Thread: big calves

what you can do is to increase the reps a bit and as you go up stay one second in contraction state before going down.
Also if you do calf raises both together , you can do sets with feet ( and knees) slightly pointing outward and sets with feet/ knees slightly inward, i find that this targets the different parts of the calves ... Also it will hit the different muscles on both sides of the main calves and will make your calves look bigger wider and bulging

Listen bro you can still do seated calves without the machine. You can go double leg or single leg. Bring a few towels with you to the gym and wrap them around a barbell(double leg) or ez curl bar(single leg), put the weight on the bar for your working set, grab a 45 pound plate or two and put them stacked on the ground in front of a bench, then if training(if not have partners pick it up and place on knees)alone pick up bar with towels center wrapped around it, place on knees and sit down, place feet on plates. Presto..instant seated calve raises. I have gone up to 315 on the before when by myself and on to 495 with training partners. Yes you do feel a little pressure on your legs but that is what all the towels are for. Hope this helps.

^^ two excellent responses. Make sure to increase the reps. Lower body muscles tend to prefer more reps.

in terms of symmetry the calves, upper arms and neck should all be roughly the same circumference. also remember that the length of the muscle belly determines the potential for growth. long tendons in the calves and biceps mean shorter muscle bellies and less growth potential.

Jump rope.

'nuff said

Originally Posted by fqqs

i have genetically pretty big , bulging calves, but I still want bigger

Simple: If you have superior genetics it doesn't really matter what you do; they will grow and keep growing as long as you keep training them.

I have large traps (genetics) so I don't work them hardly at all. Deadlifting is enough. If I did shrugs every week my neck would probably disappear.

ATG squats make mine grow better then anything else.

jumping squats with light barbell superset with regular calf raises in drop sets .

get a back pack on full of books and walk the stepper for 10 mins take off the back pack walk for 20 and just cycle that for an hour. Your bf will drop and your calves will get jacked. You can also do what preditor said but just rack plates on your legs while sitting down.

I am not a big fan of jump rope, jump squats or other high intensity work outs for mass building. Those are great for building fast twitch muscle fibers, but he wants massive calves. Heavy weight and high volume. Single leg is my fav. I also like to super set my calves with my leg press and work my calves EOD.

Originally Posted by fqqs

i have genetically pretty big , bulging calves, but I still want bigger

I dont have seated calves press.


My calves routine (after quads&hams) is:

Standing Calf Raise 3 x 6-10
Donkey Calf Raise 3 x 6-10

(3 second contraction, 3 second negative, fully stretching and contracting calves) One set should take me up to 1.5 minutes.

Do you think it is good enough?

I've never seen a calf routine with such a low rep range. I usually go 15 - 25+ reps & my calves are pretty big & vascular.

more reps and vary the tempo: sometimes do them slowly and sometimes fast