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Standing Calf Raise:
- Place your shoulders underneath the pad.
- Grab the top of the machine with your hands.
- Point your toes straight forward.
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Completing the movement:
- Push up until you are on your toes.
- Exhale when you are pushing up.
- Slowly let the weight down. Inhale as you are coming down.
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Angled Calf Raise:
- Begin by stepping under the shoulder pads.
- Make sure that you are on the balls of your feet.
- Point your toes in at a 45-degree angle.
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Completing the movement:
- Push up until you are on your toes.
- Exhale when you are pushing up.
- Slowly let the weight down. Inhale as you are coming down.
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One Leg Calf Raise:
- Place your shoulders underneath the shoulder pad.
- Grab the top of the machine with your hands.
- Put one foot on the platform and rest the other foot behind it.
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Completing the movement:
- Push up until you are on your toes.
- Exhale when you are pushing up.
- Slowly let the weight down. Inhale as you are coming down.
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