VIDEO DEMO:
EXERCISE INSTRUCTIONS:
- Drive up onto your toes by pushing your big toe into the ground HARD. This will help you get all the way up into a true calf contraction, unlike the half-repping stuff you’ll see other people doing.
- On the way down, allow your heels go slightly lower than the machine. This will create a slight stretch at the bottom of the rep, but there’s also another useful benefit to doing this; the seated position will enable you to hit the tibialis anterior (the very thin muscle which runs up the shins).
MUSCLES WORKED BY THIS EXERCISE:
- Legs (Calves, Tibialis Anterior)

ALTERNATIVE EXERCISES:
- Calf Press
- Reverse Calf Raise (Tibialis Anterior)
- Smith Machine Calf Raise
- Barbell Calf Raise
