Machine Seated One-Leg Calf Raise
The seated calf machine worked one leg at a time, the other foot off the platform, so each calf lifts the load alone.
How to do it
Setup
Seated in the machine, one thigh under the pad, that foot's ball on the platform edge.
Steps
- Lift the heel to take the load, then release the stop.
- Raise the heel as high as it goes and pause.
- Lower below the platform; lock the stop to switch legs.
Common mistakes
Keeping the two-leg setting: one leg needs less. Hips twisting toward the working side: sit square. Pad on the kneecap: set it on the thigh just above.
Breathing
Exhale rising, inhale lowering.
