Calf development

[Mr.Kachok]

Since there are two muscles in the calves, is it possible to only train one?

Reason i ask is that i notice my caves are wide looking from the front, but they look cut off(???) from the side, so i figured im working them one way only???

 

[ZGzaZ]

ive heard that seated and standing hit a diff part each, but im not too sure about how true that is.

 

[casualbb]

Standing hits a mixture of soleus and gastrocs, seated is just soleus.

A bigger soleus might enhance the look of your calves from the side, but it takes away from the size of your gastrocs when viewed from the back.

-casual

 

[EliteBB]

Go for Standing Calf Raises, they target the biggest part of the lower leg.

 

[Mr.Kachok]

hmm, that may be it cuzz i always do the seated. Ill switch to standing, thx.

 

[ffknight84]

i do both every leg day and id have to say calves are the best part of my body.

 

[MsBeverlyHills]

i do both every leg day and id have to say calves are the best part of my body.

your like one in 50 that can say that...congrats!!

alot of these 250+ lifters at my gym have huge quads/ hams & the most under-developed calves & these guys use the whole stack on calves!!

 

[louden_swain]

alot of these 250+ lifters at my gym have huge quads/ hams & the most under-developed calves & these guys use the whole stack on calves!!

Its genetics. . .not everyone has the ability to build large calves . . . they are probably the most difficult muscle to develop in the human body.

 

[The Red Dragon]

Do note that there is a tibialis anterior...they're trained using your heels as the pivotal point...although thats from the front. Heh calves are the only respectable part of my body...not sure if that's a good trade off though =/. I'm making progress with other parts (I find forearms, pecs and deltoids to be a bitch)

 

[molnii]

Standing hits a mixture of soleus and gastrocs, seated is just soleus.

A bigger soleus might enhance the look of your calves from the side, but it takes away from the size of your gastrocs when viewed from the back.

-casual

AGREE!...I just recently read the same stuff!!

 

[ffknight84]

i have 10 inch ankles ( which are thick, not wide ) and 17inch calves that are circular, so they look really good from the front, they are not massive but they are very defined and proportioned. I can see the two seperate muscles, and ive only been doing direct calf work for about 9 months. I did go through a lot of ankle rehab in the past 9 months too which made emm burn some days.

Lucky i guess, my down side is i store 98% of the fat on my body in my stomach chest and lower back/love handles. It sux i wouild trade my calves any day for a 6-pack and tight chest ( but who wouldnt ) =(

 

[JollyRogers]

squat and raise your calves on a smith machine, never done it before, just an idea that I thought of yesterday, im gonna try it, if it works ..lol