Calf Raises: Smith Machine With Calf Step

Place calf step below bar of smith machine. Adjust bar position and safety locks for height. Load weight. Step onto calf step with balls of feet in a close stance and mount bar on shoulders. Push up through balls of feet and unlock bar; raise your heels as high as possible. Hold for one second and then lower to starting position. Repeat this movement for all reps then re-lock bar, dismount from calf step and exit machine.

Keep your head up and your back & chest in proper alignment. Breathe in on the way down. Breathe out on the way up. Keep legs slightly bent.