gastrocnemius

[frostaldinho]

What are the main excercises for workin the gastrocnemius? any help would be greatly appreciated

 

[biggfly]

You can call it the calf muscle for simplicity reasons. Seated/standing calf raises for starters.

 

[DOMS]

I like to do calf raises on a platform.

 

[biggfly]

I like to do calf raises on a platform.

+1

 

[Chevrolet]

standing calf raises use more gastroc than seated, when seated your soleus comes more into play.

 

[Built]

Anything with the knee straight will hit more gastroc than soleus. In either event, the Achilles tendon is designed to return energy with each step - so pause at the bottom of each rep for at least 3 seconds to dissipate that energy and prevent the elastic return. Gastrocs are predominantly fast twitch and respond to heavy, lower-rep work. Soleus are predominantly slow twitch and may respond a bit better to higher rep work.

My strong feeling is that calves respond well to volume: I was a fat jogger, and my calves are 16".

 

[P-funk]

the gastroc is biarticular, so it also crosses the knee and helps to flex it.

 

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