Smith toe raise
Calves Smith machine
How to do it
- 1Set the Smith machine bar at a height that lets you stand comfortably with your feet flat on the floor.
- 2Position yourself under the bar with your shoulders just beneath it and your feet shoulder‑width apart.
- 3Place the balls of your feet on an elevated platform or weight plates, letting your heels hang off the edge.
- 4Grip the bar with a pronated grip slightly wider than shoulder width.
- 5Brace your core and keep your back straight throughout the movement.
- 6Raise your heels slowly as high as possible, lifting your body weight onto the balls of your feet.
- 7Pause briefly at the top, then lower your heels slowly back to the starting position.
- 8Repeat the desired number of reps.
More calves exercises
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- One leg floor calf raiseBodyweight
- Band single leg calf raiseResistance band
- Dumbbell seated one leg calf raise - palm upDumbbells
- Bodyweight standing calf raiseBodyweight
- Smith standing leg calf raiseSmith machine
- Smith one leg floor calf raiseSmith machine
- Exercise ball on the wall calf raiseDumbbells
See it moving
In the app every exercise comes with its animation and the muscle marked on the body, with the set timer and the rests counted.
See NiudThis page is for information and doesn’t replace a professional. If you have an injury or a medical condition, ask first. Data from the open catalogue hasaneyldrm/exercises-dataset, MIT licence.
