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Deficit Calf Raises (Smith Machine)

Muscles worked

  • Calf

Equipment

Smith Machine
Smith Machine

Form Cues

  • Use some sort of elevation so you can use the full range of motion

  • Place the elevation under the smith machine and rack the bar on your upper back

  • Enter a deep stretch of the calves at the bottom of the motion

  • Extend all the way up and squeeze the calves at the top for a second

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