[n88tr]

my workout for calves hasn't changed in a while and i'm open to radical changes to it. i used to do a lot of stairclimber as a post after my little meal but now im on the bike, just trying to switch it up. i can't run because my back hurts and im in physical therapy for it.

anyways, here's the kind of stuff i do

leg press toe press
seated calf raises
standing calf raises [no machine, i just use my own body weight]

i use heavy weight on the leg press toe press, up to 650 lbs, a max of 200 or a little less on the seated raises and when there was a machine for the standing raises i did 200 or so [in combination w/ my bodyweight for about 400 lbs]. i keep the reps at 7-10 and do 4-7 sets for the exercises w/ 30-45 sec breaks. sometimes i stack sets on top of each other like when im pyramiding up the leg press toe press.

can i get some other suggestions for the calves please? thankx.

[ZackKnight]

you're on a cut dude. you're not gonna be building mass. you build mass when u bulk. ur kinda shooting urself in the foot if you want mass at the moment

[n88tr]

no i switched to a bulk a few days ago. i pm'ed bhana about it along w/ some questions.

[ZackKnight]

ahhh aight then. well then u should see some change over time then. don't worry about it too much right now. give the bulk some time

[n88tr]

so i dont need any new exercises??

[ZackKnight]

highly doubtful man.

[rdobson]

I put half my foot on a phone book and do calf raises with a barbell behind my head...that usually gets a good pump

[under construction]

When I go from a cut to a bulk or vice versa its more of a change in rep ranges and sets than it is exercises

[ibanezman88]

my calves have grown 1 inch in the past 3 weeks!

it's not so much the exersises themselves. it's the way you do them.

make sure you have full range of motion. stretch all the way down and maybe hold it for a second or two. and then explode all the way up and contract at the top.

you have to do this for every rep in order for people with high insersions on their calves to grow.

also, don't wait more than 20 seconds in between sets. it sounds harsh but it made mine grow like this. and do 12 sets like this! my rep range is usually 12 reps to faliure and i use my X-rep technique to the max. be prepared for a good 5-10 minutes of constant pain here!!!

i usually do 3 exersises. it varries.

[kenney]

i think everything has been covered here. it isnt what you do for calves as the excericses for them are very limited, its more about how you do them. i love high volume especially for calves. heavy weight for no more than 15reps for a good few sets per excercise. also with the standing calf raise (as mentioned) use something to stand on. put the balls of your feet (toe end) on a raised surface so that when you lower your body, your ankles drop well below your toes. make sure that every rep is performed with perfect control as it is very tempting to bounce back up to the top. and another point, i find that alot of people dont really do enough for calves because they start buring pretty much as soon as you start doing the calf raises, so keep pushing past the burning sensation (though not too much)

[Demon Knight]

Originally Posted by ibanezman88

my calves have grown 1 inch in the past 3 weeks!

Whoa dude, are you serious? That's crazy growth! Any stretchmarks?

[n88tr]

yeah thats fucking crazy growth, you're really blessed.

now that im on a bulk, should i be upping my sets, seeing as i have more energy to burn... is that the point of a bulk?