Calves with no equiptment

[PeteCraig]

I'ts my week off from the gym and my next scheduled leg workout is next saturday, so ive taken this opportunity to completley smash my calves with massive volume and reps.

Every day,Whenever i have a spare few moments i go and do 25 to 50 standing calf raises with just my body weight, i probably do about 600 a day in total..

Does anyone have any suggestions as to how i can make this more effective (different excercises, etc). i actually dont have any equiptment at home at the moment so bodyweight excercises or anything creative would be good.

[DJAuto]

I'ts my week off from the gym and my next scheduled leg workout is next saturday, so ive taken this opportunity to completley smash my calves with massive volume and reps.

Every day,Whenever i have a spare few moments i go and do 25 to 50 standing calf raises with just my body weight, i probably do about 600 a day in total..

Does anyone have any suggestions as to how i can make this more effective (different excercises, etc). i actually dont have any equiptment at home at the moment so bodyweight excercises or anything creative would be good.

Try to do it off a stair or similar surface for full range.

[PeteCraig]

that's what ive been doing

[Tyrbolift]

that's what ive been doing

Just hold a 5 gallon bucket of water or something.

[surfnut]

walk around just on your tip toes all day long...trust me they will burn after a while. you could try making some raised heel shoes which force you to walk on your tip toes(not sure if that would work just an idea)

[surfnut]

walk around just on your tip toes all day long...trust me they will burn after a while. you could try making some raised heel shoes which force you to walk on your tip toes(not sure if that would work just an idea)

also try donkey calf raises if you have someone willing to ride you. lol

[jf1]

Just hold a 5 gallon bucket of water or something.

beat me to it!
i just started with the bucket yesterday!
one legged raises, on the stairs with the bucket half filled!
works killer!

[Zensuji]

walk around just on your tip toes all day long...trust me they will burn after a while. you could try making some raised heel shoes which force you to walk on your tip toes(not sure if that would work just an idea)

they would have to be the other way round, raised ball instead of heel.

[surfnut]

they would have to be the other way round, raised ball instead of heel.

think they would work?? just an idea i had heard it somewhere can remember where

[Zensuji]

think they would work?? just an idea i had heard it somewhere can remember where

yea they already make calve/jump shoes like that for basket ball.

[Zensuji]

like this

http://www.strength-shoes.com/

don't know what they are like, not really something i see people saying transformed their calves

[surfnut]

yea they already make calve/jump shoes like that for basket ball.

there you go. How well do they work?...my calves suck arse

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[Aaronharmon]

IMO you have to go heavy and use high reps to hit calves. I use 320 lbs and do 3 x 25 reps. If you only have your own body weight to work with, I'm guessing sprints would be the best way to hit them.