Bent-knee leg press calf raise (Bent-knee calf press, Soleus calf press, Bent-legs 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 lower edge of the leg press footplate with your knees bent at roughly 90 degrees.
2. Keeping that knee angle fixed, lower the footplate by letting your ankles flex back ( Ankle dorsiflexion ).
3. Press through the balls of your feet to extend the ankles and push the platform away.

Form tips

1. Keep your knees stationary so that all movement happens at the ankle joints.

Similar Exercises

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

Equipment

• 45-degree leg press