Thread: Alternatives for hams and calves

Doh, well, for me that is all I do for hams/calves.

You could do 1 legged raises for an especially punishing routine.

Good luck

Do you use a barbell or DBs for your SLDLs? If you use a BB, try using DBs instead. You can get a better stretch and contraction with them. SLDLs are the king (IMHO) for hams. You can also do calf work on the leg press machine. I prefer standing calf raises myself.

Originally posted by Rob_NC
Do you use a barbell or DBs for your SLDLs? If you use a BB, try using DBs instead. You can get a better stretch and contraction with them. SLDLs are the king (IMHO) for hams. You can also do calf work on the leg press machine. I prefer standing calf raises myself.

I use an ez barbell, never known that it can be done with dbs. I'll try using db next time to see how it improves this exercise. I believe I would hold the dbs the same way as I hold the barbell, correct?

How to do calf work on a leg press? Do you first press with your leg and then push further with the front of your feet?

- Josh

Originally posted by Mudge
Doh, well, for me that is all I do for hams/calves.

You could do 1 legged raises for an especially punishing routine.

Good luck

Yeah, there seems to be countless variations of exercises for other body parts, so I was expecting to have variations as well for hams and calves exercises. Besides, varying exercises seem to be working fine with me, so I was afraid if I keep doing the same for hams and calves then sooner or later they won't grow anymore.

Anyway, I don't have the equipment to do 1 leg raise. Or do you mean I should do this with the leg curl machine, so instead of raising both legs I raise 1 leg at a time?

- Josh