How many reps do you do for calves?

[ironclaw]

I try to alternate between doing low reps one workout, then high reps the next workout. I work my calves ed or eod depending on how they feel.

 

[td1111]

I think the Nelson 75 routine makes a lot of sense. I was going very heavy with my calves until I tried this today, and I had to stop early becase it felt like something was tearing! It seems to hit MORE muscle fibers in the calves than just full-out heavy lifts.

 

[mobro]

High reps.
Low reps don't do anything for me.

I like Nelson's 75 routine, works very good.

only thing that makes my calves sore. important for me to switch fro standing to seated

 

[s8nlilhlpr]

over on the weight training board Anthrax Invasion used to post info on calves 'till he got banned. Basically you have to eliminate the stretch you get from the achilles tendon (sp).

use a block so you can get a full stretch, pause at the bottom fully extend for 3-5 seconds, slowly press up and squeeze at the top, hold it again. Just pumping up and down doesn't seem to do much b/c you do that all day walking anyways.

 

[Kingfeade2]

That's a common belief that I never bought into.
Your walking around all day, so your calfs are getting thousands of light weight reps all the time. They're used to this, so why train them with more light weight reps?
I say hit them heavy with low reps - something they're not used to.
Or sitting calf raises. That's a angle they never get hit with during daily activity.
My 2cc's.
BTW my calves aren't good, so my results don't prove the effectiveness of my theory.
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I hear that too, i heard ppl say that you should do low reps with as much as 3 times your body weight to shock your calves

 

[krbn08]

Here's my new theory . . "Variety"

Why choose just one rep range? When you can do each rep range.

Right now, i'm switching up my routine on my calves.

I'm going to hit it from every angle and do every weight/rep range.

Here's my workout for my calves today . .


5 sets of 6-10 reps (seated), 5 sets of 6-10 reps (standing).

2 sets of 25 reps (seated), 2 sets of 25 reps (standing).

1 set of 75 reps (seated), 1 set of 50 reps (standing).

[I must give thanks to Nelson for the 1 set of 75 reps routine]


I'm going to do this three times a week and run hills twice a week.

Happy lifting

 

[mobro]

if you start w/ "Nelson's" you'll never fininsh it. good thing your not

 

[hoff]

I have always had problems developing calves. Started concentration standing raises (one leg at a time). Its only been three weeks and the results are pretty amazing, showing considerable growth after a limited amount of time.

 

[hoff]

I started doing concentration raises (stood up, one leg at a time). The results are quite amazing in such a short space of time considering i have struggled with calves so much previously.

 

[mobro]

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