Straight leg calf raises bad for knee joint????

[lhrussll]

Okay so my gym is not very big and for calf training I'm pretty much restricted to calf raises on a leg press machine or standing CRs with free weights. I've always found the leg press to be better because it allows you to get the calf stretch at the bottom which you can't if you're standing on the floor with free weights. However, I've always made sure to have a slight bend in the knees when doing these seated leg press CRs because everything I've ever read goes against having all that pressure going through locked out knees. I see a lot of people doing it with locked knees and it looks easier because there's no quad involvement. Anyone know if it is actually bad for the knees when locked out?

[beardb]

Honestly, it doesn't seem to matter if my knees aren't locked out, whenever I do any kind of volume and frequency with calf raises my knees always start to hurt after a week or two. Sorry I can't provide any educated details, but I wanted to share with you my experiences.

[mobikwa]

I keep a slight bend in my knees when I do calf presses.

[DJAuto]

I keep a slight bend in my knees when I do calf presses.

Same here. I don't link locking and/or hyperextending with any movement.