Muscle outlines from Body Muscles by Ivan Vulović, Apache 2.0 — regrouped and recoloured for Muscle Train.
Sit on a leg press machine positioning your shoulders and hips against the backpad while placing your feet hip-width apart with your forefoot secured on the platform and your heels hanging off the bottom. Grab ahold of the brace bars and brace your core to keep your lower back and shoulders touching the backpad. Keep the safety bars in place as you extend your ankles to raise the platform. After full ankle extension, slowly lower the platform back to the safety bars.
This exercise is a variation on the more common calf raise. Like the standard calf raise this isolation exercise primarily targets the calves. The use of a machine adds stability to the movement, as well as gives you more control over your resistance. It’s an effective exercise for building muscle mass and developing strength in your calves.
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