Exercise Guide

Cable Standing Calf Raise

beginnerRecommendedIsolationCore Variation
Exercise Visual

Cable Standing Calf Raise

Calves Cable

beginner

Category

lower legs

Body Part

lower legs

Equipment

cable

Target

calves

Instructions

  1. 1

    Stand facing a cable machine with your feet shoulder-width apart.

  2. 2

    Hold onto the cable machine handles or attach a cable ankle strap to your ankles.

  3. 3

    Raise your heels off the ground by extending your ankles as high as possible.

  4. 4

    Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower your heels back down to the starting position.

  5. 5

    Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Muscles

HamstringsCalvesGlutes

Movement Data

Role

Calf

Pattern

squat

Priority

7/10

Variation Rank

1

Workout Split

legs

Classification

Isolation

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