Muscles worked
calves, hamstrings
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smith seated one leg calf raise
- Body part
- lower legs
- Equipment
- smith machine
- Target muscle
- calves
- Muscle group
- hamstrings
Secondary muscles
How to perform it
- 1
Sit on the machine with your back against the pad and your feet on the footrest.
- 2
Place one leg on the footrest and keep the other leg off the footrest.
- 3
Using your calf muscles, raise your heel as high as possible.
- 4
Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower your heel back down to the starting position.
- 5
Repeat for the desired number of repetitions, then switch legs and repeat.
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