Exercise guide
Lever Standing Calf Raise
Calves · Leverage Machine
Form cues
- Shoulders under pads, feet shoulder-width
- Raise heels high, extend ankles
- Pause top, lower slow stretch
How to do Lever Standing Calf Raise, step by step
- 1Adjust the machine to your height and stand with your feet shoulder-width apart.
- 2Place your shoulders under the pads and hold onto the handles for stability.
- 3Raise your heels as high as possible by extending your ankles.
- 4Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower your heels back down to the starting position.
- 5Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Muscles worked
- Main muscle
- Calves
- Equipment
- Leverage Machine
Sets and reps
How the free programs use it:
- PPL + Upper / LowerLegs · 4 × 10–15
- Upper / LowerLower B · 3 × 10–15
- Upper / LowerLower A · 3 × 10–15
- Power + Size Upper / LowerLower Size · 4 × 12–15
- PPL / Arnold HybridLegs B · 4 × 10–15
- PPL / Arnold HybridLegs A · 4 × 10–15
- Lower Body / Glute FocusQuads & Glutes · 3 × 10–15
- Arnold SplitLegs · 4 × 10–15
- Bro SplitLegs · 4 × 10–15
- PPL + Upper / LowerLower · 3 × 10–15
- Push / Pull / LegsLegs · 4 × 10–15
- Power + Size Upper / LowerLower Power · 4 × 8–12
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