Help with calves!

[scoob21]

Hope you can give me some sound advice here everyone. Training going well and seem to be able to put size on everywhere but calves, at the moment I train them once/week for seven set of 15 reps (1 warm up, then 3 sets standing and 3 sets seated raises). I have tried lower and higher reps and all sorts of combinations but to no avail. Can anyone offer some help?
Thanks.

 

[gettinlarger]

Are you using a full ROM? Stretch the shit out of them homey.

Going til failure? And once a week is probably not enough ...

 

[Exodus]

you may want to lower your sets..... and possilbly reps. another thing is try sprinting up a hill backwards........ that kills them

X

 

[ffknight84]

try this ( someone posted it ass someone's routine, bad memory i know )

start at the bottom go all the way up, 5 second negative, hold for 10 at the bottom, repeat for 12 reps, do not go up in wait until 12 reps can be completed. I do one seated and one standing.

 

[Thaibox]

Try a 75 rep or 100 rep set

Find a weight that you can do around 25 reps with.

Go until you're totally smoked. Stop and rest for 5-7 seconds. Go until you're smoked again. Take 5-7 second rest. Continue this until you hit 75. Even if you're only doing a couple at a time between rests, get to 75(you should be down to only a couple very hard ones by this time). If its too easy at 75, go to 100 and increase the weight next time.

Just one set of those and you're good to go. Calves are the only muscle group you can do this with. I promise you'll be happy with this.

Have fun walking to your car

 

[casualbb]

You've tried everything except training them more frequently. Try this: don't train them for a week, then start out doing 2 sets 3 times a week. Start at like 60% of your 5RM, and every day increment it by like 10 pounds. If you're bulking then they'll grow.

 

[megad]

Are you doing them for bodybuilding or for a sport? If for something like football, basketball, or hockey... I wouldnt worry too much about them because they are barely used. Just do squats deads and sprints and they will grow along with the rest of your legs.

 

[scoob21]

Wow!! Thanks for the replies everyone.
Megad, I am doing them solely for bodybuilding purposes and am pi***d off with the way they look.
Casualbb, I have thought of going more frquently but my time in the Gym is already very tight so this would be my last resort but it may come to this. Thanks man.
Thaibox, that sounds brutal and I am dropping it straight into my routine next leg day. will let you know how it goes. Thanks for your (and everyones) help.

 

[Jordaz]

Try doing standing calves raises one leg at a time on a block or stair holding a dumbell. Thats all I do. 10-20 reps, 2 sets once a week any calves are now 18"! They use to be toothpicks.

 

[casualbb]

time in the Gym is already very tight so this would be my last resort but it may come to this

heh, no time for 2 sets? Just do two quick sets of calves when you would be resting between sets of something else.