7 Popular Exercises That Are Pretty Much a Waste of Time

3. Standing calf machine

This time, it’s your shoulders and your back the ones that will be doing all the heavy lifting when working out with this machine. Your calves, on the other hand, won’t be doing much exercise at all. A better option would be trying body weight calf raises. This way you make sure the right muscles are doing the pushing. Once again, going back to basics is better.