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tiggerizme
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Hmm bunch of different aspects on how we get calves to respond. Take your pick bro.
mekannik
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http://www.abcbodybuilding.com/anatomy/calvesanatomypart4.htm
Considering the fact, that The Oak had virtually no flaws, critics will then nit pick at anything they can possibly find, that even appears as a downgrade in his physique. His calves are one of the areas most criticized. In Arnold's earlier competitive days this was a major weakness in his arsenal. In fact he would take several of his pictures in such a way as to hide this weakness. For example, posing while standing in the water up to his knees so as to hide his lower legs. Being the true champion that he was, Arnold decided to prioritize calves, and no one can argue, that he developed an absolutely freaky pair of lower limbs! I have pics of him on stage, or while performing donkey calf raises, in which his calves look monstrous! And they measured nearly 21 inches in diameter when cut up, and probably much more in the off season!
http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/include/BookExcerpt.asp?item=978068485721&Section=books&Lang=en&zxac=1
Experience, however, is the best teacher as long as you learn from your mistakes. When I began, I trained biceps far more intently than I did triceps, a larger muscle group. I pretty much skipped ab training altogether because that era''s conventional wisdom dictated that the abdominals received enough stimulation during many heavy compound movements. I put so little effort into calf training in those early years that when I finally came to America, I was forced to redouble my efforts. I even went so far as to cut off the pant legs on my training sweats so that my calves were constantly visible and under scrutiny -- a constant reminder to me that my weaknesses deserved greater attention. Nor did we have many machines available; I never used a leg curl or leg extension during my first years as a bodybuilder. Most of all, though, I was handicapped by my lack of knowledge; my catalog of exercises to shape the total body consisted of just a few movements. Fortunately, with this book, you don''t have to make the same mistakes I did.
Considering the fact, that The Oak had virtually no flaws, critics will then nit pick at anything they can possibly find, that even appears as a downgrade in his physique. His calves are one of the areas most criticized. In Arnold's earlier competitive days this was a major weakness in his arsenal. In fact he would take several of his pictures in such a way as to hide this weakness. For example, posing while standing in the water up to his knees so as to hide his lower legs. Being the true champion that he was, Arnold decided to prioritize calves, and no one can argue, that he developed an absolutely freaky pair of lower limbs! I have pics of him on stage, or while performing donkey calf raises, in which his calves look monstrous! And they measured nearly 21 inches in diameter when cut up, and probably much more in the off season!
http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/include/BookExcerpt.asp?item=978068485721&Section=books&Lang=en&zxac=1
Experience, however, is the best teacher as long as you learn from your mistakes. When I began, I trained biceps far more intently than I did triceps, a larger muscle group. I pretty much skipped ab training altogether because that era''s conventional wisdom dictated that the abdominals received enough stimulation during many heavy compound movements. I put so little effort into calf training in those early years that when I finally came to America, I was forced to redouble my efforts. I even went so far as to cut off the pant legs on my training sweats so that my calves were constantly visible and under scrutiny -- a constant reminder to me that my weaknesses deserved greater attention. Nor did we have many machines available; I never used a leg curl or leg extension during my first years as a bodybuilder. Most of all, though, I was handicapped by my lack of knowledge; my catalog of exercises to shape the total body consisted of just a few movements. Fortunately, with this book, you don''t have to make the same mistakes I did.
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Anthrax Invasion
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Sure, great way to hurt your back to.
Now go run sprints with 135 on your back. Some coach advocates it, you know, 'cause he's smart.
Now go run sprints with 135 on your back. Some coach advocates it, you know, 'cause he's smart.
Protobuilder
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Many people SWEAR by the DC method for calf training, perhaps b/c it eliminates the stretch reflex at the bottom (from what I've read, the Achilles tendon stores a ton of energy & generates a LOT of force out of the bottom, stretch-reflex or something?).
I don't know the exact protocol (not very helpful, I guess huh?) but maybe somebody can post it. I think it involves a 5-second stretch at the bottom and maybe sets of 20 or something? Standing calf raises, BTW.
I don't know the exact protocol (not very helpful, I guess huh?) but maybe somebody can post it. I think it involves a 5-second stretch at the bottom and maybe sets of 20 or something? Standing calf raises, BTW.
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Anthrax Invasion
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Protobuilder said:
Hey, amazing! This is exactly what I fucking said a few weeks back in the other calf thread. The achilles tendon has a tendency to store energy easily, so if you pause for a long time and get a stretch at the bottom, you'll be sure you're working your calves.
But no one listens to me.
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Iliketolift
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First of all im getting calve implants end of discussion.
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