Body-Solid (SCB26) Calf Raise Block and Squat Platform - Solid Steel Incline Wedge for Enhanced Lower Body Workouts, 2000 lb Capacity

I preface my review saying that to take full advantage of this calf raise platform and for safety reasons, you have to have some way to balance yourself. I use mine with two 50 lbs bands around the base and up and around my shoulders to add resistance to my calf raises. My platform is placed just inside a doorway where my pull-up bar is. I lightly hold onto my pull-up bar while doing my calf raises. I also warm up my legs with no resistance, except my body-weight, before I go jogging. This platform really stretches your lower leg. I love it and my Achilles tendons and calves have greatly improved in strength and flexibility. This is one sturdy and portable piece of equipment. I Highly Recommend this for lower leg exercises. I also use the incline squat platform. I love it. I use one 50lb band underneath the platform and pull the band over the ends of my trap bar and add 100lbs to 300lbs of weights to do squats. As you can see I use jumpstretch and iron woody bands to my workout routines. This platform is perfect to use weights and bands together. I'd give it a higher rating if I could. It's somewhat a pricey piece of equipment, but it is worth it.

This is one solid calf block! It's heavy, stable, and very secure when using. This is better than most calf block I've seen lying around commercial gyms. I use this in my home gym with my smith machine. This greatly helps motion control when doing calf raises. The footing seems very secure, using light or heavy weight. The grip material on the rounded calf portion of the device works well, no sliding or give in the material. I can't comment on using this with an Olympic bar or dumbbells, though I imagine all stabilization would be up to the user and probably not very safe with heavy weight. I don't use the squat portion of this device. Bottom Line: Definitely recommended.

The overall build and paint finish work is great, the curved calf raise side is the best you could hope to find and far better than you are going to make at home. Platforms are well made, decently non slip and the rubber feet keep it in place on our tile floor. The only downside construction wise is the nuts and bolts that hold the two sides together are genuine Chinesium which manages to be both soft and brittle at the same time, one washer broke from falling off the counter but there was an extra and the nuts/bolts are soft enough that pliers will dent them. This doesn't matter all that much because of the job they are doing they won't be subjected to much force, just don't crank down on the hardware during assembly and it will be fine.

This is such a great upgrade over the old calf block I had. The one I had was the more traditional squared off metal kind so that the only part of the foot that makes contact is the small area that hangs on the edge. This calf block has a nice curve to it and it keeps more of the foot in contact which just feels better on the foot. It also feels much more secure and you never feel like your foot might slip off the edge like I did with the old block I had. The calf area has a nice surface that your feet wont slip off of even when your deep into the bottom position of a calf raise. Something thats hard to tell from the pictures is the height of the curved calf area. I think the measurements say that its 6 1/2 inches tall which is great because it really allows for a good stretch at the bottom which is very important for calves! Then theres also the squat platform part of it. I have to admit that I doubt I will ever use this feature for squatting. The only version of the squat Ive ever heard of that you really might want elevated heels is front squats so I guess if I ever get into those maybe I will try it. But for now its sort of worthless and I sort of thought about not bolting the whole thing together and just using the calf part on its own but I ended up putting it together more to make it more stable for calf exercises. The assembly is no problem if you have some tools. There are some nice rubber pads on the bottom that make sure it wont move while your using it. This is a fairly substantial piece of equipment both in size and weight so if space is a concern keep that in mind.

Great quality and size. Very stable, zero chance of flipping it, Rounded calf side is perfect diameter and texture without feeling like you are standing on a ledge. Heel side for squats is also at a perfect angle. No arch pain or toe “scrunch”from leaning too far forward.

Works great. I had to return an item due to the first one not sitting flat on the floor. The squat footrest didn’t angle down enough to rest on the floor. I replaced it and the second one worked perfectly, and Amazon returns made the experience seamless. I bought it for calf raises due to the cylindrical shape making it easier to balance with a barbell on my shoulder, but you can slip around if your shoes don’t grip well. I like it for squats once or twice a week. It’s got a nice handle that makes it easy to carry around. Make sure to wear shoes when you use it because it’s solid steel and hurts like hell.

Haven't used it yet, but is a heavy duty piece of equipment. Should last many years to come

This platform beats back all competitors on the market. The calf raise allows the full range of motion, with or without shoes, unlike others which are too short and allow the heels to touch the ground. It is also very comfortable on the balls of the feet so that allows for more weight and consequently more stress to be placed on the muscle. The squat side of it is also perfect. It is a heavy duty product for lifetime use and it even has a handy handle that makes carrying it to various places in the gym much easier than I would have thought. The handle seems placed at the balance spot on the equipment so it's very functional and easy to use.

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Questo Calf block è ottimo per la mia home gym, costo elevato ma attrezzo solido che durerà una vita di allenamenti

good quality

Super qualité

Very solid, not going to break any time soon. I gave it 5 stars only because I got it reduced, if it was normal price it'd be 4 as it id quite dear.