Thread: calf raise

if your going heavy...you should never lock your knees.

You shouldn't ever lock you joints when lifting, but we all do sometimes.

slightly bent is the way to go.

Originally Posted by pengers84

should your legs be dead straight when doing calf raises or a slight bend?

Depends, standing calf raises or leg-press calf raises?

Standing and leg press. Is there a difference?

Ive always used a slight bend, but i just realised my legs are flexing at the knee a bit instead of staying slghtly flexed (as in a slight squatting movement). I guess it's just something i need to focus on.

I don't bother with standing raises. For me it seems like a waste of time because I'm not using anything but body weight and I'm moving through the air and not pushing weight. On leg presses I bend at the knee slightly.

Originally Posted by JordanMang

I don't bother with standing raises. For me it seems like a waste of time because I'm not using anything but body weight and I'm moving through the air and not pushing weight. On leg presses I bend at the knee slightly.

There are standing calf raise machines that load additional weight through your traps

Originally Posted by Spud

There are standing calf raise machines that load additional weight through your traps

I know.

Originally Posted by JordanMang

I know.

Then youre an idiot, load up 400 lbs in the squat rack and do raises and tell me your calves dont burn.

fuck 400 lbs...Ure body is used to carrying ure body weight around day in day out....150 more aint gonna do shit (thinking of jordanmang's bodyweight here)

slap on 3-4 times ure weight and do in-out-parallel sets, then talk about burn!!

Originally Posted by nsimmons

Then youre an idiot, load up 400 lbs in the squat rack and do raises and tell me your calves dont burn.

Whatever you say chief. The lack of clarity in your post confuses me. Rephrase please.

IMO pointing your toes in-or out does not make calf raises more effective.
I like to shift between medium weight for high reps and heavy weights for lower reps. Some people never do direct calf work and still have decent calves from the indirect involvement like squats, dead lifts, step ups, lunges farmers etc. Sled pulling and weighted jump squats (with a weighted vest or db's) are both excellent movements for developing your entire calf but not many people do those exercises.

^^^ beleive me, if i had the genetics, I would never sweat direct calf work!!! Unfortunately...

^ Yeah, I hear you, my calves need direct a lot of direct work too. I drool over nice calves.

Originally Posted by JordanMang

I know.

Then what's this crap you're spewing about only lifting your body weight?

whats the problem here..adding an additional 400lbs + your body weight does not make for easy work. I use 300 lbs for standing raises+body weight and its burning pretty good around the 10th rep

Is spud the only one who gets this?