Standing Calf Raise (Smith)
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 Standing Calf Raise (Smith)
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 Standing Calf Raise (Smith) trains
Technique
How to do the Standing Calf Raise (Smith)
- Position yourself under the bar of a smith machine, resting it across your shoulders, and hold it firmly with both hands. Place your feet shoulder-width apart with your toes pointing forward.
- Lift your heels off the floor by pushing through your forefeet, raising your body upwards.
- Continue lifting until you are standing on your forefeet, then slowly lower your heels back to the starting position with control.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Form cues
Getting it right
- Breathe steadily, exhaling as you lift your heels and inhaling as you lower them back down.
- Perform the movement slowly and with control to maximize muscle activation and reduce injury risk.
- Ensure your knees remain slightly bent to avoid knee strain.
Substitutes
Swap Standing Calf Raise (Smith) for
The app's swap picker ranks these the same way: same muscles, similar movement, similar equipment.
Let the app run the Standing Calf Raise (Smith) 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.