To get started stand in a comfortable position with your feet slightly apart then place the smith machine bar over your shoulder.
Smith machine standing calf raise.
How to do smith machine reverse calf raise.
With knees bent rest the balls of your feet on the platform while keeping your toes off the platform and pointing forward.
It is usually performed for moderate to high reps such as 8 12 reps per set or more as part of the lower body portion of a workout.
The main difference between these calf raises and those done on a calf machine is that the resistance is directly over your calves rather than transferred through a lever.
How to do it on a smith machine.
Then set the bar to the position that best fits your height.
First make sure to place a block or weight plate below the bar on the smith machine.
The smith machine standing calf raise is a machine based exercise targeting the muscles of the calves particularly the gastrocnemius or upper calf muscle.
Stand on a platform underneath a smith machine so that the barbell is positioned behind your shoulders and slightly below your neck.
Smith machine calf raise this is yet another way to do a calf raise without a machine because all you need is a barbell with a weight that isn t too difficult for you to lift.