You can perform this calf exercise by using
a donkey calf raise machine that only some gyms provide.
The donkey calf raise can be performed on
a donkey calf raise machine, or with a fellow lifter sitting on your lower back.
This setup has the advantage of allowing much greater freedom of movement than a regular
Donkey Calf Raise machine, so your body can find it's own path for the exercise.
And to make matters worse, one of the best exercises for calves is the Donkey Calf Raise... and it is EXTREMELY rare to find a good
Donkey Calf Raise machine, even in a fairly well - equipped gym... and FORGET having one in a home gym.
This exercise setup mimics
the Donkey Calf Raise machine PERFECTLY... in fact, I think it's even BETTER than any Donkey Calf Raise machine I've ever used because of the freedom of movement (and the stabilization requirement) it offers.
Not exact matches
Get all of the leg press and hack squat
machine benefits you've been looking for, plus use it for
donkey squats and
calf raises!
Sample Exercise Setup: Chest — 3 exercises, 1 incline, 1 flat and 1 decline Back — 4 exercises, 1 wide chin up or latt pull, 1 row, 1 pulley or
machine row, Deads or pullovers (alternate between these two) Delts — 3 exercises, overhead press, side laterals, bent laterals Triceps — 3 exercises, overhead tricep extension with bar or dumbbell, cable pressdown,
machine dip Biceps — 3 exercises, preacher curl, barbell or dumbbell curl, cable curl Quads — 3 exercises, press of some kind, extension, hack or press or squat of some kind Hams — 1 exercise, leg curl
Calves — 3 exercises, standing
calf raise, bent lower back
calf raise (like
donkey calf raises where your upper body and lower body are in an «L» shape), seated
calf raises Abs - 3 exercises, weighted
machine crunch, hanging leg lifts, cable reverse crunches Traps — 1 exercise, shrugs
The
Donkey Calf Raise is a KEY exercise for developing great
calves... and this is a GREAT setup for the exercise that has a number of advantages over
machines that are even designed specifically for it!
This is a GREAT way to do
Donkey Calf Raises I find it's actually even MORE effective than using a
machine or a partner!