CALVES- Lets grow them!

[corritaylor82]

I use to have big calves growing up. Even grown men would ask me if I played football. My response was always, I'm a girl silly man. But honestly I miss my calves which I have lost as I've gotten older. This thread is really what I was looking for!

[Adriana8Lamus]

dumb up

[FastrThanYou]

great info thanks for this

[SkinnyTina]

I've found that calisthenic calf exercises are by far the most effective. Maybe that's just me, but some stair calf raises really get them burning!

Tina

[AgRyan]

I've found that calisthenic calf exercises are by far the most effective. Maybe that's just me, but some stair calf raises really get them burning!

Tina

I always do drop sets of calisthenic calf raises after working them out, like 20-18-16-14-12-10, feels good, definitely different than with weight.

Still have poverty calves though... someday

[AgRyan]

I'm with you brah. I've tried everything and my calves are still potato. They look better flexed, and are stronger, but in day to day normal life with shorts it looks like I don't even legs.

[BlueJays16]

thanks great tips

[OT2000]

Calves....😡 the only muscle I swear I cannot grow. I have done it all with them. Every exercise, high reps, low reps, low weight, supersets, worked out once a week, 4 times a week, tried all of it!! Not going to give up, eventually they will decide to grow.

[unilx]

Great post.

[BlueJays16]

gnc

[brittfit0]

Taking notes...my calves have always been meh.. thanks for the tips all.

[Anthrax93]

Will try this later today!

[curtisfisher1]

Nice post.

Calves are often forgotten in the bodybuilding world

[ATW90]

I've heard that calve development has a lot to do with genetics, can anyone comment on this?

[AgRyan]

I've heard that calve development has a lot to do with genetics, can anyone comment on this?

Genetics decide your starting size and insertion point - these thing have a lot to do with how they look - as they do with any muscle. Any they can be a little stubborn to grow, but people should never use genetics as an excuse. Some people are gifted and have good genetics, and it might not seem fair, but unless you have some deformity or can't break down protein or something, your genetics are fine and you can achieve a great physique.

[MarcoLaterza]

Haha didn't know these two exercises gotta try them out

[bodybuildeeerrr]

It's difficult muscle group.I'll try with 20 -25 reps.

[meeshall]

Thankful for this post because my calves have always sucked and I blamed genetics/my parents who used to train pretty frequently in the past and have similar calves to mine, seems we have all been training insufficiently.

[OPcanDELIVER]

These are great tips! My calves are a weaker point for me but i'm going to incorporate these into my leg day routine

[OPcanDELIVER]

Heavy as you can, for at least 30 reps.

rinse repeat.

I've been in the 15-20 rep range but I will try the 30s and see how they are looking in a couple months. Good advice

[JohnSmeton]

I've heard that calve development has a lot to do with genetics, can anyone comment on this?

Yes, this is true. Know anyone with 18-20 inchers that have never trained calves? Of course being heavier and walking on your front toes does help some, but it depends like any ther bdypart-muscle insertions and such.

I sure have seen them on both guys and girls- and girls that arnt high in bodyfat by any means-there an asian girl she must have 18 inchers and thats just how it is.

I have not been able to get mine over 17.5's and thats pumped or after a heavy calve workout. Lately theyve been measuring 17; although I did stop doing 750 lb calve raises and just started ding them back this week-many guys do 400 and 500 and have bigger calves then me so---- and havent measured, but ive done this weight before consistantly two years ago, and they didnt budge over 17.5. Ill keep trying bc I hurt my back or calve or something--on very heavy calve riases and thats why I had to stop. and just building back up to this again. upper legs are 29 inches and calves are 17 or so. Steve Reeves said something like there needs to be like a 10 inch difference s my calvs should be by bodybuilding standards 19-it is what it is. I Brought mine from 15 or 15.5's starting about thirteen years ago to 17- at their biggest 17.5

if mine improve ill update and put what I think helped my calves improve. goodluck on calves

[boboyi]

Cool!Nice post!!!!

[Kenacillin]

Heavy as you can, for at least 30 reps.

rinse repeat.

THIS x 2. People fail to realize the importance of higher reps in this exercise. At 8-12 reps, at a heavy weight, you barely get bloodflow into the muscle. Once you hit the 25-30 range, the gastrocs and soleus should be poppin. Thanks for promoting the high rep range MaoriNate!

[Max1mX]

Never trained calves. But, I do play a little ice hockey and sports stuff. I hope the attachments work. They aren't the best pictures, but, you get the idea, it's mostly genetics I would guess.

[Wietsegalo]

Nice post!

Forgive my ignorance, but the bottom 3 movements seem to be the same action? Is that correct or am I missing something

Nope

[PumaPants]

I've been upping the weight on seated calf raise by 10kg each week for the past 6 weeks or so. Now at 170kg. Doing 6 x 6 usually once a week (sometimes twice).

I haven't really seen much development, a bit sure, but I feel like they should be a lot bigger.

Thoughts?

[NateSteen]

That tibialis anterior one with the dumbbell looks like a burner. Gonna try that next leg day...

[matteoocc]

Boys Boys, I've been hitting the gym hard for the past 5 years, and the one thing I learned was this great workout for your calves. Grab a 35lb dumbbell and an incline bench and start doing a contrencration curl on an incline bench. For some reason but you feel it in the calves, abs, upper back and don't forget those shoulders. Hope this helps cause it really helps me!!

[JohnSmeton]

Boys Boys, I've been hitting the gym hard for the past 5 years, and the one thing I learned was this great workout for your calves. Grab a 35lb dumbbell and an incline bench and start doing a contrencration curl on an incline bench. For some reason but you feel it in the calves, abs, upper back and don't forget those shoulders. Hope this helps cause it really helps me!!

lol trolling?

[kobi20]

great post