Cable Standing Calf Raise
The standing calf raise on a bench in front of a cable stack, the low cable clipped to a hip belt instead of a bar on the back.
How to do it
Setup
Balls of the feet on the bench's edge, heels hanging, knees straight, the low cable clipped to a hip belt, hands on the frame.
Steps
- Stand tall so the cable pulls straight down through the hips.
- Rise onto the toes as high as the ankles allow and pause.
- Lower until the heels sink below the bench into a stretch.
Common mistakes
Pulling on the frame to rise: the hands only balance you. Bending the knees to heave the plates: legs straight, less weight. Bouncing out of the bottom: pause in the stretch.
Breathing
Exhale rising, inhale lowering.
