DC Training Thread (Part 2)

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[quote]Therizza wrote:
Gonna try my hand at WRITING a DC template and keep it on file for when I’m ready to start training with this type of programming.

A1
DB flat bench: 11-15 RP
Barbell Seated Shoulder Press: 15-30 RP
Dip: 15-20 RP
Close Grip Pull down: 15-30 RP
Deadlift: 5-8 SS

B1
EZ Bar curl: 20-30 RP
Hammer curl: 11-20 SS
Standing calf raise: 10-12 SS
Good Mornings: 15-20 RP
Front Squat: 4-8 SS +WM

A2
Barbell Incline bench press: 20-30 RP
DB Seated Shoulder Press: 11-15 RP
Smith Machine CGB: 11-15 RP
Wide Grip Pull down: 15-30 RP
Kroc Rows: 10-12 SS

B2
DB Preacher curl: 20-30 RP
Barbell Wrist Curl: 11-20 SS
Leg-press calf raise: 10-12 SS
Seated Hamstring Curl: 15-20 RP
Back squat: 4-8 SS + WM

A3
Dip: 11-15 RP
Military Press: 11-15 RP
EZ-bar skull crusher: 15-30 RP
Chin-up: 15-20 RP
Rack Pulls: 10-12 SS

B3
Seated DB Curl: 20-30 RP
Pinwheel curl: 11-20 SS
Seated calf raise: 10-12 SS
Leg Press: 6-10 SS + WM
Romanian Deadlift: 10-15 SS

Is that how you set one up?
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I am not a DC expert, but my critiques would be to get a different forearm exercise in place of the wrist curls. I don’t see how you can progress on that. My fav forearm exercise is 1 arm reverse cable curls and they seem to be a popular DC exercise. Also, your B day with the good mornings and front squats look like trouble to me. If your lower back can handle front squats and good mornings in the same session, then go for it. I think I would struggle. Also, I don’t think its possible to get a 20rep widowmaker with regular front squats. I couldn’t breathe and my abs would probably give out. Some don’t like them on the smith either, but I have had no problems with doing my front squat widowmaker in the smith, so that is my suggestion.

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[quote]Therizza wrote:
Gonna try my hand at WRITING a DC template and keep it on file for when I’m ready to start training with this type of programming.

A1
DB flat bench: 11-15 RP [/quote] Flat free-weight stuff gets 15-30RP or 2 regular sets. [quote]
Barbell Seated Shoulder Press: 15-30 RP [/quote] Hmm, you can probably go 12-20 here unless you don’t feel safe doing that. [quote]
Dip: 15-20 RP [/quote] I’d use a tricep exercise that does not stress the shoulders much in this case. Also, 15-30RP for dips imo. Bursitis… [quote]
Close Grip Pull down: 15-30 RP
Deadlift: 5-8 SS [/quote] Normally 2 sets: 5-8 and then 9-12 after 3-5 min rest. Or the other way around, depending on preference. [quote]

B1
EZ Bar curl: 20-30 RP [/quote] 15-30RP should be ok, it’s easy to fall below 20 on these anyway imo. Most can go 12-20 too, just try to do them “dead stop” style: Rest the bar against your thighs between reps and explode it upwards from there, but before you do the explosive positive, you want to have a bit of a bend to your arms, never do that (same for preachers etc) with straight arms! [quote]
Hammer curl: 11-20 SS
Standing calf raise: 10-12 SS
Good Mornings: 15-20 RP [/quote] No rest-pause on standing hip-dominant hamstring moves. Low back danger.[quote]
Front Squat: 4-8 SS +WM [/quote] WM can be done on a different exercise if it’s problematic for you, breathing-wise, on front squats. Gotta say I’d pair leg press or hack machine with those good-mornings, and you also need to put them in a different day (you just did deadlifts yesterday!)[quote]

A2
Barbell Incline bench press: 20-30 RP
DB Seated Shoulder Press: 11-15 RP
Smith Machine CGB: 11-15 RP [/quote] 12-20 is what I’d do, it’s an arm exercise after all. Also, press towards your feet as well as up, use a grip as wide as necessary for your wrists etc… Either tucked or semi-flared… And full PL setup. [quote]
Wide Grip Pull down: 15-30 RP
Kroc Rows: 10-12 SS [/quote] You can do them that way, but for krocs, I think the original Kroc protocol (12-25 or so, basically semi-breathing-style in that you can set the weight on the floor and catch your breath a few times during the set, watch Kroc’s very old 225x25 or so video, the first kroc row vid basically). [quote]

