Too little weight for one leg calf raises, what to do? Press against a wall?

[Patrick82]

It is hard to find weight for calf raises. I train at home (cannot afford a gym).

I have 3 weighted vests, 1 kettlebell and 8 wrist weights. Lots of fat too. It's not enough weight! It takes 5 minutes just to put all that weight on me, and it's exhausting for the rest of my body.
Are there other ways to train the calves at home? Pressing against a wall perhaps? Then I train the shoulders at the same time!

[Patrick82]

Ok I just did it, it worked amazing! I pressed against the wall but heard some cracking. Then I stood in the doorway with hands on each side (like when doing push-ups).
I felt it in chest, shoulders and abs. For abs it was better than leg raises! I will quit push-ups and shoulder presses, I will just do this exercise.

[Iliander]

lol

[-Lucifer]

I will just do this exercise.

Is that all you intend on doing? If your answer is in the affirmative, I'd like to know why.

[Patrick82]

Is that all you intend on doing? If your answer is in the affirmative, I'd like to know why.

I will do this exercise instead of shoulder presses, push-ups, leg lifts and calf raises. I used to do leg lifts with 12 kg wrist weights, but I get a more intense ab workout when pressing against the doorway. My shoulders get exhausted as well, I can't even lift them up afterwards. My chest gets a great workout too, push-ups are not needed anymore.

I still do pistol squats, chin-ups and hamstring curls.
Recently I have experimented with pistol squats where I press myself backwards and pull forwards at the same time in the doorway, I feel it in back and biceps, I might remove chin-ups too!
So I will do only two exercises soon. I don't think hamstring curls are needed, I do it only for fun.

[heinstein]

More reps. More explosive reps

[Patrick82]

More reps. More explosive reps

Many fast reps doesn't work for me, I did them for 12 years without progress. But when I started increasing weight, I went from 10 kg to 100 kg in a year.

My new doorway exercise is great, I already feel sore!

[heinstein]

Stand on the stairs with your heel over the edge and knee bent slightly.

Go as far down as you can then explode upward. Go back down in a controlled manner. Repeat until fatigued.

[Patrick82]

My 2nd workout was amazing, I switched from 5/5 sec into 10/10 sec. 3 repetitions with maximum intensity. Lots of muscle groups are getting a great workout! Now I feel pumped in trapezius and neck muscles too. I used to do Wrestler's Bridge exercise for my neck a few years ago (but stopped because I didn't have enough weight). I feel more in neck from this doorway pressing exercise. It's because I hit failure right from the beginning, and use higher intensity through the entire rep. When the main muscles fatigue, other muscles come to help, and they fatigue too. This way the entire body can be trained.

I have bought a lot of gym equipment this year, it was all a waste, I don't need it anymore! This doorway pressing is better, I wish I had known about this earlier, I could have saved thousands of dollars!

[DizzyPhyziks]

Report back in 6 weeks when magic stops happening

[-Lucifer]

My 2nd workout was amazing, I switched from 5/5 sec into 10/10 sec. 3 repetitions with maximum intensity. Lots of muscle groups are getting a great workout! Now I feel pumped in trapezius and neck muscles too. I used to do Wrestler's Bridge exercise for my neck a few years ago (but stopped because I didn't have enough weight). I feel more in neck from this doorway pressing exercise. It's because I hit failure right from the beginning, and use higher intensity through the entire rep. When the main muscles fatigue, other muscles come to help, and they fatigue too. This way the entire body can be trained.

I have bought a lot of gym equipment this year, it was all a waste, I don't need it anymore! This doorway pressing is better, I wish I had known about this earlier, I could have saved thousands of dollars!

Bad troll.

[Patrick82]

Bad troll.

No troll. I will make a video next time of this doorway exercise.
Here's my old exercise with weight on:

[btalaga]

One legged squats

[Patrick82]

One legged squats

Already tried it. One legged squats doesn't do anything for my calves.

[btalaga]

Stay on your toes the entire time and it will. Or go down flat foot, lift heel and rise.

Also as far as form for the squats keep your free leg straight in front of you and come up with a straight back. No sense in cheating the movement just to add weight, just do it properly first.

[Patrick82]

No troll. I will make a video next time of this doorway exercise.

Here it is.