Leg press calf raise
- Sit in the leg press machine. Place the balls of your feet on the lower edge of the footplate, keeping your legs straight but not locked.
- Release the safety catches. Lower your heels slowly until you feel a deep stretch in your calves.
- Push through the balls of your feet to fully raise your heels as high as possible, squeezing your calves.
Tips
- Position only the balls of your feet on the lower edge of the footplate so your heels hang freely and can travel through a full range of motion in both directions.
- At the top of each rep, pause briefly with your heels raised as high as your ankle mobility allows before lowering with control.
- Keep your knees straight but not forcefully locked throughout the set so the movement stays focused at the ankle joint.
Common mistakes
- Cutting the descent short and not lowering the heels until a full stretch is felt means the bottom portion of the range of motion is skipped.
- Bouncing out of the bottom position by dropping the heels quickly and immediately reversing direction removes the controlled lowering phase of the repetition.
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