calves?

[prophet]

can you guys post your calve workouts?

mine looks like this but i feel like i'm not growing

workout #1
standing calve raise 2 sets failure (15-20 reps)
seated calve raise 3 sets NOT failure (20-25 reps)
machine calve raise 1 Drop set (reps 15,15,10)

workout # 2
legpress calve press 5 sets not failure (10-15 reps HEAVY)
seated calve raise heavy 5 sets (6-10 reps)

i know these are alittle different but they have worked well for me up until now

 

[backlash79]

seated calves 4 sets 6-12
toe presses 4 sets 6-12 with a drop set on the last set

or

smith machine calve raises (dont like the standing machine way too light) 4 sets 6-12
seated 4 sets with a drop set on the last set.

i've always had big calves though, came from being fat as a little kid. heh

 

[jeremys]

do 10 sets of 50 backflips off the lat pulldown machine. then flex those monsterous cows in the mirror and watch them grow 15-20 inches

 

[skaman607]

all right supersizeme

 

[jeremys]

i dont get it

 

[big4life]

Seated calf presses -4 sets
leg press calf raises -4 sets
one legged standing calf raises -4 sets

and occasionally I will do reverse calf raises for the front of the calves.

As for weight I vary it. One day heavy and 10-15 reps, the next time medium 20-30 reps.

 

[mxfox30]

here's my calf workout. i recently switched from using two legs to just one leg for leg press and machine calf raises, and it seems to work better using one leg at a time, then on my last set for each exercise, i'll do a set with left leg, a set with right leg, then a set with both legs all immediately after each other. my calves are killing me after doing that.

leg press one leg calf raise- 3 sets of 10-15 reps
machine one leg calf raises- 3 sets of 10-15 reps
seated calf raises- 3-4 sets of 8-10 reps

 

[skaman607]

i dont get it

he always has really sarcastic posts, like when someone asked how to use a towel to do chinups he said to wrap it around his head like a ninja, and this was really supersizeme esque

 

[jeremys]

haha, well i guess thats about right..

i've never been sarcastic in a serious convo on here, until now. some people need it

 

[Niche]

Here is a workout that I got on this board. I did do it for a while and saw pretty good results.


The Luke Sauder Calf Routine

Day 1: High-Volume

Exercise A: Calf Superset*

A1) Seated Calf Raises
3 x 10-5-5 (one set of 10 reps, followed by two of 5 reps) at a 101 tempo (1 second to lower the weight, no pause, and 1 second to raise the weight)

A2) Donkey Calf Raises
3 x 30-50 at a 101 tempo

*After finishing a set of the A1 exercise, proceed immediately to exercise A2. Then rest two minutes before repeating the super set.

Exercise B: Standing Calf Raises

B1) Standing Calf Raises
10 x 10-30 at a 111 tempo, ten seconds**

**In other words, you'll be doing one, long, extended set, resting ten seconds between each mini-set and lowering the weight in between.

After day one, you'll probably have to call the fire department to extinguish the fire in your calves. You may also find that you have the same walk as Homer Simpson's 80-year-old father.


Day 2: Low-Volume (to be done 48 hours after Day 1)

Exercise A: Triple Drop Standing Calf Raises

A1) Triple Drop Standing Calf Raises
3 x 10-10-10 (in other words, three drop sets) at a 121 tempo,*** resting 90 seconds between sets.

***The pause is taken in the bottom stretch position, and be sure to take the full two seconds.


-Niche