Bodyweight Calf Raise
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PrimarySecondaryTertiary
Muscles worked
CalvesPrimary · 100%
Equipment
No equipment — bodyweight
How to log the weight
Bodyweight
A bodyweight movement — log added load only if you strap extra weight on.
Recovery window
~40h for the primary movers
Calves~40h
Programming notes
Bodyweight Calf Raise loads the calves almost exclusively. Give the primary movers roughly 40 hours before loading them hard again. In the same session it pairs cleanly with Barbell Bench Press, whose primary movers don't overlap with anything this exercise works.