Muscles worked
calves, soleus, ankle stabilizers
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lever seated calf raise
- Body part
- lower legs
- Equipment
- leverage machine
- Target muscle
- calves
- Muscle group
- soleus
Secondary muscles
How to perform it
- 1
Adjust the seat height so that your knees are slightly bent and your feet are flat on the footplate.
- 2
Place your toes on the footplate with your heels hanging off the edge.
- 3
Grasp the handles or the sides of the seat for stability.
- 4
Push through the balls of your feet to raise your heels as high as possible.
- 5
Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower your heels back down to the starting position.
- 6
Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
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