Priming the CNS?

[asdfdrummer]

okay this may be a stupid question, but bear with me.

my calves really suck so i decided to start doing them at the beginning of my workout when i still feel fresh. so for the first time today i did calves raises before the rest of my workout.

the rest of my lifts felt afterwards felt a lot lighter and easier than i would have expected. for example, the last workout i got 145 x 6 on standing military press and this workout i got 150 x 7. my last workout i got 45 x 7 on chins and this time i got 50 x 8.

in the past my progress from workout to workout on these exercises has been a lot slower.

so is it possible that by doing calf raises first i primed my cns thus making the other lifts feel easier?

[PeonLover]

no.

[ShutUpAndSquat]

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[TrettinR]

no.

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[Heisman2]

How about you try this again and see if you continue to progress at the same speed while keeping all other factors the same.

(That's my extremely polite way of saying "no").

[TurtleApe]

okay this may be a stupid question, but bear with me.

my calves really suck so i decided to start doing them at the beginning of my workout when i still feel fresh. so for the first time today i did calves raises before the rest of my workout.

the rest of my lifts felt afterwards felt a lot lighter and easier than i would have expected. for example, the last workout i got 145 x 6 on standing military press and this workout i got 150 x 7. my last workout i got 45 x 7 on chins and this time i got 50 x 8.

in the past my progress from workout to workout on these exercises has been a lot slower.

so is it possible that by doing calf raises first i primed my cns thus making the other lifts feel easier?

holy **** I never thought I would find someone else who does this too! Calf raises make the rest of my workout fly by its insane, Calf raises= Better curls, Calf raises=better smith machine squats, Calf raises= better calf raises! Don't listen to these other guys, they are just haters.

[Fluster]

I'll bet you all a fiver that this guy's normal warmup is non-existent and he's just experienced the benefits of actually warming up by doing his comedy calf raises.

Quality science though on the CNS.

[Entkommen115]

Same thing happens to me when I do c0ck pushups before I lift.

[chazzy1864]

I don't understand why calf raises are even being done.


They are a useless exercise, and you are wasting your time.



They take away time that could be spent on curls.