How do you perform this exercise?
- Adjust the seat of the leverage machine so that your shoulders are aligned with the lever pad.
- Place your toes on the lever pad, with your heels hanging off the edge.
- Grasp the handles or side supports for stability.
- Push the lever pad down by extending your ankles, contracting your calf muscles.
- Pause for a moment at the bottom of the movement.
- Slowly return to the starting position by allowing your heels to rise back up.
- 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.
