Exercise 1: The Standing Calf Raise (The Classic!) This is the most common and straightforward exercise you'll see in any gym or even do at home.

3. Smith machine bent-knee calf raise Sets: 2-3 Reps: Until failure (within safe limitations) The Smith machine allows you to add load to the bent-knee calf raise.

Repeat for 20 repetitions, 10 on each leg. Calf rocks Stand with feet shoulder-width apart. Engage your abs before shifting your weight onto your heels and pulling your toes off the floor.

1 Calf Raise Why it rocks: “Calf raises are a simple classic exercise that you can do anywhere and are great for targeting the gastrocnemius muscle (upper part of calves),” says Hamlin.

The seated calf raise is unique from most calf exercises is that it’s one of the few in which you’re training from a bent-leg position—which will help target the soleus muscles more than ...

Doing calf raises with your knees bent will emphasize the deeper of the two muscles in your calf, called the soleus. It runs along your lower leg, and is what gives people longer, thicker calves. Bent ...

“Calf raises are a simple but super effective and beneficial exercise to add to your workout routine,” says certified personal trainer and WW Digital 360 coach Lindsey Lauten.

Add weight to calf raises: Do both straight-leg calf raises (for the gastrocnemius) and bent-knee calf raises to target the soleus. Do three or four sets to fatigue (6–10 reps) of each exercise ...

To perform a Seated Calf raise (not pictured) follow the same heel raise and lowering movements while sitting. Note that when the knee is bent, the gastrocnemius does significantly less work ...

1) Bent Knee Pulses: From a standing position, raise your right leg and bend the knee to 90 degrees. Gently pulse the bent leg up and down, feeling it work the hip flexor.