Seated Calf Raise

Muscles worked by the Seated Calf Raise

Primary

Soleus

Secondary

CalvesGastrocnemius

Also called: soleus, deep calf, soleus muscle.

Equipment

Seated Calf Raise Machine

Also called: seated calf machine, soleus machine, seated calf press.

How to do the Seated Calf Raise

1. Sit at a calf raise machine with the pads resting on your thighs.
2. Lower your heels as far as possible.
3. Raise up onto your toes.
4. Lower under control.
5. Repeat.

Form tips

• Seated position pre-stretches the soleus.
• Use a full range of motion.

At a glance

Seated Calf Raise in German & Spanish

Descriptions, instructions and tips ship in all three languages in the JSON.

Related exercises

• Barbell Calf Raise
• Bodyweight Calf Raise
• Donkey Calf Raise
• Dumbbell Calf Raise
• Hack Squat Calf Raise
• Machine Calf Raise
• Standing Calf Raise

Exercise data (JSON)

The record below is exactly what exercises.json ships for this exercise — names, descriptions, instructions and tips in English, German and Spanish.

{
  "id": "seated-calf-raise",
  "name_en": "Seated Calf Raise",
  "name_de": "Sitzende Wadenübung",
  "name_es": "Elevación de Talones Sentado",
  "description_en": "A machine calf raise performed seated to specifically target the soleus muscle.",
  "description_de": "Eine Maschinen-Wadenübung im Sitzen, die gezielt den Soleus beansprucht.",
  "description_es": "Una elevación de talones en máquina realizada sentado para trabajar específicamente el músculo sóleo.",
  "category": "strength",
  "force_type": "push",
  "mechanic": "isolation",
  "difficulty": "beginner",
  "equipment": "seated_calf_raise_machine",
  "body_part": "lower_legs",
  "primary_muscles": [
    "soleus"
  ],
  "secondary_muscles": [
    "gastrocnemius"
  ],
  "goals": [
    "hypertrophy"
  ],
  "tags": [
    "leg_day",
    "knee_safe",
    "shoulder_safe",
    "no_axial_load",
    "lower_back_safe"
  ],
  "variation_group": "calf-raise",
  "is_unilateral": false,
  "is_bodyweight": false,
  "instructions_en": [
    "Sit at a calf raise machine with the pads resting on your thighs.",
    "Lower your heels as far as possible.",
    "Raise up onto your toes.",
    "Lower under control.",
    "Repeat."
  ],
  "instructions_de": [
    "Setze dich ans Wadengerät, Polster auf den Oberschenkeln.",
    "Senke die Fersen so weit wie möglich.",
    "Hebe dich auf die Zehenspitzen.",
    "Senke kontrolliert.",
    "Wiederhole."
  ],
  "instructions_es": [
    "Siéntate en la máquina de elevación de talones con los pads apoyados en los muslos.",
    "Baja los talones lo más posible.",
    "Elévate sobre las puntas de los pies.",
    "Baja con control.",
    "Repite."
  ],
  "tips_en": [
    "Seated position pre-stretches the soleus.",
    "Use a full range of motion."
  ],
  "tips_de": [
    "Die Sitzposition dehnt den Soleus vor.",
    "Nutze den vollen Bewegungsumfang."
  ],
  "tips_es": [
    "La posición sentada pre-estira el sóleo.",
    "Utiliza un rango completo de movimiento."
  ],
  "met": 5.0,
  "images": {
    "flat": {
      "start": "images/flat/seated-calf-raise-start.webp",
      "peak": "images/flat/seated-calf-raise-peak.webp"
    }
  }
}

Fetch just this exercise

const { exercises } = await fetch(
  "https://exercise-dataset.com/exercises.json"
).then(r => r.json());
const ex = exercises.find(e => e.id === "seated-calf-raise");

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