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Post by stuke on Aug 24, 2022 15:43:20 GMT
People who does sprints regularly swear by them regarding calves building. Neither doing them seated with web looping nor putting a lot of weight on the shoulders did work for me, the former did not feel right and the latter is too inconvenient and hard on the lower back. I am sure walking / running up hills is good for the calves in many cases and maybe sprinting too, along with speedskating. Realistically I am not likely to regularly partake in any of them.I would love to live next to some sand dunes and be able to charge uo a big one a few times a day. I have a bar fixed at a good height which allows me to do middle to top range seated calf isometric pretty comfortably, doesn't work for the stretch position but I will try with my bands. Standing calf raise isometrics just feels risky for the body.
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Post by stuke on Aug 24, 2022 16:01:46 GMT
Here is a photo that was taken a week or two ago. As I said, they are not impressive at all, not even average really, but at least I can compare back to this if I manage to get some more growth / development. imgbox.com/a05FVK1d
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Post by moxohol on Aug 24, 2022 16:15:16 GMT
Here is a photo that was taken a week or two ago. As I said, they are not impressive at all, not even average really, but at least I can compare back to this if I manage to get some more growth / development. imgbox.com/a05FVK1dUr left handed. The only person operating in his right frame of mind.
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Post by fredhutch on Aug 24, 2022 16:38:28 GMT
"Muscle Building for Beginners", a great old book by Fallon and Saunders, says that massaging the calves on a regular basis will help growth, they say to dig into the muscle with your thumbs and give it a solid going over, they say this will "loosen them up" and get you the gains you want.
To work the foot-pointed leg curl position I lie flat on the floor, knees bent, and go into a yoga bridge posture with just the balls of the feet on the floor. You can also put the balls of the feet up on a block or chair seat for a similar exercise, I just hold this for time and it's a goody.
For explosive power in the calves, do extreme slow negatives, twenty seconds or more to lower, double or single leg depending on your strength.
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Post by stuke on Aug 24, 2022 17:56:15 GMT
Here is a photo that was taken a week or two ago. As I said, they are not impressive at all, not even average really, but at least I can compare back to this if I manage to get some more growth / development. imgbox.com/a05FVK1dUr left handed. The only person operating in his right frame of mind. Huh?
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Post by stuke on Aug 24, 2022 17:57:40 GMT
"Muscle Building for Beginners", a great old book by Fallon and Saunders, says that massaging the calves on a regular basis will help growth, they say to dig into the muscle with your thumbs and give it a solid going over, they say this will "loosen them up" and get you the gains you want. To work the foot-pointed leg curl position I lie flat on the floor, knees bent, and go into a yoga bridge posture with just the balls of the feet on the floor. You can also put the balls of the feet up on a block or chair seat for a similar exercise, I just hold this for time and it's a goody. For explosive power in the calves, do extreme slow negatives, twenty seconds or more to lower, double or single leg depending on your strength. Very cool, I love these off the wall ideas, will give them a go. Thanks.
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Post by moxohol on Aug 24, 2022 19:22:49 GMT
Ur left handed. The only person operating in his right frame of mind. Huh? Ur right calf is slightly bigger than the left. It's usually due to hand dominance.
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Post by stuke on Aug 24, 2022 21:21:42 GMT
Ur right calf is slightly bigger than the left. It's usually due to hand dominance. Oh, I see! Actually, my left is bigger, always has been, but I see what you mean, I think it must be the angle or lighting.
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Post by stuke on Aug 26, 2022 14:08:00 GMT
Thurs 25th Aug Both
More of an easy day, set of 100 2 leg calf raises from the floor
Later in the day, set of 100 2 leg calf raises stood on a block - ie more stretch
Despite variations used recently and general intensity, I have not had much on the way of soreness. This doesn't necessarily meqn much, but I prefer it when a worked muscle is sore. It is now 26th Aug as I type this and I'm going to be working just the right leg again today, got a few interesting ideas, will report in following my workout.
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Post by stuke on Aug 26, 2022 18:23:20 GMT
Fri 26th Aug Right
Always on the look out for calf building tips, I found this:
Shirt video, but to sum uo, he recommemds using a section of pipe instead of a block for calf work, unless you are training barefoot. This is not particularly new to me, but for some reason I never really gave it a go. Today I used a thick clyndrical piece of wood secured in place in the floor.
Single leg calf raises, slow reps slight holdd at too and bottom X12, with 12 partials at the top then bottom at the end of the set 7.5kg x 10 (no partials after) 12.5kg x 6 (no partials).
Bottom half partials with 22.5kg x 15
Single seated calf raise with quadruoled band and 20kg kettlebell x 8
Seated horizontal toe raises with band x 20
Stand on ball of foot, as high as possible, one leg x 45 seconds (hilding on for balance).
I liked the round wood under my foot, much better than my wooden block (which does have a curved edge, but only slighly in comparison). Did some rough kneeding the calf with my fingers / knuckles afterwards. + 12.5kg x 6 Bw x 12, slow
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Post by stuke on Aug 27, 2022 19:29:35 GMT
Sat 27 Aug Left Single leg calf raise with 12kg dumbell x 12 (good form failure) drop weight then 10, then 20 bottom half reps.
Single leg seated calf raise 30kg on knee x 10, drop to 20kg x 10, drop to 10kg x 20
Vertical toe raises with I beam which allows netter stretch and negative than using bands x 20
Stand on left leg ball of foot, as high as possible x 15 seconds.
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Post by stuke on Aug 28, 2022 19:10:03 GMT
Sun 28th Aug Right
Slow single leg donkey calf raises pause at top and bottom X20 50 quick hops on ball of foot
Donkeys again:
With band x 8, drop band, another 12
50 more hops
Various one leg seated isometrics
Seated horizontal toe raises with band X25 X25
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Post by Michael on Aug 28, 2022 19:49:20 GMT
Thanks for posting what You're doing and that video. I wonder how big that pipe is in the video.
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Post by fredhutch on Aug 30, 2022 12:27:22 GMT
The immortal Denie, in his book "Psycho-Blast", suggests doing calf raises like this: on the way up, have your weight on the outside edge of the ball of the foot (little toes) and when you get to the top of the calf raise, shift your weight to the ball of the foot on the insides (big toes) and keep the weight there for the descent. Take 3-5 seconds for both the positive and negative rep. Denie swears this is the best way to build the calves...I have only done them this way sometimes so really can't say but you might want to experiment with it.
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Post by stuke on Aug 31, 2022 20:23:39 GMT
The immortal Denie, in his book "Psycho-Blast", suggests doing calf raises like this: on the way up, have your weight on the outside edge of the ball of the foot (little toes) and when you get to the top of the calf raise, shift your weight to the ball of the foot on the insides (big toes) and keep the weight there for the descent. Take 3-5 seconds for both the positive and negative rep. Denie swears this is the best way to build the calves...I have only done them this way sometimes so really can't say but you might want to experiment with it. Thanks Fred. Interesting because I have been messing around with foot position, not so much whilst training, though I did some toes out, toes in etc and found the toes in doesnt feel like it hits the outer calves that much - but when at rest, I toyed with a sort of sideways calf raise, not too dissimilar to the movement in your post, though more from flat foot, onto outer side of foot, edging forward and out, then lowering down. Without we8ghts it feels good, though a very short movement and I don't think it would be so good with added weight, losing the subtleties. For some reason I havent tried it as part of a workout yet. I will experiment with the idea you put forward and my own and see how it goes. I love these unusual methods, thanks Fred.
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