Calves...

[Super Halo Man]

Anyone else blast them out with only 4 sets? I work them every other day and do this superset with calves and traps on the standing toe press machine. Everyone thinks I am nuts with the final set having me do calves as such...

Lift and pause for 10 seconds, down a pause for 10 seconds, 5 quick reps, lift pause, drop pause, 5 quick, last ep being a pause rep. Try it out.

 

[Corsaire]

Punish them!

I've found that my calves respond to killer super sets. This is the only way they seem to get any impact and grow. Prior to this I only did regular sets, and never literally feel the burn.
I do incline stand-ups: start with 220 lbs. and go down from there until I hit 50 or 40 lbs. They look swollen after that. 3 of those super sets.
Then proceed onto the seated calf raising, and so on.
Corsaire.

 

[Super Halo Man]

Ah yes, but that is all I will do for calves... if I feel like doing more, then I will slam another set or two out, but 4 usually cuts it. Like yesterday...

SuperSet:
1: 180 lbs. (25 reps each)
2: 360 lbs. (20 reps each)
3: 720 lbs. (Power set) (15 reps each)
4: 360 lbs. (Pause set) (Traps to failure, 13 Calf reps with pause reps)

 

[Lumberg]

On the subject of calves, my gym doesn't have a seated calf machine. Is there any way of exercising that muscle with other equipment? I already do calf raises on the leg press but I heard seated calf raises exercise a different muscle.

THanks,

JC

 

[wonderstanding]

I've found that descriptions of all the best exercises generally end with "people look at me like I'm nuts"

I'll have to give it a try!

Forrest

 

[dude]

On the subject of calves, my gym doesn't have a seated calf machine. Is there any way of exercising that muscle with other equipment? I already do calf raises on the leg press but I heard seated calf raises exercise a different muscle.

THanks,

JC

Yes, seated calf raises hit the soleus muscle which runs from you ankle and is underneath the gastrocnemius. You can always take set a barbell with weights on your lower thighs when sitting down and raise your feet up. I would put something underneath your feet so that you can get a full stretch and range of motion.

 

[b fold the truth]

You will probably never take my advice...BUT...take your car in the gym parking lot or the street by your house...get behind it...and spring/push it as far as you can. Get down low and drive with your legs and calves. Do 1-4 sets of these...really push yourself.

Take it for what it is worth...

B True

 

[Night Fly]

Hmm...I usually work my calves once a week...but am about to up that.

I usually do 5 sets of 10-12 reps with heavy weight. For some reason my calves can handle a lot of weight...grow suckers, grow!!!

 

[MrMuscle]

i do calves on tuesdays with abs:

Standing calf raise: 4 sets 25 reps
Donkey calf raise: 4 sets 20 reps

and on saturdays with legs:

Seated calf raise: 4 sets 30 reps
Legpress calf raise: 4 sets 20 reps

 

[Lumberg]

dude--that's a good idea. Plus it has the advantage of targeting each calf individually. I'll try it on Monday.

b-fold-I used to do that all the time when I was a mechanic and we had to bring a car into the bays that was kaput for some reason. Plus I don't drive to the gym, it's only a couple blocks away!

 

[b fold the truth]

My advice is still good though. People don't train like this and they miss out.

B True

 

[bignate73]

My advice is still good though. People don't train like this and they miss out.

B True

i need a bigger car then...this could be more expensive than my gym membership. oh wait, i dont pay membership....cool, ill just have to get a new car then.

 

[b fold the truth]

Going uphill should make a cheaper compensation.

B True

 

[wonderstanding]

great minds think alike!

just the other day, I was telling my GF "I wish I had a job pushing cars"... I was kidding, but pushing a car is a great pump on the legs and calves, and it also helps endurance because you're usually doing it in the middle of traffic, and you can't just stop and rest! LOL!

Forrest

 

[Super Halo Man]

I'll have to see if I can find a Mack Truck for my big fuckers...