Calf training for power, not size.

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Karky

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So, im currently cutting, so i find it useless to do any isolation work with strenght in mind. Im not doing oly lifts yet either, i will soon once i start bulking again and get my squat up (i dont feel comfy ducking under a weight i cant squat up if i should catch it too low. my squat is low due to a knee injury, but my pos chain str dident get hurt as much). So i was thinking maybe i could do some calf work, since stronger more powerful calfs could help my oly lifts once i start them.
Usually you see calf training with high reps and volume, like 4x10.. 3x15.. but is this optimal if i want to get them stronger and more powerful for the oly lifts?
I know what you will say, just do oly lifts or oly pulls, since those use the calfs for that exact purpouse, but im gonna save them until i start bulking :p
calf isolation work is probobly not what will give me the most bang for my buck in increasing my oly lifts, but it will probobly give me some advantage, right?
 
yeah, i was just thinking, you know.. its an isolation exercise.. you wouldnt do power biceps curls would you? Do you think it would be better to just do strenght training for them with like 1-8 reps or something? Since improving strenght also improves power..
Id love to hear from some of the people who do oly lifts here, how they train their calfs for that purpouse, if they do isolate them at all..
 
I never isolate my calves...if the weight I am cleaning or whatever is too big for my calves to lift, the weight is too big for me to catch.

But I don't ever squat snatch or squat clean, so we might be different on this matter.
 
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