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Barbell Standing Bent Knee Calf Raise From Deficit
How to do the barbell standing bent knee calf raise from deficit, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Barbell
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Extension
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Stand on a raised block with a barbell on your upper back and a soft bend in your knees. Let your heels drop below the block for a stretch, then drive up onto the balls of your feet while keeping the knee bend fixed.
- 1Feel the stretch deep in your calves as your heels drop
- 2Keep the slight knee bend to load the soleus
- 3Press all the way up onto your toes and pause
Common mistakes
- Don't bounce out of the bottom stretch
- Avoid changing your knee angle mid-rep
- Don't let your ankles roll in or out
Muscles worked
The barbell standing bent knee calf raise from deficit mainly works the calves.
- CalvesPrimary
- ForearmsMinor
- Lower BackMinor
- Upper TrapsMinor
- Lower AbsMinor
- QuadsMinor
- HamstringsMinor
Kovo programs the barbell standing bent knee calf raise from deficit for you and tracks it every session.
We build your whole program, drop the right lifts into each workout, and adjust your weights as you get stronger. Free on iOS and Android.
More calves & shins exercises
- How to do the ankle cars
- How to do the ankle circles
- How to do the ankle rocks
- How to do the resistance band ankle mobilization
- How to do the calf press
- How to do the calf raises with hold
Last reviewed June 2026.