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07-22-2011, 08:11 PM #16
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07-22-2011, 10:11 PM #21
good stretch and a very slow negative, very little volume at a time, maybe 1-2 sets is what my calves have responded best to...
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07-22-2011, 10:55 PM #22
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07-23-2011, 10:58 AM #23
My calves are genetic flaws. Sad, really. So the past year I have have simply been training them intensely, infrequently and briefly. I dont know if this is a testament to HIT or simply my own consistency and tenacity training them due to the hatred I have for my calves but they have clearly grown.
Two all out working sets standing calf raises. 10-15 reps each with rest pause. Heavy weight as long as it is felt in the muscle. Beat the reps or weight every week. (attempt to) Full stretch then up on the balls of the feet as high as you can go, then think of Mentzer standing next to you telling you in that voice of his to try and reach higher. Fucking pain ensues and it took a long ass time but I am reaping the benefits. Dont plan on stopping.Last edited by The Ultimate Warrior; 07-23-2011 at 10:58 AM.
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09-21-2011, 04:50 AM #24
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I'm having the same problem with my calves ,,, I used to play basketball and I hit it hard then but nothing was enough to make them bigger
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09-21-2011, 04:50 AM #25
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damn it !! I hate calves and I hate JD :P
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09-27-2011, 01:02 AM #26
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i was also lucky like bigjd, but over the years i have been able to fine tune my training for growth v.s. strength. besides a deep tissue massage bi weekly (which is totally necessary) to keep the outer calves from connecting to your shin (guys stay on top of this, because you dont want to have to get that massaged out! ive been tattooed 6 straight hours before and i was fine, but 5 seconds into a shin massage i was in tears)
so my current calve training is very simple and fast and i have 22" calves (used to be 23) monday, wednesday and friday i train calves for about 15-20 min before work, every calve day i do something different, one day i do leg press calves, some days i do seated calve press. and then i do my favorite!
get a plate (45lbs) on each side of a smith machine,
get under it (duh)
and take about 2.5 steps back, your body should be at about a 45 degree angle,
now do 8-12 calves raises, take one step forward and repeat, take another step forward,
you dont want to go past a 45 angle because of the pressure it will put on your back
after 3 sets of that (you never change the weight) apply some toes in (while being straight under the bar) and some toes out (these you can do at a 45 degree angle, but start slow till you figure out where your comfort zone is)
alot of it has to do with the deep tissue massage to help break down the scar tissue around the muscle thats blocking blood flow, hope that helps
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09-27-2011, 03:34 AM #27
Mine have been growing moderately okay lately, definitely not matching my thighs though. There is nothing to add other then what already has been said, sets and reps etc.
I found the difference for me was using a combo of everything, so I really cant pinpoint what factor is helping. Each set tends to go 4-5 normal reps to get started, then 4-5 reps with a loooong pause in the stretch and squeeze at top, now you want to die, then as many normal reps till failure, then a loong pause and one last attempt at a rep. I do 4 or 5 sets like that, I almost die after each one.
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09-27-2011, 03:35 AM #28
Or just call George Costanza and get some of these bad boys
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09-27-2011, 04:36 AM #29
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Just work your way up to 9 plates on the seated calf machine to failure. Works for me. While your doing doing leg press with 24 plates rep out calf raises right after. Works good.
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09-27-2011, 07:44 AM #30
This! I didn't start seing gains till I started going heavy and the leg press is a great way to do that.
It's crazy that everyone imediately goes to genetics. I've never had huge calves and had a negative outlook on them and my genetics for them for quite a while. But I think I finally found the kind of training that works best for mine. Is the size of our calves realy more about genetics than our chest, arms, back or any other bodypart? When someone has a great bodypart don't we say it's genetics(then we say something about working hard to not sound too whiny)? Most of the men in my family aren't bodybuilders and have small calves naturaly but one of my brothers has large and ripped calves. He also is the only one of my several brothers to have played soccer for many years; the rest of us either played baseball or weren't into sports. There are so many more factors than genetics and on top of that our genetics respond to our environment.
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