B2
DB Preacher curl: 20-30 RP [/quote] Just a word of caution: No bouncing out of the bottom, and before you start the positive on each rep, make sure you have a bend in your elbow. These can put a lot of stress on the brachioradialis, among others… If you do them wrong, you’ll likely end up with an odd discomfort/dull ache around the elbow and that will affect your esp. on pressing movements in the bottom position.[quote]
Barbell Wrist Curl: 11-20 SS [/quote] Hm… It’s ok to have a wrist curl variant in there, but unless your forearm flexors are a real weak-point, I’d go with something else like one-arm reverse curls as described by dante, or some such. [quote]
Leg-press calf raise: 10-12 SS
Seated Hamstring Curl: 15-20 RP [/quote] 15-30RP. [quote]
Back squat: 4-8 SS + WM

A3
Dip: 11-15 RP
Military Press: 11-15 RP
EZ-bar skull crusher: 15-30 RP
Chin-up: 15-20 RP
Rack Pulls: 10-12 SS

B3
Seated DB Curl: 20-30 RP
Pinwheel curl: 11-20 SS
Seated calf raise: 10-12 SS
Leg Press: 6-10 SS + WM
Romanian Deadlift: 10-15 SS [/quote] Nah. You have Back squats, Rack Pulls, Romanian Deadlifts, Deadlifts, Good Mornings all in one big, low-back killing row.
Your blasts aren’t going to last very long that way, too much general fatigue -accumulation and your low-back will eventually not be able to go 100 percent each session → injury.

It’s best to focus only on a few big low-back involving exercises per blast. Front-squats are nice in that they don’t strain the low back so much, as are hack machine squats (facing the pads if you want), leg press, smith front squats etc.
If you have both deadlifts and rack pulls in one blast, well, you’d have to limit your low-back killing leg exercises to pretty much zero.
So I’d pick one deadlift variant for backthickness, and one for the hams perhaps, and maybe back squats for quads or so… But that’s about it.
Hammerstrength rowing machines (low row for back thickness, high row is more of a width thing) and such can be put in to help ease the load on your low-back…

Main problem you have is the low-back thing with your exercise selection, other than that, you’re mostly fine.

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[quote]Therizza wrote:
blast
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Oops, I forgot to mention: EZ Bar skullcrushers: Your elbows will thank you if you bring the bar down behind the head onto the bench or ground (try lying on the seat pad of a low pulley station perhaps for more ROM) rather than on your nose or forehead. And when you bring it back up, stop with upper arms at an angle rather than straight up.

You can do these either with dead stops on the ground/bench between reps (very effective, can go really explosive on the positive too) or as PJR pullover-extension variants with a bit more of a pullover-motion (in both cases, retract scapulae as if benching to get more long-head involvement and keep the lats out somewhat) at the bottom. Even more long-head involvement, but a slightly different exercise then.

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What do most of you who have actually given the DC calf method a try think about it? I seriously cannot get my calves to grow and their smaller than they were last time I was at my current weight. I was doing 6 intense sets twice/week while gaining a little weight and if anything they shrunk slightly. I’ve heard a lot of mixed opinions on the DC calf method but would like to hear from those of you guys who have actually given it a fair shot

Thanks

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[quote]pumped340 wrote:
What do most of you who have actually given the DC calf method a try think about it? I seriously cannot get my calves to grow and their smaller than they were last time I was at my current weight. I was doing 6 intense sets twice/week while gaining a little weight and if anything they shrunk slightly. I’ve heard a lot of mixed opinions on the DC calf method but would like to hear from those of you guys who have actually given it a fair shot

Thanks[/quote]

works very well. if you give it a shot give it a real shot and don’t try to mess with the protocol. coming from volume training you might feel as though it isn’t “enough” but just do it the way it is laid out and it will definitely benefit you.

