calves
- Thread starter chiquita1
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i luuuuv lifting calves! since you don't belong to a gym right now ...
try something like this:
take some hand weights or even some heavy cans from the kitchen, and place one on either shoulder. maybe 8-10 lbs each, if you're just starting out.
hold them close to your ears w/ your hands.
now stand up tall, toes facing forward, feet about 6-8 in apart. focus on a spot on the wall in front of you.
now begin pressing up on your toes in a steady motion/rhythym. don't let your heels come all the way back to the ground. aim for about 3 sets of 15-20 lifts.
then try turning your toes in (pigeon like) and repeat sets.
then turn toes out w/ heels close together (ballet position) and repeat sets.
if done correctly, you will feel the BURN!
try something like this:
take some hand weights or even some heavy cans from the kitchen, and place one on either shoulder. maybe 8-10 lbs each, if you're just starting out.
hold them close to your ears w/ your hands.
now stand up tall, toes facing forward, feet about 6-8 in apart. focus on a spot on the wall in front of you.
now begin pressing up on your toes in a steady motion/rhythym. don't let your heels come all the way back to the ground. aim for about 3 sets of 15-20 lifts.
then try turning your toes in (pigeon like) and repeat sets.
then turn toes out w/ heels close together (ballet position) and repeat sets.
if done correctly, you will feel the BURN!
wish i cud help u but im aiming in getting bigger calves
ma goal
get bigger and bulkier
ma goal
get bigger and bulkier
also, experiment with your calf workout. some people grow faster with lower reps and heavy weight...others do better with high reps and less weight.
then you have people like me, who have genetically larger, stronger calves. Even though I've been lazy for a year now, I could walk up to the standing calf raise machine, pop the pin at the bottom (something like 490 lbs) and go for 3 sets of 20 reps without a problem. Thus, I tend to skip calves in my leg workouts, as I need to bring my quads up to speed.
then you have people like me, who have genetically larger, stronger calves. Even though I've been lazy for a year now, I could walk up to the standing calf raise machine, pop the pin at the bottom (something like 490 lbs) and go for 3 sets of 20 reps without a problem. Thus, I tend to skip calves in my leg workouts, as I need to bring my quads up to speed.
get a steel pole 10-15$ and about 6-10 five gallon buckets w/lits at a hardwear store 6-12$ put an even amount on each side of pole and you got yourself home made barbell. do calf raises on some kind of log or curb whatever. use your high tech equipment for other exercises (fill buckets with water)