Exercise Profile
- Target Muscle Group
- Exercise TypeStrength
- Equipment RequiredMachine
- MechanicsIsolation
- Force TypePush (Bilateral)
- Experience LevelBeginner
- Secondary Muscles
None
Target Muscle Group
Calves
Toes In Seated Calf Raise Overview
The toes in seated calf raise is a variation of the seated calf raise and an exercise used to isolate the muscles of the calves.
The calves can be a stubborn muscle group for a lot of people, so it’s important to experiment with several different angles when performing calf raises. You may also want to consider training the calves with a high training frequency.
The toes in seated calf raise can be incorporated into your leg workouts and full body workouts.
Toes In Seated Calf Raise Instructions
- Take a seat on the machine and place the balls of your feet on the platform with your toes pointed in - your heels will naturally hang off. Position the base of quads under the knee pad and allow your hands to rest on top.
- Extend your ankles and release the safety bar.
- Lower the heels by dorsiflexing the ankles until the calves are fully stretched.
- Extend the ankles and exhale as you flex the calves.
- Repeat for the assigned number of repetitions.
Toes In Seated Calf Raise Tips
- Keep the repetitions slow and controlled. Limit momentum and pause at the top to emphasize the contraction.
- Limit depth of the heels if you feel any sort of stretch through the bottom of the foot during the exercise.
- Try to move through the ball of the foot rather than the base of the toes.
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