Training calves every day

[Swoyer]

I'm thinking about doing this for a week or two, doing like 4 sets a day of high reps heavy weight. Any thoughts on this? I think it would help get them up to par. Discuss.

[lowell94]

strong double thread,
i dunno if that would a good idea though i mean they would have vertually no time to recover maybe every other day

[Swoyer]

every other day it is then

[Jaxxed_Fibraz_]

You not get doms or something?

[Marcoccia]

It could work just don't kill them every day or you'll walk like a gimp. Get a good enough workout where you feel it and they should grow like a chia pet.

[Mebinger]

I was doing calf raises every weekday for a few weeks, definately got amazing definition in calves, and I definately felt like they had enough time to recover.

If you're going to do calves every day make sure to stretch them after to prevent lactic acid build up. It definately wont be a problem doing them everyday.

[Swoyer]

You not get doms or something?

i dont get DOMS on anything below my ass

[Swoyer]

I was doing calf raises every weekday for a few weeks, definately got amazing definition in calves, and I definately felt like they had enough time to recover.

If you're going to do calves every day make sure to stretch them after to prevent lactic acid build up. It definately wont be a problem doing them everyday.

how many sets/ reps/ weight did you use?

[WinterWolf]

Do them DC style or HIT style...

[Roger999]

What's your leg routine currently like?

[Swoyer]

What's your leg routine currently like?

erm, usually it goes:

squats- 4 or 5 working sets
walking lunges- 3-4 working sets
leg curls- 4-5 working sets
(step ups- 3-4 working sets if I dont feel like I got my quads enough)
standing calf raises- 4 working sets

[lynkkkkk]

Not a bad idea, muscles such as forearms and calves can take more of a beating compared to bi's and tri's for example.

[Mebinger]

how many sets/ reps/ weight did you use?

I usually did a total of 75-80 reps on seated calf raises, 45 and a 10 on each side. I'd do as many sets as needed to get a total of 75 reps, so until failure on each set until I got to 75. Then once I finished i'd usually do 5-10 minutes of stretching.

[0verc0m3]

I usually did a total of 75-80 reps on seated calf raises, 45 and a 10 on each side. I'd do as many sets as needed to get a total of 75 reps, so until failure on each set until I got to 75. Then once I finished i'd usually do 5-10 minutes of stretching.

yeah so kinda of like DC style
I'm going to give this a try also to shock my calves into growing
cuz right now they're lagging

[Jaxxed_Fibraz_]

You should do.

Week 1 - Heavy.
Week 2 - Dc/HIT style.
Week 3 - High reps.
Week 4 - fst-7 style.

Repeat.

[Born2Grow]

off topic---
switch leg curls with SLDL
thank me later

[0verc0m3]

off topic---
switch leg curls with SLDL
thank me later

this
avoid machines

[Muad'dib]

can't find mine but it was about forearms lol

[WinterWolf]

yeah so kinda of like DC style
I'm going to give this a try also to shock my calves into growing
cuz right now they're lagging

How is that anything like DC style...

[tonksie93]

I'm thinking about doing this for a week or two, doing like 4 sets a day of high reps heavy weight. Any thoughts on this? I think it would help get them up to par. Discuss.

[Swoyer]

yes, its called widowmakers or something like that, where u can rest momentarily between reps, then pound out more until you get the right amount

[WinterWolf]

yes, its called widowmakers or something like that, where u can rest momentarily between reps, then pound out more until you get the right amount

What he's doing is not a widowmaker...he's doing multiple sets to failure until he reaches a certain amount...a widowmaker is one straight set. And there is no point to do a widowmaker for calves...do them DC style, which that overcome kid apparently has no clue about. DC style = 5 second negative, 10 second stretch at bottom.