Thread: Strength (yeah it's a lame title)

everyone has their lift

Bench Press. I can only do 215 x 4, yet I can max out at 265. My deadlift is only at 295 x 3, which isn't much in comparison.

Some people have trouble with the calf machine because it is just so damn awkward and feels unnatural. or your calves may be naturally weak compared to your triceps.

I see a ton of kids bouncing shitloads of weight on the calf raise... either theyre bending their knees halfway through the rep, or theyre just bouncing all the weight off their achilles tendon. Of course, almost none of the adults in my gym even work their calves, so i suppose its better than nothing.

nah man the donkey calf machine or whatever it is called i rack the thing, and i have got these chicken legs, no bouncing all a nice and controlled motion, for i am as much a stickler as anyone on proper form.

I'm really strong on calves (standing, not seated) and dips too.....i would say back and arms are my worst

Originally Posted by aztecwolf

nah man the donkey calf machine or whatever it is called i rack the thing, and i have got these chicken legs, no bouncing all a nice and controlled motion, for i am as much a stickler as anyone on proper form.

oh, sorry, i wasnt implying thats what you were doing (although i just reread it and it sounds like i am ).

Originally Posted by Monolith

oh, sorry, i wasnt implying thats what you were doing (although i just reread it and it sounds like i am ).

it's all good no worries dude

and yeah for some reason it is the calf machines where i am standing or don't have my knees bent, i only have marginal strength in the seated calf raise. And i can almost incline more then i can flat bench too, but my shoulder press is really week

My two good lifts are rows and benches I'd say, which are still not spectacular but I've never been stronger. SLDL seem to impress people in the gym along with shrugs, but there are not a lot of strong guys in there that I've seen yet.

For calf work I used something like 375*20 for standing raises last week, the machine goes maybe just under 500 but as I recall (if correct) people have gone to 1k for reps.

Originally Posted by aztecwolf

nah man the donkey calf machine or whatever it is called i rack the thing, and i have got these chicken legs, no bouncing all a nice and controlled motion, for i am as much a stickler as anyone on proper form.

I don't work my calves and they are 16.5" unflexed. Good genetics I guess.

As for MY lift, SLDLs. At a weight of 195 I did 405 for sets of 6. I haven't done them in years, I switched to reverse hypers, but I bet I could get 335 for a few right now, which is ok I guess.

Originally Posted by Dale Mabry

I don't work my calves and they are 16.5" unflexed. Good genetics I guess.

How big are your arms man? I peaked at just under 18" calves with a decent routine and always considered them small, I am only 4" taller as I recall. Nice SLDL for sure.