Machine calf raise

Calves

🔧 calf raise machine ↕ Push 🏋️ kg × reps Difficulty: ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Muscle outlines from Body Muscles by Ivan Vulović, Apache 2.0 — regrouped and recoloured for Muscle Train.

How to perform

Stand upright in a calf raise machine with the pads resting on your shoulders and your forefoot secured on top of the platform. Hang your heels off of the platform and slightly flex your ankles to drop heel slightly to the floor. Brace your core to maintain a neutral spine before extending your ankles to raise your heels. Once you’ve reached full ankle extension, return to the starting position.

Muscles Worked

GastrocnemiusSoleus

Secondary: Tibialis posterior, Flexor digitorum longus

Tips

Stand tall under the shoulder pads, keep your core engaged. Drop your heels slightly to stretch, then press through the balls of your feet to lift. Hold briefly at the top and lower slowly.

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