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Standing Calf Raise (Machine)

A shoulder-loaded calf machine raise with the knees straight and the heels free to drop below the platform.

Primary muscle
Calves
Equipment
Machine
Difficulty
Beginner
Movement
Isolation
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How to do it

  1. Adjust the shoulder pad so you can step under it with your knees slightly bent.
  2. Set the forefoot on the platform edge with the toes pointing forward and the heels unsupported.
  3. Straighten the hips and knees to take the shoulder pad off its rest.
  4. Let the heels travel down under control until the calves reach a full stretch.
  5. Press up through the balls of your feet until the ankles are fully extended.
  6. Pause at the top, lower under control, and repeat for the prescribed reps.

Common mistakes

  • Bouncing out of the stretch, which loads the Achilles tendon rather than the calf.
  • Bending and straightening the knees to help the press, which turns it into a quarter squat.
  • Working through the base of the toes instead of the ball of the foot.
  • Cutting the top of the range short, so the calf never reaches a full contraction.

Muscles worked

Primary
Calves

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Good to know

What muscles does the Standing Calf Raise (Machine) work?
Mainly the calves.
What equipment do you need for the Standing Calf Raise (Machine)?
It uses a machine. Without it, the Banded Eccentric Tibialis Raise and the Bent-Knee Soleus Raise train the same muscles the same way.
Is the Standing Calf Raise (Machine) good for beginners?
GymVim rates it beginner.

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