Leg Press Calf Raise (Machine)
Trains the calves. You need a machine. None of our programs use it yet, but you can add it to any session you build.
Free to use. The app works out every weight and times your rest.
In the programs
None of our programs use the Leg Press Calf Raise (Machine)
It is in the app, so you can add it to any session and log it like anything else. It is just not written into one of our 50 free programs. If you want a calves exercise that is, there are 4 on the Calves page.
Muscles worked
What Leg Press Calf Raise (Machine) trains
Technique
How to do the Leg Press Calf Raise (Machine)
- Sit on the leg press machine and position your feet shoulder-width apart on the higher portion of the footplate with your toes pointing up.
- Press the footplate by extending your legs and keeping a slight bend in your knees.
- Push through your forefeet to raise the footplate as much as possible, squeezing your calf muscles.
- Slowly lower your forefeet down to the starting position. Repeat for the desired repetitions.
Form cues
Getting it right
- Keep your legs slightly bent throughout the exercise to avoid placing stress on your knees.
- Focus on a full range of motion, pushing your forefeet as much as possible for deep muscle activation.
- Exhale as you raise your heels and inhale as you lower them back down.
Substitutes
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The app's swap picker ranks these the same way: same muscles, similar movement, similar equipment.
Let the app run the Leg Press Calf Raise (Machine) for you
Durata picks the weight, times your rest and adds load when you earn it. That works on any of our 50 free programs, or on a session you put together yourself.