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llkim1223 Posts: 13 Joined: 2003/02/12	2003/04/14, 02:54 PM Being new to the use of free weights I'm still navigating the free weight room. When the exercise instructions don't have pictures I'm sometimes lost. Such is the case with 2 calf machines: 1) Inclined calf raise machine 2) Donkey calf raise machine I've only noticed 1 calf raise machine in my gym (it's the kind you use your shoulders to raise). But I'm familiar with 2 others from an old gym. My gym is very large and has a pretty comprehensive set of equipment. Maybe I'm looking in the wrong place. Would these machines normally be found in the free weight room or with the exercise machines? Any help would be greatly appreciated. -------------- For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but rather a spirit of power and of love and of self-discipline. 2 Timothy 1:7 (NIV) Thanks to God and ft I have gone from a size 12 to an almost 8 and ft helped me get over a major plateau. I\'m 27 lbs lighter and a whole lot healthier! Keep bustin\' it!
Cjtyson Posts: 51 Joined: 2003/04/12	2003/04/14, 03:02 PM Hopefully God will be with me on my quest to gain at least 20 pounds in muscle.
rsquade Posts: 152 Joined: 2003/01/06	2003/04/14, 03:08 PM Inclined calf raise machine - looks like a chair on a sled - you sit facing downhill, push with your feet and the chair/sled moves uphill. Donkey calf rais machine - looks like the standing calf raise machine (your note) but shorter, so you half to bend at the waist - you fit your lower back/butt on the pad while leaning over and lift with your calves.
llkim1223 Posts: 13 Joined: 2003/02/12	2003/04/14, 04:36 PM Thanks everyone! I'll look tonight! -------------- For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but rather a spirit of power and of love and of self-discipline. 2 Timothy 1:7 (NIV) Thanks to God and ft I have gone from a size 12 to an almost 8 and ft helped me get over a major plateau. I\'m 27 lbs lighter and a whole lot healthier! Keep bustin\' it! Laura
amandafurman Posts: 1 Joined: 2006/02/28	2006/03/20, 07:31 PM O.K. so what can be used in place of a calf raise machine? I can't get to a gym and my bench at home doesn't have that. Any suggetions?
Sidume Posts: 70 Joined: 2004/01/28	2006/03/23, 11:30 AM Or, body weight may be sufficient, but do it one leg at a time.