Standing Calf Raise Machine

Calves
Machine
Beginner
Standing Calf Raise Machine — start position
START
Standing Calf Raise Machine — end position
END
THE CUE
Shoulders under the pads, balls of feet on the platform. Full range of motion — all the way down for the stretch, all the way up on your toes.
MUSCLES WORKED
Gastrocnemius (Calves) Also: Soleus
COACH'S NOTE
Full stretch, pause at top

How to do it

01
Step into the machine and position your shoulders under the pads. Place the balls of your feet on the edge of the platform with your heels hanging off.
The full standing calf raise machine guide is in the app.
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3 more steps
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2 common mistakes and how to fix them
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Animated demo and a rest timer, set by set
Open it in Fittrexx — free

How Fittrexx programs it

isolation · hypertrophy
STYLE
Full gym
WHERE
🔒 In the app
SETS × REPS
🔒 In the app
REST
Fittrexx writes the sets, reps, rest and starting weight for standing calf raise machine from your goal, experience and gear, then adjusts them as it learns how you recover.
IN THE APP
Log standing calf raise machine in seconds.
Weight × reps per set, your previous set shown beside it, and a live bar that tells you whether this session beats last time.
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