Standing Calf Raise (Machine)

How to do it

1. Step under the shoulder pads and stand upright with the balls of your feet on the step edge, about hip width apart.
2. Keep your legs straight, knees not locked.
3. Lower your heels below the step into a stretch.
4. Rise onto your toes as high as you can and hold briefly.
5. Lower under control.

Key cues

• Balls of the feet, heels hanging
• Stretch at the bottom, no bounce
• Full rise and a short hold
• Stand upright under the pads

Common mistakes

• Bouncing out of the bottom
• Cutting the range short at the top
• Bending your knees to push the weight up
• Leaning forward under the pads

Muscles worked

Primary

Calves

Equipment

Standing calf raise machine.

Variations

• Standing Calf Raise (Dumbbell)

  Dumbbell · Calves · Isolation

• Standing Calf Raise (Barbell)

  Barbell · Calves · Isolation

• Standing Calf Raise (Smith Machine)

  Smith machine · Calves · Isolation

• Standing Calf Raise (Bodyweight)

  Bodyweight · Isolation

Programs that use it

• Push Pull Legs
• PHUL
• Upper/Lower

References

1. StrengthLog: Standing Calf Raise
2. Fitbod: Standing Machine Calf Raise
3. Liftosaur: Leverage Machine Standing Calf Raise