Calves exercise

Single Leg Seated Calf Raise

How to do the Single Leg Seated Calf Raise with correct form — the muscles worked, equipment, and step-by-step technique from the Fitonist exercise library.

Sit on the machine with the padding on top of your left thigh and the ball of your left food on the edge of the foot pad. Keep your right leg outstretched to keep it from getting in the way. Take the weight off the rack by pushing up with your leg and let your heel drop as far…
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Illustration showing the Single Leg Seated Calf Raise
Targets

Muscles worked

Calves muscle Calves Primary
Gear

Equipment

Calf raise machine Calf raise machine
Technique

How to do the Single Leg Seated Calf Raise

  1. 1 Sit on the machine with the padding on top of your left thigh and the ball of your left food on the edge of the foot pad.
  2. 2 Keep your right leg outstretched to keep it from getting in the way.
  3. 3 Take the weight off the rack by pushing up with your leg and let your heel drop as far as possible. This is the starting position for the exercise.
  4. 4 Slowly push your heel up as far as possible.
  5. 5 Squeeze the calf muscle, and then slowly lower the weight back down to the starting position.
  6. 6 Do not pause, and raise straight back up again.