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Lever calf press
Lower legs · Leverage machine
Target muscles
Calves
Also works
Hamstrings
How to do it
- 1Adjust the seat of the leverage machine so that your shoulders are aligned with the lever pad.
- 2Place your toes on the lever pad, with your heels hanging off the edge.
- 3Grasp the handles or side supports for stability.
- 4Push the lever pad down by extending your ankles, contracting your calf muscles.
- 5Pause for a moment at the bottom of the movement.
- 6Slowly return to the starting position by allowing your heels to rise back up.
- 7Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Exercise text from exercises-dataset by Hasan Emir Yıldırım, MIT License. Credits