Seated calve raise machine???

[tommboy]

I want to get a seated calve raise machine for my home gym. Nothing fancy just not too cheap that I wont be able to work my calves real good. Anyone have any suggestions of a brand or seller of these that I can pick up at a good price?

 

[Schutzhund1]

I've got this one.
It's pretty good. I find that I don't get a complete calf workout without some type of standing calf raise but as a finishing move on my leg days I'm happy with this machine.

 

[cwc73]

I want to get a seated calve raise machine for my home gym. Nothing fancy just not too cheap that I wont be able to work my calves real good. Anyone have any suggestions of a brand or seller of these that I can pick up at a good price?

You do know the whole biomechanical deal with the two calf muscles right? I'm just checking.

 

[tommboy]

yea that is why I plan on getting this so I can work my soleus muscle. I have a really small gastro and I allready work it tons so im thinking if I work the soleus with this I might get a little more growth out of my calve in genreal

 

[cwc73]

yea that is why I plan on getting this so I can work my soleus muscle. I have a really small gastro and I allready work it tons so im thinking if I work the soleus with this I might get a little more growth out of my calve in genreal

ok good plan dude.

 

[cuthroat]

You do know the whole biomechanical deal with the two calf muscles right? I'm just checking.

I just started working my calfs more also...I dont know what this biomechanical deal is your talking about so would you care to explain for me? Thanks

 

[onerepmaximum]

In the seated position, knees bent, you are working the soleus (the lower part of the calf). You can also work the soleus by going all the way down so your heels are close to or on the floor, then come back to make them parallel to the floor while doing standing calf raises. The gastrocnemius is the upper part of the calf that sticks out. You work those when you point your toes. You can hit your soleus or gastrocnemius on the same machine most of the time. One thing you can do if you don't have a seated calf machine, but insist that you want to do seated calf raises, is put two dumbells on the ground, sit on a bench and put your toes on the dumbells. You can either put a dumbell or some plates on your knees and do toe raises like that.

 

[cwc73]

bingo