Seated Calf Raise

How to do Seated Calf Raise

• Sit with the balls of your feet on the platform and the knee pad snug against your lower thighs.
• Lower the heels as far as they go for a full stretch in the calves.
• Push up onto the toes as high as you can and squeeze at the top for a second.
• Move slowly in both directions; this works the soleus under the calf, which loves long sets.

These are the same steps you see in the exercise guide in the Flawless app.

Muscles worked

Muscle data from StrengthLog.

Why do it

• Soleus — the calf half that standing work misses
• Endurance for walking and running
• Ankle stability under fatigue

How Flawless ranks Seated Calf Raise

Flawless ranks Seated Calf Raise by sets logged: the number of sets you have logged over time. The ladder is the same for everyone, because it measures work done rather than strength relative to bodyweight. The rank updates after every workout.

Similar exercises

• Donkey Calf Raise
• Leg Press Calf Raise
• Machine Seated Calf Raise
• Machine Standing Calf Raise
• Standing Calf Raise
• Tibialis Raise
• All 469 exercises in the library

Questions

What muscles does Seated Calf Raise work?

It works mainly the calves.

How do you do Seated Calf Raise?

Sit with the balls of your feet on the platform and the knee pad snug against your lower thighs. Lower the heels as far as they go for a full stretch in the calves. Push up onto the toes as high as you can and squeeze at the top for a second. Move slowly in both directions; this works the soleus under the calf, which loves long sets.

How does Flawless rank Seated Calf Raise?

By sets logged: the number of sets you have logged over time. Gold starts at 50 and Diamond at 300, the same for everyone.