Reply With QuoteWorst pain I've ever done on calves...
Stand on edge of step w/single leg...
non-working other leg, raised and crossed behind knee of working leg...
hold dumbell or plate in opposite hand of working leg side..
Perform calf raise max stretch; through, max "physical" contraction (onto toes)
You may not be able to do these with anything other than BW to begin
HELP: No calf machine @ local Gold's Gym, how should I go about?
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06-13-2005, 07:58 AM #1Registered User
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HELP: No calf machine @ local Gold's Gym, how should I go about?
I need heavy weights for my calf and the hack squat machine just isn't giving me the range and position that I would like. Is there anything I can do to be able to get full range like a calf machine?
I am still visiting/free pass to other local gyms. Haven't joined that particular Gold's Gym yet.
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yep i do 1 legged dumbell calf raises to
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06-13-2005, 09:21 AM #4Windy City ELITE MEMBER
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I do one-legged standing calf-raises with a dumbbell whenever I do legs and/or calves.
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For sit-down calf-raises to hit your soleus, you can sit on a bench with a barbell (with weights of course) resting on the front of your legs near your knees and do 'sit-down calf raises' this way. Sit-down machine seems to work a lot better, though.Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.
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06-13-2005, 11:28 AM #5Esprit de Corps ELITE MEMBER
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Put a boot in the ass of the Gym Owner and tell him to get a damn calf machine.
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06-13-2005, 11:32 AM #7lifts weights ELITE MEMBER
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but without that calf machine, you'd have tiny chicken legs, and there wouldnt be any penetration!! ITS A VICIOUS CYCLE!!!
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How about using the lying leg press? Always works for me and you can load it up!
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Thats what I use to cecilia, works great. I just stick a 2X4 on the foot plate for the extra stretch
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