What are good calf workouts not using machines? I plan to work out my calves a lot and I can't always go to the gym so are there any workouts I can use using freeweights that work the calves?
I know biking and running is one of them but I am bulking right now and cardio is the last thing I want to do.
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06-09-2008, 03:43 PM #1███ █♣█ ███
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Calves Workout Question
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06-09-2008, 03:46 PM #2Motivator
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I like to get in the squat rack.
Load the bar up with weight. I usually don't go heavier then say 375.
Stand up on your toes and feel that good squeeze in your calves. Certain reps feels like a damn knife stabbing me.
On each rep I stand up on my tippy toes for a count of 3-4. I usually aim for 15-20 reps.The Iron never lies to you. You can walk outside and hear all kinds of talk, get told that you're a god or a total bastard. The Iron will always kick you the real deal. The Iron is the great reference point, the all-knowing perspective giver. Always there like a beacon in the pitch black. I have found the Iron to be my greatest friend. It never freaks out on me, never runs. Friends may come and go. But two hundred pounds is always two hundred pounds. ~Henry Rollins
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06-09-2008, 05:42 PM #3ndn
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2x a week work them in all rep ranges from 5 to 20 reps per set and they should grow for you. just make sure you keep track of whether you are progressing on them or not.
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06-13-2008, 03:24 PM #4Registered User
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what do you mean ? how do you monitor your progress with calves ?Originally Posted by Al Swearengen
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06-13-2008, 03:25 PM #5un scronnying
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hold weight in your hand, stand on a platform or stairs with your heels hanging off, one leg at a time lift up.
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06-13-2008, 04:10 PM #6nevigsawkufelgnisaton
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Hop on one foot.
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06-13-2008, 06:07 PM #7Keep It Simple...
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hold dumbbells on a step and do each leg individually to failure, very nice. Also maybe jump-rope between sets, lol.
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06-13-2008, 07:22 PM #8Free John White
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x2 on this. i do this sometimes for a calf workout, except without the DB. for each rep, fully stretch the muscle and focus on contraction. i did something like this yesterday and my calves are pretty soreOriginally Posted by willldabeast
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06-17-2008, 11:07 AM #9Registered User
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anyone ?Originally Posted by jihadist
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06-17-2008, 11:10 AM #10Registered User
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x2Originally Posted by willldabeast
hold the weight in the hand of the leg your calf raising with. do a rest pause set of 50 for each calf. if this doesn't get your leg aching and growing, i don't know what will."The Iron never lies to you... I have found the Iron to be my greatest friend. It never freaks out on me, never runs. Friends may come and go. But two hundred pounds is always two hundred pounds." - Henry Rollins
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06-17-2008, 11:32 AM #11Keep It Simple...
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I monitor my progress with calves with them getting bigger, the weight Im able to do goes up, and sometimes, just sometimes, how sore they are, cause its pretty damn hard to get my calves sore...Originally Posted by jihadist
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