Legs · Bodyweight
Weighted Plate Tibialis Anterior Curl
How to do the weighted plate tibialis anterior curl, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Extension
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Sit on a bench or stand with your heels planted and hang a weight plate over the tops of your feet near the toes. Keeping your heels down, pull your toes up toward your shins against the plate, then lower under control.
- 1The muscle along the front of your shin working hard
- 2Toes pulling up high at the top of each rep
- 3Heels staying anchored to the floor
Common mistakes
- Using leg swing or momentum to lift the plate
- Letting the heels rise off the ground
- Cutting the range short instead of full toe lift
Muscles worked
The weighted plate tibialis anterior curl mainly works the tibialis anterior.
- Tibialis AnteriorPrimary
- CalvesMinor
- Hip FlexorsMinor
Kovo programs the weighted plate tibialis anterior curl 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.