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Standing calf raise

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Calves

Primary muscles: Calves. Assisting muscles: —.

Standing calf raise — 1
start position and end of the movement
Standing calf raise — 2

How to do it

  1. Adjust the machine to your height and position your shoulders under the pads.
  2. Place the balls of your feet on the platform with your heels off the edge and your knees slightly bent — this is the starting position.
  3. Rise up onto your toes as high as you can, exhaling, keeping your knees still.
  4. Hold the contraction for one second at the top.
  5. Lower your heels under control below the level of the platform, inhaling, until you feel the stretch in your calves.
Key to the execution: Full range of motion — from maximum stretch to maximum contraction.

Common mistakes

  • You lock your knees completely instead of keeping them slightly bent.
  • You perform the movement fast and jerkily, without feeling the full stretch.

Alternatives: exercises for the same muscles

Leg press calf raise
Leg press calf raise
Sled press · On the leg press
Dumbbell calf raise
Dumbbell calf raise
Dumbbells · Standing
Jump rope
Jump rope
Jump rope · Jumping
Single leg calf raise
Single leg calf raise
Bodyweight · One leg
Seated calf raise
Seated calf raise
Lever machine · Seated

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