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Alright this has been my only problem for years and years and I need some help. I can get my quads,glutes,hams to grow all day but I've hit my calves with every thing I can think of. Anybody who has had calves as a problem area and then got them to grow what did you do? Do i need to do super heavy 2-3x a week? I only hit them once a week but heavy for 8 sets. My calf muscle is long, i measured from my foot to my knee is 21 inches.
PS They are not excessively small but def. are my weakest bodypart by far, im pretty proportionate excerpt for them, if I could pack on some inches it would make all the difference in the world.
Hit them 2x per week. One session, go heavy (5-8 rep range) for 5 sets. The other session go lighter (20 reps) for 3 sets. Alternate between standing and seated as well. Do standing one week, and seated the next. Of course, go to complete failure on each set.
^^ that sounds good. I got mine to start growing by hitting them higher reps, doing them widowmaker style still heavy- for like 15 reps x 3 or 4. And doing extreme stretching on them at the end til I want to cry (on the angled calve press we have, with the weights on try to touch my knees with toes).
also keep in mind that calves are primarily composed of slow twitch fibers... i think it is good to go heavy, but you really need to keep the reps high... i try to do a minimum of 10 on each set, shooting for 15 most of the time.
My calves started to get a lot bigger when I started stretching them between sets. The more flexible they are will give you greater range in motion which is key.
Hit them 2x per week. One session, go heavy (5-8 rep range) for 5 sets. The other session go lighter (20 reps) for 3 sets. Alternate between standing and seated as well. Do standing one week, and seated the next. Of course, go to complete failure on each set.
This is just one way you could try.
im gonna give this a try, if im still not seeing what id like im gonna hit them 3x a week. something has got to give.
At least you're tryin' bro and thats good never quit. Seems like whenever im at a gym, ya got these "tough guys" walkin round all puffed up with the air lat thing and attitude going on,.. and their legs/calves are like an 8 year old kids. Get ya a backpack and fill it with rocks (beer for me) and hike up something. All the dudes especially the older guys I see on the trail got the "mountain legs" going on.
Leaders did what others weren't willing to do, now they enjoy the things that others do not.
That makes sense and its crossed my mind a few times......i have plenty of places to hike around here in the mountain state, but we dont actually have a mountain in our state they are all hills technically but for some reason our nickname is the mountain state. The 2x a week routine is working i can already see some growth.
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