What muscles does Safety Bar Seated Calf Raise work?

Primary: Soleus. Secondary: Gastrocnemius (Medial).

What equipment do I need for Safety Bar Seated Calf Raise?

Safety Bar Seated Calf Raise requires barbell equipment.

How do I perform Safety Bar Seated Calf Raise?

Preparation: Place safety bar on rack approximately lower leg height with calf block slightly rear of safety bar. Sit on bench facing safety bar and place toes on lower portion of platform with heels extending off. Scoot forward to edge of bench and position lower thighs under safety bar. Grasp bar to sides and lift bar from rack by pushing heels up. Slide back to center of bench. Execution: Lower heels by bending ankles until calves are stretched. Raise heels by extending ankles as high as possible. Repeat. Comments: Slide forward to edge of bench and rack safety bar when finished. See suggestedmount & dismount. Movement is predominately Soleus. Gastrocnemius are inactive insufficiencysince knees are significantly bent. SeeCalf Exercise Analyses.

Safety Bar Seated Calf Raise

The Safety Bar Seated Calf Raise primarily works the Soleus, with secondary activation of the Gastrocnemius (Medial). It is a barbell isolation exercise at intermediate difficulty.

A barbell isolation push exercise targeting the Soleus.

Equipment	Barbell
Difficulty	Intermediate
Type	Isolation
Movement	Isolation
Force	Push
Laterality	Bilateral
Primary	Soleus
Secondary	Gastrocnemius (Medial)

Muscles Worked

Front

Back

Primary Secondary Stabilizer

Primary Muscles

Primary Muscle Soleus (calves)

Secondary Muscles

Secondary Muscle Gastrocnemius (Medial) (calves)

Instructions

Preparation: Place safety bar on rack approximately lower leg height with calf block slightly rear of safety bar. Sit on bench facing safety bar and place toes on lower portion of platform with heels extending off. Scoot forward to edge of bench and position lower thighs under safety bar. Grasp bar to sides and lift bar from rack by pushing heels up. Slide back to center of bench. Execution: Lower heels by bending ankles until calves are stretched. Raise heels by extending ankles as high as possible. Repeat. Comments: Slide forward to edge of bench and rack safety bar when finished. See suggestedmount & dismount. Movement is predominately Soleus. Gastrocnemius are inactive insufficiencysince knees are significantly bent. SeeCalf Exercise Analyses.

Safety Bar Seated Calf Raise

Muscles Worked

Primary Muscles

Secondary Muscles

Instructions

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