Best Beginner Calves Workouts With Weight Machines

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Machines are specialized equipment designed to guide movement along specific paths, offering stability and safety, which makes them particularly beneficial for beginners.

Beginners, with less than one year of training experience, benefit from utilizing simpler equipment with reduced injury risk, allowing a focus on movement and form.

This workout concentrates on the calf muscles, located on the back of the lower leg and responsible for movements such as plantar flexion.

Exercises in this routine feature variations of calf raises, optimized through proper weight selection to enable effective muscle engagement and learning for participants.

By incorporating fundamental movements and progressive adaptations, this workout provides a solid foundation for strength development in the calves.

Workout 1

Calves

The 3 Best Beginner Calves Exercises with Weight Machines

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1. Seated Machine Calf Press
SETS LOGGED
1,278,080
Calves Strength
95 mScore
Calves
Calf Raise Machine
The Seated Machine Calf Press is an exercise that targets the calf muscles using a machine for stability. It helps build muscle strength in your calves effectively and safely.
How to do it
The Seated Machine Calf Press is an exercise that targets the calf muscles using a machine for stability. It helps build muscle strength in your calves effectively and safely.
Sets, Reps, Weight
1
8reps
70lbs
2
8reps
70lbs
3
8reps
70lbs
Full Video & Instructions
2. Smith Machine Calf Raise
SETS LOGGED
410,876
Calves Strength
91 mScore
Calves
Smith Machine
The Smith Machine Calf Raise is a strength exercise that targets the calves using a Smith Machine. It allows you to lift more weight than just your bodyweight by providing stability and support during the movement.
How to do it
The Smith Machine Calf Raise is a strength exercise that targets the calves using a Smith Machine. It allows you to lift more weight than just your bodyweight by providing stability and support during the movement.
Sets, Reps, Weight
1
8reps
80lbs
2
8reps
80lbs
3
8reps
80lbs
Full Video & Instructions
3. Smith Machine Reverse Calf Raises
SETS LOGGED
26,522
Calves Strength
79 mScore
Calves
Smith Machine
The Smith Machine Reverse Calf Raise targets your calf muscles and helps improve strength and muscle growth. By standing on a raised surface, you can move your ankles through a larger range of motion.
How to do it
The Smith Machine Reverse Calf Raise targets your calf muscles and helps improve strength and muscle growth. By standing on a raised surface, you can move your ankles through a larger range of motion.
Full Video & Instructions

Best Beginner Calves Workouts With Weight Machines

About

Workout 1

Calves

Seated Machine Calf Press

Smith Machine Calf Raise

Smith Machine Reverse Calf Raises

Take the guesswork out of training.

The 3 Best Beginner Calves Exercises with Weight Machines

1. Seated Machine Calf Press

How to do it

2. Smith Machine Calf Raise

How to do it

3. Smith Machine Reverse Calf Raises

How to do it

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