Seated Calf Raise

Seated calf raise machines vary from gym to gym. Most will involve the following:

Teaching points

• Sit on the seat with the front of the foot supported on the platform
  
  
• Pull the lever back to lower the weight onto your thigh, just above the bent knee
  
  
• Raise the heels up to lift the weights
  
  
• Slowly lower the heels back down to the starting position

Variations and progressions

• To increase the difficulty of the exercise, drop the heels down, past the level of the platform

Muscles worked

• Soleus
  
  
• Tibialis Posterior
  
  
• Peroneus Brevis
  
  
• Peroneus Longus

Alternative exercises

• Bent knee calf raise

Related injuries

• Calf strain
  
  
• Achilles tendonitis
  
  
• Achilles tendon tear