Leg Press Calf Raise Machine

How to do it

1. Load the leg press machine and set the balls of your feet on the lower footplate edge with heels extended off the platform.
2. Position your feet hip width apart with legs extended to about three quarters, avoiding a fully locked knee.
3. Brace your core and release the safety catches, holding the plate steady before the first rep.
4. Press through the forefoot to extend the ankles fully, pause briefly at full extension, then lower under a slow four count to stretch the calves while the quadriceps stabilize the leg position.
5. Exhale during the press and hold, then inhale through the slow, controlled lowering phase.
6. Avoid bouncing out of the bottom stretch; pause briefly at full calf stretch before pressing into the next rep.

Muscles worked

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