Calves

Smith Machine Calf Raise

Trains calves. You'll need a smith machine. We use it as an accessory rather than a main lift.

What you need

Equipment: Smith Machine
Trains: Calves
In a plan: An accessory

How to do it

Balls of the feet on a block, bar on the back, full range and slow.

That's a search, not a fixed video — deliberately. A pinned clip can be deleted or turn out to be a bad demonstration, and you'd only find out mid-workout.

If the machine's busy

These train the same pattern, and they're what the app offers you as a swap:

Donkey Calf Raise
Dumbbell Calf Raise