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06-07-2006, 10:49 AM
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| Junior Bodybuilder  Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: UK.
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   | Calves I've started training legs properlly now, quads and hams are coming along nicely but calves seem to be laggin.. I want them shaped up for my holiday in 7 weeks... I currently do 3 sets on the leg press just bouncing the weight and then I do 3 sets of calf raises on the smith machine. I need a gym with a good seaqt calf raise machine! Any good routines for getting them to grow? Reps/Sets? I know this has been posted before but I want some fresh info on the topic...
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06-07-2006, 10:50 AM
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  | i do them EOD mate and they are growin ok at the mo
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06-07-2006, 10:54 AM
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| Your Friendly neighbourhood pusha!  Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Ghetto (West, London)
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| i do mine twice EW, i IMO u should just hit them heavy and high reps atleast once EW, but ery one's different
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06-07-2006, 11:30 AM
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| they need done at least twice a week heavy weight low reps one day then moderate weight with higher reps on the second day, just to cover all bases.
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06-07-2006, 01:01 PM
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| Sculpting the masterpiece  Join Date: Jul 2005
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| I train my calfs for 15 mins once a week, I could prob do them twice a week but its being ar5ed to do so. Theyre growing ok at the moment. Its obviously different for different poeple - try a variety of methods and see which you respond most. Nice to see you posting john mate |
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06-07-2006, 01:43 PM
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| Luke.... as a substitue for the seated calf raise machine sit on a bench under the smith machine bar (sit so that the bar rests a couple of inches back from your knees). Take two of the plastic base plates from the aerobic steppers most gyms have lying around and use these as the toes plates (the same as if you were using the standling calf raise machine so that you can give a full stretch to the calf). Now load up the smith machine bar and hey ho you've got your seated calf raise. Im loading it up with some pretty heavy weight so warn that you might want to wrap a towel around the bar to save your skin! |
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06-07-2006, 09:05 PM
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07-07-2006, 10:20 PM
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08-07-2006, 04:12 PM
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| No need to lower the tone Cap you ugly little munter! I'll get my misses to climb on my back but she's so light! I started doing seated raises and I felt a great pump in the whole of my calves! They're gradually getting bigger I just need to be consistant with them as I lagged on legs before.. My legs are deffo growing! I'll post pics of them at the end of august after my holiday! Looking forward to having some good sized legs! ;)
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08-07-2006, 05:15 PM
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| I Can squat 140kg now  well chuffed! 6 solid reps! wanna be squatting 200 before christmas.. may be wishful thinking but it's my target!
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08-07-2006, 06:29 PM
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| try this one mate pick a calf exercise this works best with seated or standing calf raise but leg press raise will do.... 20 reps 10sec rest 20 reps 10sec rest 20 reps 10sec rest 15 reps 5 sec rest 15 reps 5 sec rest 10 reps then stretch the calfs out on a step for a count of 20 then do 20 unweighted raises then stretch out again for a count of 20......do this once a week on say a monday then on a thursday do 5 straight sets on any exercise.. give this a go for a month and let us know how you get on...
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08-07-2006, 09:57 PM
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| That sounds like a nice work out.. Gonna burn those calves into growth! Cheers Paul! I'm competing next year as you may have read and would really appreciate any help you could give me.. Even thinking about it make sme nervous but I think I'll do well so long as I keep doing what I'm doing.. Feel a bit guilty though because I've just eaten a prawn rogan josh! was lovely lol!
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08-07-2006, 11:20 PM
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| i don't think you will call it a nice workout after you have completed it don't feel guily mate you are competing next year not next week if you eat clean all year round you won't stick to your diet come contest time...
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09-07-2006, 12:35 PM
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| OK cool! For breakfast I went a bit mad today.. I had a bowl of raisen bran (HUGE BOWL) 2 bananas, a bowl of scramballed egg and a protein shake! now thats a breakfast lol
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