GYMKC
Menu
Get the app

Cable Standing One Leg Calf Raise

Calves Isolation Cable machine
Demo (loops)

How to do it

Starting position

  1. Stand facing the low pulley and grip the handle.
  2. Stand on one foot and hook the other foot behind your ankle.
  3. Keep your torso upright.

Movement

  1. Raise the heel of your standing foot as high as possible.
  2. Squeeze your calves briefly at the top.
  3. Lower slowly and feel your calf stretch.
  4. Complete the target reps and switch feet.

Breathing

Exhale as you lift and inhale as you lower.

Cautions

  • If your body sways, that's momentum. The slower you go, the more accurate it is.
  • Push through your big toe so your ankle does not roll outward.

Exercise info

Primary musclesCalves
EquipmentCable machine
Movement patternIsolation
Rep range12–20 reps (one side at a time)
2 similar exercises

Representative exercise: Cable Standing One Leg Calf Raise

How GYMKC sets the weight for this exercise

For example, if you do 12 reps with 40 kg and log that you could have done about 2 more, GYMKC estimates your 1RM at about 62.6 kg.

With the cable machine, each step is 5 kg (10 lb), so the next weight is 45 kg. Within your 12–20 reps target, the sets you log decide whether to add reps first or add weight.

These numbers are an example of how the calculation works. Your actual prescription is recalculated every set from your own records. See how the calculation works

Get the appMore exercises

Related exercises

Cable Standing Calf RaiseEasierCable Standing Calf Raise (Demo 2)EasierBarbell Standing Single Leg Calf RaiseHarderSingle-Leg Donkey Calf RaiseHarderDumbbell Standing Single Leg Calf RaiseSimilar exerciseSmith One Leg Floor Calf RaiseSimilar exerciseBarbell Standing Calf RaiseSimilar exerciseDumbbell Standing Calf RaiseSame muscle · different equipmentLeg Press Calf RaiseSame muscle · different equipmentBodyweight Standing Calf RaiseSame muscle · different equipmentMachine Standing Calf RaiseSame muscle · different equipment
This information is based on our analysis of public content from evidence-based training experts in Korea and abroad. It is not a substitute for medical advice. Weights and sets differ from person to person. The GYMKC app uses the sets you log to calculate the weight and reps for your next set.