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[quote]dropshot001 wrote:

[quote]pumped340 wrote:
What do most of you who have actually given the DC calf method a try think about it? I seriously cannot get my calves to grow and their smaller than they were last time I was at my current weight. I was doing 6 intense sets twice/week while gaining a little weight and if anything they shrunk slightly. I’ve heard a lot of mixed opinions on the DC calf method but would like to hear from those of you guys who have actually given it a fair shot

Thanks[/quote]

works very well. if you give it a shot give it a real shot and don’t try to mess with the protocol. coming from volume training you might feel as though it isn’t “enough” but just do it the way it is laid out and it will definitely benefit you.[/quote]

Yea it seemed most people liked it but then lately I’ve just been hearing a few bad things (while hearing some good stuff about the “luke sauder” routine). My main focus for now has been some strength goals and increasing arm size but honestly I’d say calves need more improvement than anything else. Out of curiosity how much size did you add to your calves in how much time?

Any other feedback is still appreciated

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Well guys, its been a bit more than 2 weeks since coming back from my cruise

Its been 1 week since starting to use the Anaconda Protocol (so 3 workouts)

Im happy to say that my strenght is either at par with my highest from previous blast… or higher, and this just 2 weeks in, 1 using the protocol (i normally dont have my lift weight/reps catching up this fast when coming back from a cruise)

Placebo effect or is the protocol really working… hard to tell for now, altough I had 4 people (including my girlfriend which is very criticial) tell me I looked bigger/fuller/thicker

I’ll keep you guys posted

Cheers

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[quote]pumped340 wrote:
What do most of you who have actually given the DC calf method a try think about it? I seriously cannot get my calves to grow and their smaller than they were last time I was at my current weight. I was doing 6 intense sets twice/week while gaining a little weight and if anything they shrunk slightly. I’ve heard a lot of mixed opinions on the DC calf method but would like to hear from those of you guys who have actually given it a fair shot

Thanks[/quote]

I’ve got/had a simular problem, my calfs are kind of high and my 23" long shins don’t help anything. Started DC training about 4 months ago and have seen close to 1.5inches in growth from 15" to pushing 17".

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[quote]dropshot001 wrote:

[quote]pumped340 wrote:
What do most of you who have actually given the DC calf method a try think about it? I seriously cannot get my calves to grow and their smaller than they were last time I was at my current weight. I was doing 6 intense sets twice/week while gaining a little weight and if anything they shrunk slightly. I’ve heard a lot of mixed opinions on the DC calf method but would like to hear from those of you guys who have actually given it a fair shot

Thanks[/quote]

works very well. if you give it a shot give it a real shot and don’t try to mess with the protocol. coming from volume training you might feel as though it isn’t “enough” but just do it the way it is laid out and it will definitely benefit you.[/quote]

Agreed.

There is really only one way to find out how it will work for you though, and that’s to actually try it out (and give it a fair shot). Clearly what you’ve been doing at this point hasn’t been working to well for you, so what’s the harm in trying the DC protocol?

Like drop said though, don’t mess with the protocol at all. Do one all out set of 10-12 reps of one exercise per workout (if you aren’t actually doing DC you could still alternate between 2-3 calf exercises depending on how your program is set up), 5 second negative, 15 second hold at the fully stretched position, and explosive positive all the way up as high as you can onto your toes (don’t bounce though).

Add 5-10 lbs (depending on where you land within the rep range) or try to get more reps with the same weight (if for instance you fall below the rep range) every time you do the same exercise. Use a stop watch, or second hand on a clock to count the seconds, because if you try to count them in your head:

  1. you’ll cheat
  2. you’ll lose count of how many reps you’ve done
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[quote]dday wrote:

[quote]pumped340 wrote:
What do most of you who have actually given the DC calf method a try think about it? I seriously cannot get my calves to grow and their smaller than they were last time I was at my current weight. I was doing 6 intense sets twice/week while gaining a little weight and if anything they shrunk slightly. I’ve heard a lot of mixed opinions on the DC calf method but would like to hear from those of you guys who have actually given it a fair shot

Thanks[/quote]

I’ve got/had a simular problem, my calfs are kind of high and my 23" long shins don’t help anything. Started DC training about 4 months ago and have seen close to 1.5inches in growth from 15" to pushing 17".[/quote]

Thats great man, how much weight did you gain overall during that time? Unfortunately I don’t have any good calf machine over winter break but when I get back to school in mid January I’ll have to try it out. Did you keep with the traditional 3 different exercises working calves 3x total over 2 weeks with just the 1 set each time? Which exercises did you feel work best?

Thanks again

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[quote]Sentoguy wrote:
Agreed.

