Calves · No equipment

Donkey Calf Raise

Calves exercise with no equipment. Works the calves.

Calves No equipment Body Weight

The same demo you get in the app. Tap any exercise there for its stats and history.

How to do it

Donkey Calf Raise, step by step

  1. 01

    Place the balls of your feet on a raised platform and hinge forward to rest your forearms on a bench.

  2. 02

    Let your heels drop for a full calf stretch.

  3. 03

    Press up onto your toes as high as you can.

  4. 04

    Pause at the top, then lower slowly.

  5. 05

    The hip hinge stretches your calves harder than standing raises, use the full range.

Donkey Calf Raise in Trainlike

Progress in reps, not guesses.

With nothing on the bar, reps are the target. Match your best and the next workout asks for one more.

Fall short and Trainlike eases the reps back instead of the weight, then rebuilds from there. Every verdict opens the receipt behind it.

+1 REPMATCH YOUR BESTDELOAD −3 REPS

How verdicts work in the user guide.

Train it, get it graded.

Log the Donkey Calf Raise in Trainlike and every workout comes back with a grade, the evidence, and your next target.

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First three workouts free, insights included.