How often do you guys work your calfs

[Demondosage]

One thing that definitely helped my calves in my teen years was the fact I rode a mountain bike A LOT. Anything like peddling or constant pumping of the calves seems to help for some people. Jumping rope, walking hills, pushing a weighted sled, it all works well

 

[TANGO.ECHO.KILO]

what rep range do you guys use to isolate calves?

I do jump squats once a week and step ups on my volume day.
I rarely isolate calves but once a week I will do some calf raises either on the leg press/seated/or standing. I stick with 3-4 sets in the 20 rep range and change my foot position each set. Recently a BB friend told me he likes to hit them in the 50-60 rep range???

 

[Demondosage]

20 reps sounds about what I do too on average

 

[gr8whitetrukker]

One thing that definitely helped my calves in my teen years was the fact I rode a mountain bike A LOT. Anything like peddling or constant pumping of the calves seems to help for some people. Jumping rope, walking hills, pushing a weighted sled, it all works well

Same here.

 

[Oregonstrong]

Try this one brothers! I did this last night and calves were pumped to the max. Pain at end of sets was excruciating! Feeling it today for sure calves are sore as f**k.

Standing calve raises – After warming up, do 15 full range reps heavy with a 3 second flex at the top. Then cut the weight in half and do 10 more like this. That is one set. Do 6 sets with 2 minute breaks between sets. 6 total work sets. I did this in a standing calve raise machine.

Seated calve raises – Do 3 sets of 10 with a full range ofmotion. 3 total work sets.

 

[alphastrength50]

on leg day and deadlift day. twice a week brother

 

[bdg77]

I gotta brutal calf exercise for you. I don't know what's it called or if it even has a name. One of the top membership sales guys at a 24 hour fitness taught me this one. I haven't done it in a while so I hope I can explain it properly. It also works your hamstrings and is done on a leg curl machine (laying). So what you do is point your toes before you curl and keep them pointed until midpoint. Then return foot to normal position and bring it back down. Point toes out again and repeat. I hope I got the order right of when you point toes and when retract foot. But trust me you will know when your doing it right.

 

[gr8whitetrukker]

Thats my 20" calf. Left one. Could use to cut em up. They would be great if I trained more often

 

[bdg77]

Jeez Bro, your calves are insane for being 6'1". If you were 5'1" I'd say, yeah ok looks about right. You really weren't kidding though. That's one muscle I think you don't have to worry about making any bigger. Like you said, just add some cuts. I hope I got that calf-exercise explainations right. I've gone over it in my head but I can't convince myself I explained it right until I get on the machine and do it. I'll do it tonite. The one thing I hate about standing calf raises is when I go heavy. The pressure from the pads gives me purple lines on traps. No biggie but looks weird for a day.

 

[defscreams]

Twice a week for me. I like hitting my traps more than one a week also.

 

[bdg77]

I went to try it and someone was on the laying leg-curl machine. Tried to do it on seated and did not work at all. Need to have circular rotating pad. Oh well, I don't think it's as that great of an exercise for calfs. Works your hamstrings mainly. Good old calf raises will do the job. I guess if I don't want those marks on traps I could try holding some 100lb dumbbells and doing calf raises. That might work a lot more muscles. Or a squat machine works good with toes on foot plate. I've been liking one of those e2 concept rowing machines for cardio lately. Great exercise. Did about 1/2 hour on one last night. Went 5000+ meters. They have all kinds of functions in the computer. Even games. Anything to make cardio less boring.

 

[Nitrust]

View attachment 21689 Thats my 20" calf. Left one. Could use to cut em up. They would be great if I trained more often

Good god! Jelly jelly

 

[gr8whitetrukker]

Good god! Jelly jelly

Thats no jelly. Lol solid

 

[Nitrust]

Jelly=jealous

 

[Nitrust]

Mine are like 17" I believe but I'm 6'3 and some change. Calves and forearms I struggle with, but they have came a long way

 

[gr8whitetrukker]

Jelly=jealous

Ah..Im not down with all the lingo.

Ill trade you an inch of my calf...for some of your flatter abs? Cool, deal

 

[Nitrust]

Deals!