How do you perform this exercise?
- Adjust the seat height so that your knees are slightly bent and your feet are flat on the footplate.
- Place your toes on the footplate, with your heels hanging off the edge.
- Grasp the handles or the sides of the machine for stability.
- Push through the balls of your feet, raising your heels as high as possible.
- 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?
Soleus, Ankle stabilizers.
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.
