Seated Calf Raise

How to do the Seated Calf Raise

1. Sit in the machine with thighs secured under the pads and feet on the platform.
2. Place the balls of your feet on the edge so your heels can drop freely.
3. Release the safety handles and start with ankles plantarflexed under the load.
4. Lower your heels until you reach a deep calf stretch at the bottom.
5. Drive through the balls of your feet to raise your heels as high as possible.
6. Finish on your toes with the ankles fully plantarflexed before lowering into the next rep.

Common mistakes

• Using short partial reps
• Bouncing out of the bottom
• Letting knees lift the pads
• Feet placed too deep on platform

Form cues

• Use the footplate edge
• Drop heels fully
• Rise onto big toe
• Keep knees bent