Training calves

• chrisbenoit

  29 May 06, 13:20

  Any idea how to train calves? I know 1 method is put barbell on shoulders and use ankle to lift yourself up.
  
  But looks lame.
• Marco_Simone

  30 May 06, 22:25

  Very simple
  
  squats,lunges,conventional deadlifts,romanian deadlifts
  
  squat walkouts and static holds
  
  
• Simon Dean

  31 May 06, 13:17

  er he wants to train calves.
  
  You can try high pulls(correct me if its the wrong term) as well>basically an explosive olympic movment that looks like an upright row BUT you raise your calves up and explode the weight like an upright row.
  
  Or you can try the bear crawl.You prone and crawl on your calves.
  
  I also set the treadmill to incline mode with moderate speed and walk on it for 20 minutes almost everyday.First thing in the morning.
• Marco_Simone

  31 May 06, 21:01

  Originally posted by Simon Dean:

  er he wants to train calves.
  
  You can try high pulls(correct me if its the wrong term) as well>basically an explosive olympic movment that looks like an upright row BUT you raise your calves up and explode the weight like an upright row.
  
  Or you can try the bear crawl.You prone and crawl on your calves.
  
  I also set the treadmill to incline mode with moderate speed and walk on it for 20 minutes almost everyday.First thing in the morning.

  Yes,I know he wants to train calves,but any heavy lower body compound movement will make the calves work.
  
  I don't think you raise your calves on high pulls.Your heels are flat on the floor all the time if I am not wrong.
  
  How about jumping squats? A killer for the calves and also the lungs!
• Simon Dean

  2 Jun 06, 21:13

  you do use your calves to explode the weight up.For high pulls.
  
  check www.exrx.net