Shoulders under the pads, balls of feet on the platform. Full range of motion — all the way down for the stretch, all the way up on your toes.
MUSCLES WORKED
Gastrocnemius (Calves)
Also: Soleus
COACH'S NOTE
Full stretch, pause at top
How to do it
01
Step into the machine and position your shoulders under the pads. Place the balls of your feet on the edge of the platform with your heels hanging off.
02
Set up with the bar at mid-chest height and your eyes under it.
03
Brace, unrack, and settle the bar over your shoulders before the first rep.
04
Lower under control to the same spot every rep.
The full standing calf raise machine guide is in the app.
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3 more steps
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2 common mistakes and how to fix them
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Animated demo and a rest timer, set by set
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How Fittrexx programs it
isolation · hypertrophy
STYLE
Full gym
WHERE
🔒 In the app
SETS × REPS
🔒 In the app
REST
Fittrexx writes the sets, reps, rest and starting weight for standing calf raise machine from your goal, experience and gear, then adjusts them as it learns how you recover.