WallCalves-SMRDonkey Calf RaisesDumbbell Seated One-Leg Calf RaiseFoot-SMRKnee CirclesPeroneals-SMRPeroneals StretchPosterior Tibialis StretchRocking Standing Calf RaiseSeated Calf RaiseSeated Calf StretchSmith Machine Calf RaiseSmith Machine Reverse Calf RaisesStanding Barbell Calf RaiseStanding Calf RaisesStanding Dumbbell Calf RaiseStanding Gastrocnemius Calf StretchStanding Soleus And Achilles Stretch

Often trained alongside these muscles: Best Quadriceps Exercises and Best Hamstrings Exercises.

Food guides that go with this list: Highest Protein Foods in India: Veg and Non-Veg List and Track Macros in India: Apps Compared, Dal and Roti.