There is really only one way to find out how it will work for you though, and that’s to actually try it out (and give it a fair shot). Clearly what you’ve been doing at this point hasn’t been working to well for you, so what’s the harm in trying the DC protocol?
[/quote]
Other than needing a fire extinguisher for my calves? :slight_smile:

[quote]
Like drop said though, don’t mess with the protocol at all. Do one all out set of 10-12 reps of one exercise per workout (if you aren’t actually doing DC you could still alternate between 2-3 calf exercises depending on how your program is set up), 5 second negative, 15 second hold at the fully stretched position, and explosive positive all the way up as high as you can onto your toes (don’t bounce though).

Add 5-10 lbs (depending on where you land within the rep range) or try to get more reps with the same weight (if for instance you fall below the rep range) every time you do the same exercise. Use a stop watch, or second hand on a clock to count the seconds, because if you try to count them in your head:

  1. you’ll cheat
  2. you’ll lose count of how many reps you’ve done[/quote]

Thanks. It certainly is very different from most calf strategies but nothing to lose really. I’ll try it for 3-4 months and see how it goes.

As mentioned above, do you have any preference towards exercises? I’d love to start right away but unfortunately I have 1-2 weeks left of school, a 5 week break where I’ll be working out at home (almost entirely free weights), then a month left at school before I’ll probably have to lean up some. So unfortunately I won’t be able to give this a fair consistent shot until summer or so (I’m assuming this would not be too good to try during a cut), but when I do I want to make sure I do it right.

Whats available at school:
Seated calf raise
45 degree leg press calf ext.
lying leg press calf ext.
anything you could do with free weights

Home is basically just free weights and, correct me if I’m wrong, but it seems that free weights would not be the best option in this case

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[quote]pumped340 wrote:

[quote]Sentoguy wrote:
Agreed.

There is really only one way to find out how it will work for you though, and that’s to actually try it out (and give it a fair shot). Clearly what you’ve been doing at this point hasn’t been working to well for you, so what’s the harm in trying the DC protocol?
[/quote]
Other than needing a fire extinguisher for my calves? :slight_smile:

[quote]
Like drop said though, don’t mess with the protocol at all. Do one all out set of 10-12 reps of one exercise per workout (if you aren’t actually doing DC you could still alternate between 2-3 calf exercises depending on how your program is set up), 5 second negative, 15 second hold at the fully stretched position, and explosive positive all the way up as high as you can onto your toes (don’t bounce though).

Add 5-10 lbs (depending on where you land within the rep range) or try to get more reps with the same weight (if for instance you fall below the rep range) every time you do the same exercise. Use a stop watch, or second hand on a clock to count the seconds, because if you try to count them in your head:

  1. you’ll cheat
  2. you’ll lose count of how many reps you’ve done[/quote]

Thanks. It certainly is very different from most calf strategies but nothing to lose really. I’ll try it for 3-4 months and see how it goes.

As mentioned above, do you have any preference towards exercises? I’d love to start right away but unfortunately I have 1-2 weeks left of school, a 5 week break where I’ll be working out at home (almost entirely free weights), then a month left at school before I’ll probably have to lean up some. So unfortunately I won’t be able to give this a fair consistent shot until summer or so (I’m assuming this would not be too good to try during a cut), but when I do I want to make sure I do it right.

Whats available at school:
Seated calf raise
45 degree leg press calf ext.
lying leg press calf ext.
anything you could do with free weights

Home is basically just free weights and, correct me if I’m wrong, but it seems that free weights would not be the best option in this case[/quote]

Free weight options will definitely limit you, kind of also depends on what free weight equipment you’ve got.

Generally I’ll do 1 soleus exercise (legs bent, like seated calf raises) and 2 gastroc exercises (legs straight, like leg press calf raises). You can decide which needs more work on your body. Or maybe you can get away with just doing 2 exercises (again I don’t know if you’re actually doing DC or not).

