How do you perform this exercise?
- Adjust the smith machine bar to a height just below your shoulders.
- Stand facing the bar with your feet hip-width apart and toes pointing forward.
- Place the balls of your feet on the edge of a step or platform, with your heels hanging off.
- Hold onto the bar for support, keeping your back straight and core engaged.
- Raise your heels as high as possible, lifting your body weight onto the balls of your feet.
- Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower your heels back down to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Which other muscles are involved?
Hamstrings.
How do you log your sets?
How do you track progressive overload?Source: ExerciseDB catalogue and demonstration. Related movements are options to compare, not equivalent loads or a prescribed progression.
