Leg press calf raise (Calf press on leg press, Leg press calf press, Calf raise on leg press)

Muscles

• Gastrocnemius
• Soleus
• Flexor digitorum brevis
• Flexor digitorum longus
• Flexor hallucis longus
• Flexor hallucis brevis

Technique

1. Place the balls of both feet on the bottom edge of the leg press platform with legs extended straight.
2. Flex your ankles to lower the platform until you feel a deep stretch in your calf muscles.
3. Push the platform away by extending your ankles, coming up high onto the balls of your feet.

Form tips

1. Never lock out your knees hyper-extended while executing calf raises on a leg press machine.

Similar Exercises

• Weighted ledge calf raise
• Weighted donkey calf raise
• Calf raise
• Weighted single leg calf raise
• Weighted single leg ledge calf raise

Equipment

• 45-degree leg press