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Calf mass advice
Posted on 4/14/24 at 9:50 am
Posted on 4/14/24 at 9:50 am
Anyone ever had success adding significant calf thickness? What triggered the growth? Does doing tib work help?
This post was edited on 4/14/24 at 10:02 am
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Posted on 4/14/24 at 10:02 am to Geert
I don't know of a single serious cyclist that doesn't have massive calves and quads. When they lock into the pedals and do the "push/pull" motion of pedaling it really works the calves.
When I did a good bit of lifting, I found calf/toe raises with weight really pumped mine up. I'd put the balls of my feet on a stable platform that was about 4 inches off the floor and get a good stretch when doing them as opposed to just doing them on the flat floor.
When I did a good bit of lifting, I found calf/toe raises with weight really pumped mine up. I'd put the balls of my feet on a stable platform that was about 4 inches off the floor and get a good stretch when doing them as opposed to just doing them on the flat floor.
Posted on 4/14/24 at 2:34 pm to Geert
I wish I could help here but I could spend every workout doing calf exercises and not sure they would look any different if I never trained them. It’s weird because my quads and hams definitely don’t behave like this and respond but not my calves. And then I see dudes who haven’t been in a gym in years and they have calves like Popeye has forearms. Crazy, but then I have heard athletic type dudes don’t really get big calf development. Kinda like Jon Jones. Dude looks like he has chicken legs but is actually strong af.
Posted on 4/14/24 at 3:57 pm to Geert
For calves, research suggests making sure to get a massive stretch at the bottom is crucial. Then just need a 1/2 rep really, getting full contraction doesn’t add anything. I’ve been doing 3 sets to failure twice a week and have noticed significant growth
Posted on 4/14/24 at 4:51 pm to Geert
Calves are mostly genetic. There’s a video on YouTube of Mike Mentzer training Boyer Coe on calves. Watch it. Explains everything.
This post was edited on 4/14/24 at 4:52 pm
Posted on 4/14/24 at 4:56 pm to Geert
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Calf mass advice
Gain a lot of weight then walk it off
Posted on 4/14/24 at 6:21 pm to Geert
Knees Over Toes jacked my calves. Also recommend a zero drop shoe.
Posted on 4/15/24 at 7:47 am to Geert
really 3 ways
1) Doggcrapp training protocol 2/3x per week. i believe this is the single best way to add mass to the calf. google it. its painful but works
2) High Frequency blood flow restriction for a meso cycle. so 6-8 weeks of 3-5x blood flow restriction training. google bfr calf training. again painful pumps
3) high frequency training- so this can be done simply as 100 calf raises a day for a while then progressed. can be backwards sled drags as mentioned, can be any exercise just done 5x per week for tons of overall volume. Tib raises help also to get overall lower leg mass.
one other thing....if you have never trained the calf in a stretched position, like with a donkey calf, i high recommend it.
if i was drawing out a plan...i would look to do 8-12 weeks of BFR training concentrating on holding the stretched and top position for a true 5 count at bottom, 3 count at top and progressing the weight/reps and going to failure every set. start at 2x per week for 3 weeks. then 3x per week for 3 weeks. then 4x per week for 3 weeks, then 5x for 3-6 weeks depending on overall soreness and recovery. do this while in a surplus with lots of protein and rotating 2 or 3 exercises. like standing and sitting for first 3 weeks. then sitting/standing/donkey once you go 3x per week, then add leg press raises at 4x and add extra donkey day at 5x.
1) Doggcrapp training protocol 2/3x per week. i believe this is the single best way to add mass to the calf. google it. its painful but works
2) High Frequency blood flow restriction for a meso cycle. so 6-8 weeks of 3-5x blood flow restriction training. google bfr calf training. again painful pumps
3) high frequency training- so this can be done simply as 100 calf raises a day for a while then progressed. can be backwards sled drags as mentioned, can be any exercise just done 5x per week for tons of overall volume. Tib raises help also to get overall lower leg mass.
one other thing....if you have never trained the calf in a stretched position, like with a donkey calf, i high recommend it.
if i was drawing out a plan...i would look to do 8-12 weeks of BFR training concentrating on holding the stretched and top position for a true 5 count at bottom, 3 count at top and progressing the weight/reps and going to failure every set. start at 2x per week for 3 weeks. then 3x per week for 3 weeks. then 4x per week for 3 weeks, then 5x for 3-6 weeks depending on overall soreness and recovery. do this while in a surplus with lots of protein and rotating 2 or 3 exercises. like standing and sitting for first 3 weeks. then sitting/standing/donkey once you go 3x per week, then add leg press raises at 4x and add extra donkey day at 5x.
Posted on 4/15/24 at 2:01 pm to Geert
1. Get in time machine.
2. Convince an ancestor of yours to have sexual relations with an Asian person.
3. Return to present and enjoy larger calves.
2. Convince an ancestor of yours to have sexual relations with an Asian person.
3. Return to present and enjoy larger calves.
Posted on 4/16/24 at 1:55 pm to Geert
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Anyone ever had success adding significant calf thickness? What triggered the growth? Does doing tib work help?
get fat then do a shite ton of cycling and jump rope. Lose weight and you'll have jacked calves
This post was edited on 4/16/24 at 2:00 pm
Posted on 4/16/24 at 9:14 pm to Geert
Skipping rope and heavy calf raises (1.5+ x your body weight).
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