Standing Calf Raises - Best Way

[JK333]

What is the best way to do Standing Calf Raises? We don't have a machine for this at our gym...so, should I do them in the squat rack? Also do I do them straight from the ground or should I stand on an elevated surface to do them so that I can really stretch out at the bottom?

[PowerManDL]

Use the leg press.

[mark]

This is the only time I get in the Smith machine. I grab an aerobics step, position it beneath the bar, and do them there.

[PnW]

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[christie]

I don't know if I do them right but I stand on the edge of an aerobics bench and use dumbbells....

[JK333]

Totally unrelated... but I love your sig!! :clap:


Thanks - that is what runs through my mind as I do HIIT. :lol3:

[JK333]

This is the only time I get in the Smith machine. I grab an aerobics step, position it beneath the bar, and do them there.


This is what I tried to do - it just felt awkward. I then tried them in the squat rack and just couldn't stabilize myself properly. I could try dumbells as Christielou suggested but I would need straps to get enough weight.

[PowerManDL]

Or you could use the leg press which allows you to pile on as much weight as you want without going to the trouble.

[JK333]

Or you could use the leg press which allows you to pile on as much weight as you want without going to the trouble.

Sounds like a plan. Thanks. :clap:

[crawford62]

I always use the leg press, I prefer it over the standing calf raise machine in my gym anyway, there isn't enough weight.