Smith Machine Seated One-Leg Calf Raise
The seated Smith calf raise on one leg: the bar across the working thigh, the other leg out, one heel lifting the guided bar.
How to do it
Setup
Seated under the Smith bar, the bar just above the working knee, the other leg straight out.
Steps
- Lift the heel to free the bar, then unhook it.
- Drive the heel up against the bar's weight.
- Lower under control; hook the bar to switch legs.
Common mistakes
Bare bar pressing into the knee: pad it and set it on the thigh. Loading it like the two-leg version: one calf takes far less. Hands pushing the bar up: they rest on it for balance.
Breathing
Exhale rising, inhale lowering.
