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Seated Calf Raise

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Type: Strength
Main Muscle Worked: Calves
Equipment: Machine
Mechanics Type: Isolation
Level: Beginner
Sport: No
Force: Push
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Seated Calf Raise Guide

Main Muscle: Calves

  1. Sit on the machine and place your toes on the lower portion of the platform provided with the heels extending off. Choose the toe positioning of your choice (forward, in, or out) as per the beginning of this chapter.
  2. Place your lower thighs under the lever pad, which will need to be adjusted according to the height of your thighs. Now place your hands on top of the lever pad in order to prevent it from slipping forward.
  3. Lift the lever slightly by pushing your heels up and release the safety bar. This will be your starting position.
  4. Slowly lower your heels by bending at the ankles until the calves are fully stretched. Inhale as you perform this movement.
  5. Raise the heels by extending the ankles as high as possible as you contract the calves and breathe out. Hold the top contraction for a second.
  6. Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.



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Review: Seated Calf Raise

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7/10

Sep 19, 2011 6:33 AM: My gym doesn't have this machine. Is a standing calf raise - with the ball of your foot on a block - just as good?



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10/10

Sep 8, 2011 11:25 AM: FOR ME THIS IS THE BEST CALF EXERCISE, IT BURNS A LOT, YOU WILL FEEL ALL THE WORK INSTANTLY! YEAH! DO 5 SETS OF 20, WITH A LOT OF WEIGHT! lml



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10/10

Aug 14, 2011 6:19 AM: burns



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Review: Seated Calf Raise

Exercise Rating
10/10

May 1, 2011 7:40 AM: Effective calf workout. Our varsity soccer coach recommends it, and our soccer team took 2nd in state at D2 this year. You will feel the amount of strain it leaves on your calves, and it may not feel too comfortable to walk after a few sets. (:



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Tip: Seated Calf Raise

Exercise Rating
10/10

Dec 25, 2010 11:16 AM: Great exercise. If you perform 2 Semi-heavy sets of 20 with the same weight are great for a pump



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Tip: Seated Calf Raise

Exercise Rating
9/10

Dec 24, 2010 7:18 AM: Always remember that when your knees are bent it is the soleus muscle that raises the heal, but when your knees are locked it is the the gastrocnemius that raises the heel. So make sure you do both seated and standing calf raises for maximal calf development and muscle balance.



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7/10

Aug 19, 2010 7:42 PM: This is a great exercise for you Calves but a horrible one for your Gastrocnemius. Muscles have a point or origin (place where they start) and a point of insertion (place where they end). This are must be lengthened (but not stretched) for the muscle to contract properly. This muscles Origin is the...+See More



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Tip: Seated Calf Raise

Exercise Rating
9/10

Aug 17, 2010 9:15 AM: this is a great exercise for calves ; just pay attention to this tip :you'd better do this exercise in 2 section and you must do it to failure and its much better to do this
in drop manner.



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Review: Seated Calf Raise

Exercise Rating
10/10

Jul 15, 2010 6:28 PM: if you do them right and add some drop sets to this and you stronger at them super sore up 2 5 days no joke!



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Review: Seated Calf Raise

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10/10

Mar 28, 2010 8:39 PM: Great exercise, specially using variations like Cody´s tips.



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