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Calves

Standing Calf Raise

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

What you need

Equipment
Standing Calf Raise Machine
Trains
Calves
In a plan
An accessory

How to do it

Full stretch at the bottom, hold the top for a beat. Slow, not bouncy.

Watch the form ↗

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: