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![]() Good article. I've always had puny calves, and found some advice you posted awhile back about pausing at the top and bottom. I started trying that - I had to halve the weight and it burrrnnnnsss.......The scheme you outlined here is slightly different and I'll give it a go.
Question - I'm always trying to combine exercises and use compounds - I've been doing seated calve raises and heavy power shrugs (slightly crouched, explode up onto the tip toes and shrug, hold for a couple seconds, then back down and pause for a couple more seconds.) My idea was that this would take the place of standing calf raises while hitting some other muscles. Do you think this is effective, or a poor substitution for standing calve raises? PS: Small correction note - forgot the ? at the end of the line "Do you see where I’m going with this yet." |
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![]() You are only getting limited range of motion with a power shrug from neutral to plantarflexion. That said, OL'ers often ahve good calves and they do explsovie calf work (effectively) from a dead stopped, half range position
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![]() Who cares about that, what other internet guy talks about kangaroos?
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![]() Maybe I'll just get fat again. You know, for the killer calves.
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![]() Lyle,
I was under the impression the reason for the calves for being so 'strong' is because they function as a 2nd class lever. On another note, Arthur Jones was known to use animals alot in the talks he gave. I'd be concerned if you start carrying around a gun, and begin chainsmoking. And start marrying teenage girls. |
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![]() You mean the paragraph about the short lever arm?
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![]() A little off topic, but I wonder when calves are ever limiting in sports such that they require separate strength training...?
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