Calves · Cable · Beginner
How to do Cable Standing Calf Raise
The cable standing calf raise is an exercise that targets the calf muscles using a cable machine for resistance. It involves standing upright and raising your heels off the ground to engage the calves, with secondary activation of the hamstrings and glutes.
- Primary muscle
- Calves
- Also works
- Hamstrings and Glutes
- Equipment
- Cable
- Level
- Beginner
- Category
- Legs
How to do Cable Standing Calf Raise, step by step
- Stand facing a cable machine with your feet shoulder-width apart.
- Hold onto the cable machine handles or attach a cable ankle strap to your ankles.
- Raise your heels off the ground by extending your ankles as high as possible.
- Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower your heels back down to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Muscles worked
Cable Standing Calf Raise works your calves as the main mover, with help from your hamstrings and glutes.
Track Cable Standing Calf Raise in SPLYT
Cable Standing Calf Raise is already in SPLYT’s exercise library. Log your sets, reps and weight on iPhone or Apple Watch, with last time’s weights already filled in.
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