I live in a small town & workout at the local YMCA, we are 6 months away from completion of our new facility, so right now it's little to no frills when it comes to equipment (most of it is hand-me downs from sister YMCA's). Anyway, I've been in need of a killer calf workout so I built my own calf-block & fixed up the existing dip belt & VOILA!(sp) In my experience nothing feels better than some donkey calf raises! I remember in the ol' days when I had to convince someone to get on my back & hold a dumbbell/plate. I did compound sets of DCR's & calf presses on the leg press, man it sucks having a straight drive truck on leg day! In honor of TANK, I killed the steel today!
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08-25-2008, 12:56 PM #1
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Donkey Calf Raises...
Just for fun I lift up heavy things until it hurts because it feels so good when I stop!
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08-25-2008, 01:03 PM #2
Donkeys are another forgotten exercise, lost in the maze of machinery in the modern gym. The fact that you start out bent over at the waist, causing your hammies to be pre-stretched, allows you to hit your calves in a unique way. Definitely worth the effort!
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08-25-2008, 02:35 PM #4
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Donkey Calf Raises is what got me hooked on this sport. After doing them for the first time and feeling that burn in my calves (could barely walk) I knew this was something I would do for a long time.
Yeah, if you have to, get someone to sit on your back or something..... do whatever you gotta do till you get some decent equipment....
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08-25-2008, 02:56 PM #5
I don't mind spotting some guy, but riding him, don't set with me.
All you have to do is put a barbell on your shoulders, stand with your toes on a 2 x 4 (flat side down) and do calf raises.
This way you lift your entire body along with the weight of the barbell.
It's not hard to keep your balance either.
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08-25-2008, 03:38 PM #6
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Try to imagine this; me and my two sons (15 & 17 at the time) working out at home. The oldest decides he wants to do DCRs. The youngest son is told to mount up. I'm standing there watching when the oldest looks up at me. I kinda shake my head like, "this doesn't look right"....and the oldest convulses with laughter, causing the younger brother to fall off . I guess you had to be there, but it was pretty damn funny.
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08-25-2008, 04:42 PM #7
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I have to disagree, if you are bent over at 90 degrees, you are stretching your hams and calves before they are even beginning to do any work.
The whole point of this exercise is to put the weight on the hips directly over the calves and hams. If you have the weight on your shoulders, you'd be flat on your face because you would never be able to keep balance.
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08-25-2008, 05:06 PM #9
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I have to agree with Alec here. Domineaux, what you posted is simply a standing calf raise. Alec's jpeg is exactly what a donkey calf raise is.
"If a kid asks where rain comes from, I think a cute thing to tell him is "God is crying." And if he asks why God is crying, another cute thing to tell him is "Probably because of something you did."
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08-25-2008, 06:07 PM #10
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Here is a very innovative approach this may help if you have problem getting someone to sit on your back.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMn_E7Q_dLQLast edited by foobar68; 08-25-2008 at 06:32 PM.
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08-25-2008, 10:42 PM #14
Last edited by ironwill2008; 08-25-2008 at 10:46 PM.
No brain, no gain.
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