If I put BB in front Squat position and do calf raises, will it make a difference since it is at a change in center of gravity?
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Thread: CALVES- Lets grow them!
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03-06-2010, 03:21 PM #61
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Thanks all you guys, very positive feedback which i appreciate as well, i was going to make a thread like this on biceps in the future so yeah after these good posts i just might do that. Thanks again for the replys lets hope this does get stickied i think it would be beneficial to most people.~~~~~~~~~~
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03-07-2010, 12:45 AM #67
Ironlife
I would love a thread or post about building big forearms. Mine are pathetic. I've managed to bring up my upper arms and delts, but my forearms just can't pack on size, no matter what I do. I've tried high-volume training, various rep ranges, super sets, giant sets etc. but nothing works.
Sure, they grow a bit when I put on weight but they still look small, compared to my other parts.
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03-07-2010, 06:46 AM #71
I've been thinking lately about a 1-day calf cure... I read about that 1-day arm cure and immediately wrote it off as being dumb but then I read about it again on iron addicts forum and a lot of the members had good results from it (even the experienced ones, iron addict even said it works)!
So I thought about whether a 1-day calf cure would have the same effect... Would like to try it sometime.
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03-07-2010, 08:26 AM #72
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congrats on the sticky!!!
"Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a way round or through it. If nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose themselves" - Dao de Ching
The biggest secret in life is not that we go through life discovering ourselves but that we go through life creating our selves. Think about that.
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03-07-2010, 12:24 PM #73
Good post iron, throwing in the anatomy/physiology POV
Gastrocnemius is primarily fast twitch fibres, hence a rep range of 6-8 is more suited to this muscle. It is mechanically superior when doing standing calf raises.
Soleus is primarily slow twitch fibres, hence a rep range of 8-12 is more suited to this muscle. It is mechanically superior when doing seated calf raises.
The tibialis anterior can look very impressive, you listed good exercises there iron, just a reminder that too much hypertrophy of the tib ant can cause anterior compartment syndrome. But we are talking at least 20% increase.
I think the most overlooked aspect of calf hypertrophy is the movement itself.
The range of motion with plantar flexion (or dorsi flexion) is so little that people often forget about the tempo that they are moving at. Also the weight for some people imo is too high at times, because they focus all their efforts on the concentric movement then just drop back down.
Let us remember that it is the eccentric (muscle lengthening) movement that induces more microtrauma in a muscle. These tears in the muscle therefore lead to more adaptation, hence greater muscle hypertrophy.
The next time you are doing calf raises, keep in mind after you have pushed off, do a 3-4 second count going back down, dont just drop back down.
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03-07-2010, 12:51 PM #74
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03-07-2010, 03:21 PM #75
In my opinion calves are the same as any muscle. 6-9 HEAVY sets. Theres no need for high reps :S
3x10-12 Seated Calf Press (350-410)
3x10 Calf extensions off a leg press machine (600-700)
On the last rep of your extensions hold at the top of the rep for as long as you can.
My calves are big, trained heavy every second day. 30 second breaks. Takes like 10 minutes. I went from 90 pound seated calf press to 410 in literally one and a half months doing it this way. Stuck at 410 now though, but im not complaining.
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03-08-2010, 06:17 PM #82
I always liked this read:
http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/mus...he-calves.htmlMy training log:
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=143412923
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03-09-2010, 07:05 AM #84
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Great post Ironlife, those first two videos were very interesting, I've never really done that before and I'm gonna try it.
Another set that I like to do at the end of my calf workout is a pyramid set on the hack squat machine. You don't need a ton of weight, I usually use about 150-180 pounds. Do 10 reps, then hold fully extended for 10 seconds, then 15 and 15 seconds, 20 and 20, 25 and 25, then back down the same way you went up. This set absolutely kills my calves.
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03-10-2010, 11:29 AM #85
I do 1 legged calf raises at the end of my calf workout, then after I am done I lean forward against a wall and bend my left knee forward stretching the opposite leg back as far as I can with my foot flat. Really stretches the calf muscle out good. Then I do the other leg. Also another good exercise is doing donkey calf raises with a weighted dip belt, I usually slip on two 45lbs and go until my calves are burning.
Last edited by creationd; 03-10-2010 at 11:36 AM.
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03-10-2010, 03:07 PM #86
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Neil Hill Calves W.O
Standing Calf Raises- Set the Weight to a weight that you can get 20 reps out on the standing calf machine.
7 sets of 20 standing raises with only 7-10 seconds rest inbetween sets, go to failure on each set maintaining good strict form and heavy weight.
Do This Workout once a month for a shock to the calves.
Got This From Neil Hill and its amazing!!
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