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LEG PRESS CALF RAISE

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4 catalogued variants across leg press machine.
DMG 28 · STA 3 · ★★★☆☆ · 4 VARIANTS
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Leg Press Calf Raise

MOVE LIST · 4 VARIANTS

SEATED ONE LEG IN THE AIR

1 VARIANT
POSITION: SEATED ONE LEG IN THE AIR SETUP: CALF RAISE SETUP EXECUTION: UNILATERAL VARIANT 01
A.K.A. One-Leg Leg Press Calf Raise

START: Sit in a leg press machine and place your foot on the bottom of the foot plate so that your heel hangs off the foot plate. Press the foot plate up from the safety hooks (but do not unlatch them) by straightening your leg. Drop your toes down toward your shin to stretch your calves.

MOVE: Press the weight up with your toes by contracting your calf muscles. Hold this position for a second, flexing your calf muscles, then lower your heel back to the start position.

ANY POSITION

3 VARIANTS
SETUP: CALF RAISE SETUP CALFRAISESETUP: TOES IN VARIANT 02
SETUP: CALF RAISE SETUP CALFRAISESETUP: TOES OUT VARIANT 03
EQUIPMENT: LEG PRESS MACHINE VARIANT 04
A.K.A. Leg Press Calf Raise

START: Sit in a leg press machine and place your feet on the bottom of the foot plate so that your heels hang off the foot plate. Press the foot plate up from the safety hooks (but do not unlatch them) by straightening your legs. Drop your toes down toward your shins to stretch your calves.

MOVE: Press the weight up with your toes by contracting your calf muscles. Hold this position for a second, flexing your calf muscles, then lower your heels back to the start position.

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