Exercise
Machine Calf Press
Also known as: lever calf press, calf press machine, seated calf press, machine toe press
Machine Calf Press is a isolation exercise for the calves. Main target: medial gastrocnemius and lateral gastrocnemius. Also works: soleus. Equipment: machine.
Muscles worked
How to do it
- Sit in the calf press machine with the balls of your feet on the platform and your legs almost fully extended.
- Release the safety and let the platform come toward you as your ankles flex, feeling a stretch in the calves.
- Press the platform away by pushing through the balls of your feet until your ankles are fully extended.
- Pause at the top for a second, then return under control to the stretched position and repeat.
Similar exercises
Standing Calf Raises
Machine
Medial gastrocnemiusLateral gastrocnemius
Calf Press
Machine
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Calf Press On The Leg Press Machine
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Hack Machine Calf Raise
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Rotary Calf Machine
Machine
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Single-Leg Calf Press on Leg Press
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Alternatives with other equipment
Standing Dumbbell Calf Raise
Dumbbell
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Calf Raises - With Bands
Bands
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Donkey Calf Raises
Other
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Rocking Standing Calf Raise
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Smith Machine Calf Raise
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Medial gastrocnemiusLateral gastrocnemius
Cable Single-Leg Calf Raise
Cable
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