calf workouts and juice

[jonny jacked]

oh, and genitics is not on my side...dad's got little calves too...!

 

[Mac173]

would it be rubbing it in to say that I have 19" calves and I dont need to work them out to keep them that big?

ah genetics... gotta luv them... or hate them I guess.. I wouldnt know

Yes. This thread is for the chicken legged people only. Get outta here.

 

[Watson]

I can tell you exactly what's wrong. Your not working them out hard enough! For years I heard people bitch about how thier calves just WON'T get bigger, then they blame it on bad genetics, and just figure it will never happen. I gained an inch on my calves this last year. Haven't even started working my soleus (makes up 60% of calf) with the sit down machine, so it was an inch in the gastrocnemius. There are type 1, and type 2 muscle fibers in there, and you need to work each one accordingly. I do MWF workouts, I superset them with whatever upper body part I'm doing that day. 15 sets of 16 reps. Donkey calf raise machine has worked the best, but it's hard to find nowadays. Started out at around 280lbs for all the sets, and now I'm up to 400lbs. THEY WILL GROW, but you have to put the work in, and have the same intensity that you do when you work out a bodypart that you love. I don't care who you are. Arnold said he had to work his calves to total exhaustion to get them to grow. You just got to think about what they do all day....carry you around. They have to be pushed extremely hard to be overloaded enough to start growing. There are some good articles out there on calf training. The one listed below is good for the basics.

http://www.realsolutionsmag.com/ezine/26/issue26b.asp

 

[52_21_30]

I agree with littlemags...I train calves 3-4 times a week, with 2 days of 12 sets and 2 days of 4-6 sets with light weight and hi reps. They grow like weeds when you train them more often.

 

[gabulldogs02]

you hit the nail on the head there. Not training them hard enough. its a muscle thats used more than just about every other muscle. Its carrying around 220lbs with each step x thousands a day( depending how much you walk). I used to have chicken legs growing up so i made damn sure i killed them 2 times a week. Trust me they will grow.

I can tell you exactly what's wrong. Your not working them out hard enough! For years I heard people bitch about how thier calves just WON'T get bigger, then they blame it on bad genetics, and just figure it will never happen. I gained an inch on my calves this last year. Haven't even started working my soleus (makes up 60% of calf) with the sit down machine, so it was an inch in the gastrocnemius. There are type 1, and type 2 muscle fibers in there, and you need to work each one accordingly. I do MWF workouts, I superset them with whatever upper body part I'm doing that day. 15 sets of 16 reps. Donkey calf raise machine has worked the best, but it's hard to find nowadays. Started out at around 280lbs for all the sets, and now I'm up to 400lbs. THEY WILL GROW, but you have to put the work in, and have the same intensity that you do when you work out a bodypart that you love. I don't care who you are. Arnold said he had to work his calves to total exhaustion to get them to grow. You just got to think about what they do all day....carry you around. They have to be pushed extremely hard to be overloaded enough to start growing. There are some good articles out there on calf training. The one listed below is good for the basics.

http://www.realsolutionsmag.com/ezine/26/issue26b.asp

 

[theoak01]

i do 75 agonizing reps three times a week,and mine grow just fine

 

[looking to lean]

250lbs 4 sets on the seated machine. once per week.

so what if a guy like myself with 19" calves (just to remind you, lol) hit his calves for ridiculous weight several times per week?

21-22"? lol. thats just silly. are there people with that big of calves that arent 99% fat?

 

[jonny jacked]

when you say you do 75 reps could you elaborate?

I recall Nelson M saying that he got his to grow by doing the following:

- do a few warmup sets

then choose a weight where you can bang out 15-20 reps to failure THEN

- wait 10 seconds and do another set

Repeat this process until you hit 85 reps

I have been doing this and it is the only way that I feel like I am totally killing my calves.

but like i said, my feet go numb or they hurt (the bottom of the foot) so bad almost like cramping that I have to take my shoes off and sit down (this feeling lasts for only 5 minutes or less and then goes away)

 

[mobro]

I can tell you exactly what's wrong. Your not working them out hard enough! For years I heard people bitch about how thier calves just WON'T get bigger, then they blame it on bad genetics, and just figure it will never happen. I gained an inch on my calves this last year. Haven't even started working my soleus (makes up 60% of calf) with the sit down machine, so it was an inch in the gastrocnemius. There are type 1, and type 2 muscle fibers in there, and you need to work each one accordingly. I do MWF workouts, I superset them with whatever upper body part I'm doing that day. 15 sets of 16 reps. Donkey calf raise machine has worked the best, but it's hard to find nowadays. Started out at around 280lbs for all the sets, and now I'm up to 400lbs. THEY WILL GROW, but you have to put the work in, and have the same intensity that you do when you work out a bodypart that you love. I don't care who you are. Arnold said he had to work his calves to total exhaustion to get them to grow. You just got to think about what they do all day....carry you around. They have to be pushed extremely hard to be overloaded enough to start growing. There are some good articles out there on calf training. The one listed below is good for the basics.

http://www.realsolutionsmag.com/ezine/26/issue26b.asp

Damn good thread and damn good responses. I posted another thread on this subject but this one is going in a better direction. I don't mean to hijack BUT, do any of you site inject your calves with IGF-1 or anything else? Damn good ideas, I too blamed genetics, not anymore. I am sick of this shit with the bird legs!

 

[bigcountry61]

u should see the polynesian kids on my team they have serious calves wit fuckin viens and they dont even lift seriously. its genetics bro.