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Bent-Knee Calf Raise
Exercise Details
- Equipment
- Seated calf machine/bench + load
- Sets & Reps
- 4 sets × 15-20 reps · rest 60 s
- How to do it
- Seated with knees bent 90° (soleus position); balls of the feet on the platform; sink the heels into a full stretch, then rise to the top squeezing the deep calf; slow tempo.
- Common mistakes
- Knees straightening (gastrocnemius takes over), bouncy half reps, rushing