Cable Calf Raise

Body region

• Legs

Muscles

Main

• Gastrocnemius

Helps

• Soleus

Holds

• Trapezius
• Tibialis Posterior
• Fibularis Longus
• Flexor Digitorum Superficialis

Equipment

• Cable Station

Technique

1. Attach handles or a bar to a low pulley and stand with the balls of your feet on a plate or block.
2. Hold the handles at your sides with straight arms and stand tall.
3. Lower your heels for a full stretch.
4. Rise onto your toes as high as you can, pause, and lower slowly.

Cues

• Keep the legs straight with soft knees.
• Stay close to the pulley so the cable pulls straight down.
• Move slowly through the whole range.

Common mistakes

• Leaning back against the cable.
• Bouncing out of the bottom.
• Shrugging the shoulders to help.

Variations

• Single-Leg Cable Calf Raise

Alternatives

• Standing Calf Raise
• Single-Leg Calf Raise