Calf Press (Machine)

Muscle Group: Calves

Equipment: Machine

How to do a Calf Press (Machine)

Lie on a leg press machine and extend your legs to the platform.
Position the balls of your feet on the platform and have your heels remain in the air.
Take a breath, push the platform to straighten your legs, and unlatch the safety bars of the leg press machine.
In a controlled fashion, allow your ankles to flex while keeping your legs straight and heels in the same position. You should feel a stretch in your calves.
Now, push through the balls of your feet to extend both ankles as much as you can and hold the contraction for a second before releasing.
Keep repeating.

Tip

For safety reasons, it’s best to start with an empty leg press and do a few sets of the exercise to get a good feel for it. After that, you can slowly start adding weight until you get to a point where you can do at least ten smooth repetitions with a full range of motion.