bigger calves from ankle weights

[tigerstile]

sup fellas. i was planning to get ankle weights to get my calves bigger. i just started working out with my friend since he got a little 'home gym' but we only do arm and chest workouts. i always had REALLY scrawny legs but was too embarrassed or too lazy to go work them out. i was gonna get a gym membership so i could use some calf machines but dont have too much time to spend there and was hoping ankle weights would speed up the process. i read a thread on here about the ankle weights but the person posting was just using them to run faster, jump higher, etc. i was going to use them to get my calves bigger. i was wondering if this would work and how much weight i would have to use. i am a light 139lbs at 5'10.
thanks for the help.

 

[Mudge]

How about some non-weighted one legged calf raises.

 

[iron jock]

Ankle weights won't really target your calfs man but will strength the rest of you leg. I wore them for a year and my legs general strength did improve aswell as speed. non-weighted one legged calf raises would work far better then ankle weights. If you have good ballence then you can through some light dumbells with it to increase resistence.

 

[vanity]

ya go with the heel raises instead.

 

[tigerstile]

so one legged calf raises would be the best exercise to get my scrawny calves bigger? is it just standing on one leg and going on my tippy toes? is there a proper way to do this? and what are heel raises?
thanks.

 

[neanderthal]

wearing ankle weights can get your claves bigger. in summers before the football season started, i would always do my running, sprints, and jogging with ankle weights. it not only made my calves bigger, i became alot faster too. but for weightlifting, i prefer standing calf raises as a good mass builder.