lever seated squat calf raise on leg press machine
lever seated squat calf raise on leg press machine exercise guide with muscles, equipment, animation and step-by-step instructions. Target: calves. Equipment: leverage machine.
- Target muscle
- calves
- Muscle group
- quadriceps
- Body part
- lower legs
- Equipment
- leverage machine
Secondary muscles
quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes
How to perform
- Adjust the seat of the leg press machine so that your knees are slightly bent when your feet are on the footplate.
- Sit on the machine with your back against the backrest and your feet flat on the footplate, shoulder-width apart.
- Place your toes and the balls of your feet on the footplate, keeping your heels off the edge.
- Release the safety handles and push the footplate away from you by extending your knees.
- Once your knees are fully extended, slowly lower your heels by flexing your calves.
- Pause for a moment at the bottom, then push the footplate back up by extending your calves.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.