With DB’s, BB’s, and a weight belt you could do:
-seated calf raises (put a loaded barbell across your thighs, and place some weights or a block under your toes to allow for a full ROM)

-donkey calf raises (strap on a weight belt, put a block/some weight plates under your toes, lean forward at the waist and rest your forearms on a bench/bar at about waist height)

-1 legged standing calf raise (not a great DC exercise, and you’d need to use the modified standing calf raise protocol, but since you’re kind of limited I don’t see to much choice)

In the gym you can of course also include:
-seated machine
-leg press calf raises
-smith machine standing calf raises
-Machine hack squat calf raises (if you have access to one)

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[quote]pumped340 wrote:

[quote]dropshot001 wrote:

[quote]pumped340 wrote:
What do most of you who have actually given the DC calf method a try think about it? I seriously cannot get my calves to grow and their smaller than they were last time I was at my current weight. I was doing 6 intense sets twice/week while gaining a little weight and if anything they shrunk slightly. I’ve heard a lot of mixed opinions on the DC calf method but would like to hear from those of you guys who have actually given it a fair shot

Thanks[/quote]

works very well. if you give it a shot give it a real shot and don’t try to mess with the protocol. coming from volume training you might feel as though it isn’t “enough” but just do it the way it is laid out and it will definitely benefit you.[/quote]

Yea it seemed most people liked it but then lately I’ve just been hearing a few bad things (while hearing some good stuff about the “luke sauder” routine). My main focus for now has been some strength goals and increasing arm size but honestly I’d say calves need more improvement than anything else. Out of curiosity how much size did you add to your calves in how much time?

Any other feedback is still appreciated[/quote]

added about an inch or so to the calves but more importantly it gave the calves that horse shoe type look to it that i never had before.

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[quote]Sentoguy wrote:

Free weight options will definitely limit you, kind of also depends on what free weight equipment you’ve got.

Generally I’ll do 1 soleus exercise (legs bent, like seated calf raises) and 2 gastroc exercises (legs straight, like leg press calf raises). You can decide which needs more work on your body. Or maybe you can get away with just doing 2 exercises (again I don’t know if you’re actually doing DC or not).
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Nah I’m not doing DC right now, I figured I’d wait until I was a little bigger overall. How would you set it up with just 2 exercises?

I used to do this and didn’t really seem to get anywhere. Mainly is was such a huge pain in the ass to yank the bar up and then it would kill my legs/knees resting on them

I should definitely get a dipping belt for this and in general. Only 1 exercise though so I’d probably still have to wait awhile unfortunately. Like I said I’d start right away but knowing I won’t be able to use the same exercises in 2 weeks kills the ever important progression (unless they were all free weight exercises)

Not entirely sure what the modified standing calf raise protocol is.

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From Mr. DoggCrapp himself…

PS: Years ago I did a similar protocol to the calves on treadmill that I learned from a friend long before reading DC and to put it nicely, it sucks balls!

PPS: The standard DC calves protocol (explosive positive, 5 sec negative, 15 sec in the stretch position) performed 3 times over 2 weeks w/ toe press on squat press, toe press on cybex leg press, and seated calf raises as the 3 exercises has been a godsend for my now-not-so-girly-looking calves… i.e. if you do it right and don’t cheat, 99% chance it will work for you. Cutting or bulking is mostly irrelevant, in my opinion, too.

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[quote]kylec72 wrote:
From Mr. DoggCrapp himself…

PS: Years ago I did a similar protocol to the calves on treadmill that I learned from a friend long before reading DC and to put it nicely, it sucks balls!
[/quote]
Thanks for posting that. I’ve actually seen that before and stopped for 2 reasons

  1. As you so eloquently put it…it sucked balls! :slight_smile:
  2. I didn’t feel it was working

BUT i really just kind of threw it in there a couple times, half-assing it.

I’m glad you posted it though because it’s something I can give a fair shot for 5 weeks over winter break. Also when I did it I didn’t have in my mind to just get through 15 minutes but I could do that 3x/week over the break.

The only cardio I do at school is walking up and down 9 (really 18 since it’s 2 per floor I guess) flights a few times per day. I could walk on the toes every time and wouldn’t mind that but each trip up or down only takes 2 minutes or so so it wouldn’t have the same extended effect

Unfortunately with the method he mentioned I haven’t heard of much feedback because it’s not as well known. How long did you do it and how did it work?

