Exercise Guide
Cable Standing Calf Raise
beginnerRecommendedIsolationCore Variation
Exercise Visual
Cable Standing Calf Raise
Calves • Cable
beginnerCategory
lower legs
Body Part
lower legs
Equipment
cable
Target
calves
Instructions
- 1
Stand facing a cable machine with your feet shoulder-width apart.
- 2
Hold onto the cable machine handles or attach a cable ankle strap to your ankles.
- 3
Raise your heels off the ground by extending your ankles as high as possible.
- 4
Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower your heels back down to the starting position.
- 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