Standing Calf Raise Machine

The standing calf machine lets you load the gastrocnemius heavily in a comfortable, safe way.

• Isolation
• Machine
• Beginner

How to do it

• Shoulders under the pads, balls of your feet on the platform
• Rise onto your toes and squeeze at the top
• Lower slowly into a maximal stretch

Sets, reps and tempo

Ranges: 10–15 reps with a pause at the top and a stretch at the bottom · 0–2 RIR

Tempo: Lift and squeeze 1 s at the top, lower for 2–3 s chasing a maximal stretch

Common mistakes

• A short range without going all the way down
• Bouncing quickly

Muscles worked

Primary

• Calves

Alternatives

• Standing Calf Raise
• Standing Barbell Calf Raise