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 Calves exercises
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Moderator 
Posts: 2006 |
Do you always work them with your legs, or do you hit them more often than legs because it's a denser muscle?     | ||
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Elite Bodybuilder 
Posts: 735 |
I hit them about every 2 or 3 days. I don't hit them with thighs cause my thigh workouts make me walk funny enough. | ||
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Freak 
Posts: 1791 |
I used to traing the 5 times a week. I now do not train the at all. They are huge. I will get a camera some day and post some pics of them. The rest of me is not huge, but my calves sure are. | ||
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Guru
Posts: 4041 |
twice a week 2 exercises per day. Right after quads and right after hamstrings | ||
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Guru
Posts: 2205 |
i'm always so damn tired after a good leg session..i'll do them, but i know im not giving it my all, thus i will work them seperately two other times that week... | ||
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Novice 
Posts: 3 |
JohnyO, I totally agree with timac. If I try to hit calves after legs I'm just way to beat. I try to hit them every other day, and at least every third. ------------------ | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder 
Posts: 204 |
They are same Muscle fibre as Forearms, you have to go higher reps, and twice a week. I Usually do 15-25 per set, depending what I can force out of em. I go to failure every set with calves. | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 245 |
I am 6 ft 4 in so its hard for me to get big calves. BLoated, you think the 5 days a week added mass to your calves? NIck | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 245 |
You dont want to tell me? Nick  | ||
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Cool Novice 
Posts: 42 |
Because of time contstraints I super or giant set. Alternating higher rep set 25 - 40 w/low rep set 8 - 12. Damn NOTHING burns like calves!!!!! One bent leg w/one straight leg exercise. I also found that cardio-kickboxing brought those bastards the fuck out! I try to work them twice in a cycle. ------------------ | ||
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Elite Bodybuilder
Posts: 1049 |
well im gonna get flamed for this. I very rarely hit calves. the last time I measured my quads were only at 23, probably 24 now, and my calves were at 17. Well, that dont look so good as far as semitry. I have popey legs. Till my legs get into proportion, Im only hitn them every now and then. | ||
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Guru
Posts: 2205 |
im the opposite, 28 inch quads, 17 inch calves....i look weird...but you cant say "i dont have legs"... | ||
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Elite Bodybuilder
Posts: 1049 |
hey billy, how tall are u again? that pic u posted it looked you needed to work on your calves. 17 aint small, at 17 my calves look freakishly huge. is it cuz im 5'8" & a 1/2??? | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 136 |
I work them once a week and do about 4-5 sets of ten. For me its just how hard you squeeze them and strain them. Mine are huge and defined. -Gord | ||
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Pro Bodybuilder 
Posts: 441 |
Well - I split quads and hams anyway. I'll do 5 sets of calves on leg press on quad day. Then for hams, I'll do seated leg curls with toes pointed up, which is a mid-range movement for calves. I'll finish them off with 3 sets on standing calf raises and 3 sets of seated. ------------------ The moral? It doesn't matter whether you are a lion or a gazelle, when the sun comes up - you had better be running. | ||
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Guru
Posts: 2205 |
im 6 foot...the meat below the knee is there...it just doesn't taper much to the ankle...just kinda thick looking all the way down...i've put about an inch on them in the past 6 weeks.... | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 245 |
So whats your routine special bill? Nick | ||
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Guru
Posts: 2205 |
it's nothing special...i focus on them since they are my weakest part...so i try to do them early in the routine, and sometimes ill go in and just do abs, calves, and some cardio...calves are really painful when exercised properly (for me) thus i need to have some mental stamina to get through it... i alternate heavy and light days...on the light days, i will do 20-30 reps, and i really focus on squeezing at the top and going up on my big toe...you will feel a deep contraction when done properly...it has taken me a long time to get my form down... heavy days i go 10-15 reps....and will try to go to failure...on my last few reps, i don't even come close to a full range of movement...more like a deep stretch up to horizontal... plus i just did my first cycle...that helps... | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 245 |
Thanks for the help bro... Nick | ||
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Elite Bodybuilder
Posts: 845 |
EOD, hard, hard, hard. bro my thighs are 28 inches and my calves are 17.5, I am trying desperately to add 1.5 inches to them, but nothing seems to work. . .I wish you luck and I blast them. | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 121 |
I think building calves depends on the individual more than any other bodypart.I've done em every way you can think of and found for me hitting them hard and HEAVY once a week gives me great results.I usually end up doing them at home with shrugs and forearms. 2-3 sets of standing.2-3 sets seated. |
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