Best Exercises for Stubborn Muscle Groups

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[quote]pumped340 wrote:

[quote]MattyG35 wrote:

[quote]pumped340 wrote:
I think it was you who mentioned that you do that 50 times per leg for each position…my calves must be ridiculously weak (or yours are really strong), I can only get about 10 reps on doing full ROM with one leg at a time.
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50 reps straight(for multiple sets) was what I eventually worked up to. It didn’t happen overnight, but I did do this regularly, probably everyday, maybe even a few times a day(hard to remember it was over 10 years ago, and I’m only 25). I probably said this, but I really liked the toe press on the leg press machine, you can really stretch your calves and control the reps up with whatever load you choose to use.

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Well I’ll be continuing to try to increase the reps on these. You mentioned toes in, straight and out. So you would do all 3 (3 sets) each time or was it a different position each time? There seems to be a discrepancy as to whether that actually matters but I know I’m much weaker pushing with a certain position[/quote]

I would do toes in left side, toes in right side, toes straight L side, toes straight R side, toes out L side, toes out R side, weaker side first, and just keep going to absolute failure.
The next day, if every step you take you feel it in your calves, then you did it right.:slight_smile:

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[quote]pumped340 wrote:

[quote]Ocelot82 wrote:
I don’t work forarms at all and they look great compared to my tri’s and bi’s. I just do alot of reverse grip hammer curls and alot of rotation work with dumbells and it works them great. I actually view forearm work a waste of time.

Calves now, that’s another story. [/quote]

How do you do a reverse grip hammer curl…[/quote]

Excuse me, barbell curl is what I meant.

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[quote]Carlitosway wrote:

Yeah guys who squat big weights usually have big/decent sized calves…as was mentioned in my previous post if pumped would have taken the time to read through it all. :slight_smile:

today I did seated calves raises to failure than into drop sets(think ramped up to 190 lbs, than drop sets until I was doing only 5-10 lbs each side)…than into single legged calve raises off a platform… I feel there’s no set way just hit em with serious intent to do damage:)…

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I did read it, but what was I going to say…“I want everyone’s opinion except carlitosway because he already answered”?

I don’t think I could do 1 legged standing calf raises after an intense drop set like that, I can only get about 10 fresh

[quote]MattyG35 wrote:

[quote]pumped340 wrote:

[quote]MattyG35 wrote:

[quote]pumped340 wrote:
I think it was you who mentioned that you do that 50 times per leg for each position…my calves must be ridiculously weak (or yours are really strong), I can only get about 10 reps on doing full ROM with one leg at a time.
[/quote]

50 reps straight(for multiple sets) was what I eventually worked up to. It didn’t happen overnight, but I did do this regularly, probably everyday, maybe even a few times a day(hard to remember it was over 10 years ago, and I’m only 25). I probably said this, but I really liked the toe press on the leg press machine, you can really stretch your calves and control the reps up with whatever load you choose to use.

[/quote]

Well I’ll be continuing to try to increase the reps on these. You mentioned toes in, straight and out. So you would do all 3 (3 sets) each time or was it a different position each time? There seems to be a discrepancy as to whether that actually matters but I know I’m much weaker pushing with a certain position[/quote]

I would do toes in left side, toes in right side, toes straight L side, toes straight R side, toes out L side, toes out R side, weaker side first, and just keep going to absolute failure.
The next day, if every step you take you feel it in your calves, then you did it right.:)[/quote]

Sounds good I’ll give it a shot. I would imagine progression on this exercise is a little slower. When you say “just keep going to absolute failure” do you mean you keep repeating those sets until you can’t keep going, or that you just do the one set for each position until you can’t get anymore reps

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[quote]pumped340 wrote:
Sounds good I’ll give it a shot. I would imagine progression on this exercise is a little slower. When you say “just keep going to absolute failure” do you mean you keep repeating those sets until you can’t keep going, or that you just do the one set for each position until you can’t get anymore reps[/quote]

Do each toe position to absolute failure.
Example:
Toes out left side to failure
no rest
Toes out right side to failure
no rest
Toes straight left side to failure
no rest
Toes straight right side to failure
no rest
Toes in left side to failure
no rest
Toes in right side to failure
no rest
Try to really feel the stretch, don’t bounce too much, let your calve muscle do the work instead of the achilles.
The best thing about this, is that all you need is a step.

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[quote]MattyG35 wrote:

[quote]pumped340 wrote:
Sounds good I’ll give it a shot. I would imagine progression on this exercise is a little slower. When you say “just keep going to absolute failure” do you mean you keep repeating those sets until you can’t keep going, or that you just do the one set for each position until you can’t get anymore reps[/quote]

Do each toe position to absolute failure.
Example:
Toes out left side to failure
no rest
Toes out right side to failure
no rest
Toes straight left side to failure
no rest
Toes straight right side to failure
no rest
Toes in left side to failure
no rest
Toes in right side to failure
no rest
Try to really feel the stretch, don’t bounce too much, let your calve muscle do the work instead of the achilles.
The best thing about this, is that all you need is a step.[/quote]

True but it’s probably better with some type of sharper ledge. My steps (and most probably are) are rounded at the edge so I generally start to slip off and have to reposition myself after 5-10 reps.