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plantar flexion
Standing Calf Raise
Search GoogleStanding Calf Raise is a beginner plantar flexion exercise using calf raise machine. It primarily trains calves. Use a repeatable setup, a pain-free range of motion, and a level of resistance that preserves the intended position.
- Primary
- calves
- Secondary
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- Equipment
- calf raise machine
- Mechanic
- isolation
Setup
- — Prepare the calf raise machine and clear the movement area.
- — Set your stance, grip, and starting position before beginning standing calf raise.
- — Begin with a light load and increase it only while every repetition stays controlled.
Execution
- — Rise onto the balls of the feet, pause high, and lower the heels fully.
- — Reverse the movement smoothly and reset your position before the next repetition.
Breathing & coaching
- — Inhale during the easier or lowering phase.
- — Exhale through the working phase of the plantar flexion.
- — Rise onto the balls of the feet, pause high, and lower the heels fully.
- — Keep pressure and tempo even from side to side.
Progressions
- — Loaded or slower-tempo standing calf raise
Regressions
- — Supported or reduced-range standing calf raise