{"id":40703,"date":"2011-06-05T19:20:58","date_gmt":"2015-06-06T17:29:18","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T04:00:00","slug":"working-your-calves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elitefitness.com\/articles\/working-your-calves\/","title":{"rendered":"Working your Calves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to bodybuilding training, one of the biggest areas where people can use some work is with their calves. After all, calves are one of those body parts where genetics rules. Fortunately, you can certainly improve your calf muscles, but it takes a lot of hard work and definitely a solid workout plan.<\/p>\n<p>Now one of the biggest problems people have when it comes to training their calves is not getting quality reps in. For example, bodybuilders will do 6-8 sets of one exercise, yet not concentrate on using a full range of motion and getting a good contraction.<\/p>\n<p>This being said, you don't have to do thousands of calf reps a week to develop stronger muscles here. Going further, there is no magical exercise at hand either; just do the same ones everybody else is doing. In any case, here is a look at a decent workout you can do, while keeping full contractions in mind.<\/p>\n<p>Seated Calf Raises: 3 sets of 12-15 reps<br \/>\nStanding Calf Raises: 3 sets of 12-15 reps<\/p>\n<p>As long as you're using heavy weights and using proper form, you should grow size with this simple and quick calf workout.<\/p>\n<div style='text-align:left' class='yasr-auto-insert-visitor'><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to bodybuilding training, one of the biggest areas where people can use some work is with their calves. 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