Cable standing calf raise exercise demonstration
Cable standing calf raise

Exercise

Cable standing calf raise

Cable standing calf raise is a moderate exercise. It trains calves.

Muscles
CalvesHamstringsGlutes

Detailed explanation

Stand facing a cable machine with your feet shoulder-width apart. Hold onto the cable machine handles or attach a cable ankle strap to your ankles.

Raise your heels off the ground by extending your ankles as high as possible. Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower your heels back down to the starting position.

Step by step

  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.

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