Smith Machine Calf Raise

How to do it

1. Set the bar at about shoulder height and place a sturdy step or plate on the floor under it.
2. Rest the bar on your upper back and stand with the balls of your feet on the step, heels hanging off.
3. Twist the bar off the hooks, lower your heels slowly into a deep calf stretch, and hold it for a moment instead of bouncing.
4. Rise as high as you can onto your toes with your knees straight but not locked, then lower under control.
5. Twist the bar back onto the hooks before you step off.

Warm up first and pick a weight you can control through the whole movement. Stop if something hurts.

Muscles worked

• CalvesMain

Also known as

Standing Calf Raise (Smith) · Smith Machine Standing Calf Raise · Standing Calf Raise (Smith Machine)