what do YOU guys do for calves?

Kneedamage · 03-05-2008, 02:12 AM

Just curious, how many of you started with measly calves and have built them up?? What did you train them doing?

Me personally, I went from about 13 inch to 16 so FAR, unfortunetly I started with very small calves, its aggrevating because i have HUGE ankles to go with it.
I myself have done 6-8 total sets, splitting it between, Seated calf press and Angled leg press calf raises.

every 5 weeks I change my rep range ( Not only with calves, but with ever exercise) AND I change my primary exercise.

so..

Discuss?

**JakeVendetta** · 03-05-2008, 02:30 AM

Full ROM, hold stretch at bottom for 15 seconds... 3 sets of 8-12 to failure.

Kneedamage · 03-05-2008, 02:33 AM

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Originally Posted by JakeVendetta

Full ROM, hold stretch at bottom for 15 seconds... 3 sets of 8-12 to failure.

Are you one of those people with naturally large calves?
What have you come from in terms of size, and gone to currently?

My father is.. lucky bastard, Great shape to them, I wont ever have that beloved gaint daimond shape.

**JakeVendetta** · 03-05-2008, 02:37 AM

they were 14 a while ago not sure how long i'd say 2 years or so. Now their 16.5'' or so but they have a good shape.

**mabo** · 03-05-2008, 11:24 AM

I do nothing specifically at the moment and they sit at about 18". They were up near 19 when I quit playing soccer about 5 years ago.

Weight training doesn't seem to make them any bigger, they just grow when I do a lot of running or walking. Just a consequence of being heavy I guess.

**mr_bhana** · 03-05-2008, 01:23 PM

I have round calves and i would love to have diamond shaped ones!!!! i hold the stretch for about 3 seconds.. i use both heavy and light weights, short and high reps! works best for me.. calves consists both of fast and slow twitch fibres so you gotta stimulate both

spritz0 · 03-05-2008, 01:47 PM

Run steps, and then donkey raises with huge weight- the running pre-exhausts them so you get a wicked burn. ONLY 2 times a week, bro!

**lil_big_junior** · 03-05-2008, 01:59 PM

I push a truck up a hill

**YM123** · 03-05-2008, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by JakeVendetta

Full ROM, hold stretch at bottom for 15 seconds... 3 sets of 8-12 to failure.

nice bit of DC stretching there,, like it!!

RAGEN2008 · 03-05-2008, 07:44 PM

I just started and I like standing calf raises, trying to keep my balance seems to make it harder than sitting, I also do it in my slippers, they bend easy and you feel the movement in the foot really good.

Cain Marko · 03-05-2008, 07:50 PM

My calves are shorter on the inside that the outer, decent definition but can't get the diamond out of em yet, I do standing calf raise inbetween squatting, and same on leg press