[quote]
PPS: The standard DC calves protocol (explosive positive, 5 sec negative, 15 sec in the stretch position) performed 3 times over 2 weeks w/ toe press on squat press, toe press on cybex leg press, and seated calf raises as the 3 exercises has been a godsend for my now-not-so-girly-looking calves… i.e. if you do it right and don’t cheat, 99% chance it will work for you. Cutting or bulking is mostly irrelevant, in my opinion, too.[/quote]

Yea I really want to do it…now lol but for the reasons mentioned above it’s not really plausable. I’m surprised you don’t think cutting would matter though, I’ve never seemed to grow during a real cut and if I was going to go through the hell of the DC calf method I’d want to get everything possible out of it :slight_smile:

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[quote]pumped340 wrote:

[quote]Sentoguy wrote:

Free weight options will definitely limit you, kind of also depends on what free weight equipment you’ve got.

Generally I’ll do 1 soleus exercise (legs bent, like seated calf raises) and 2 gastroc exercises (legs straight, like leg press calf raises). You can decide which needs more work on your body. Or maybe you can get away with just doing 2 exercises (again I don’t know if you’re actually doing DC or not).
[/quote]
Nah I’m not doing DC right now, I figured I’d wait until I was a little bigger overall. How would you set it up with just 2 exercises?
[/quote]

I’d probably just alternate between the two exercises. Again, I don’t really know what the rest of your program looks like, so that’s about as specific as I can get.

I used to do this and didn’t really seem to get anywhere. Mainly is was such a huge pain in the ass to yank the bar up and then it would kill my legs/knees resting on them
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This would be one of the situations where a squat pad would actually come in handy. That should take some of the discomfort off of resting the bar on your legs. As far as getting it up into position, eventually it might become a problem, but you should be able to deadlift the bar up, and then rest it against your thighs as you sit down into position.

Keep in mind that this protocol is going to force you to use lighter weights than you might be used to (at least to begin with), so getting the weight into position shouldn’t be too tough at the start. Eventually yeah, it’s gonna be a pain in the ass, but hopefully by that time you have access to a real gym.

I should definitely get a dipping belt for this and in general. Only 1 exercise though so I’d probably still have to wait awhile unfortunately. Like I said I’d start right away but knowing I won’t be able to use the same exercises in 2 weeks kills the ever important progression (unless they were all free weight exercises)
[/quote]

Well, there are theoretically other ways that you could do them, but they would require a workout partner/someone to stack/hold plates on you. I suggested the above because not everyone has a reliable partner/spotter.

Not entirely sure what the modified standing calf raise protocol is.
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Basically it’s just a shorter hold in the stretched position. I can’t seem to find the exact protocol atm. Maybe Scott or C_C knows what it is off hand.

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[quote]Sentoguy wrote:

I’d probably just alternate between the two exercises. Again, I don’t really know what the rest of your program looks like, so that’s about as specific as I can get.

[quote]
OK well I’m doing IronAddicts 4-day 5x5, just started last week. 2 leg/pull days and 2 push days. If doing 2 exercises which sounds good to me would you hit it twice/week or stick with the 2 days 1 week 1 day the next week etc…original plan?

I actually used to have a pillow on my lap and that stopped the pain but I guess it was just the whole thing that turned me off from it. With machines, although theres still a crazy burn, you can just focus on the calves. With this theres so much worrying about getting it up, having feet high enough to get a full stretch without hitting the ground, balancing the bar, etc. it just becomes a huge pain and made the overall workout something I stopped looking forward to. Your right though that I would need to use less weight so that could be helpful. I remember even the weight for 20 rep sets were a pain though

As annoying as it is I think I would have to wait until I get back to school anyway just so I could stay consistent with the exercises. Unless you feel 5 weeks is enough to see results with this method?

Speaking of which, do you have any experience (or know people who do) with the method mentioned about with walking on your toes on the incline treadmill? Today I just started walking on my toes each step going up and down the 9 flights but I was planning on doing that method for the full 5 weeks before I get back to school and seeing how it goes.

[quote]
-1 legged standing calf raise (not a great DC exercise, and you’d need to use the modified standing calf raise protocol, but since you’re kind of limited I don’t see to much choice)

Basically it’s just a shorter hold in the stretched position. I can’t seem to find the exact protocol atm. Maybe Scott or C_C knows what it is off hand.[/quote]

Why would this be preferred for this exercise over the regular protocol?

Thanks again for all help

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I swear… I really feel like doing more than 3 workouts/week on this ANACONDA thing !

In my head? Maybe

Maybe not

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[quote]zraw wrote:
I swear… I really feel like doing more than 3 workouts/week on this ANACONDA thing !

In my head? Maybe

Maybe not[/quote]

Cool that you feel it’s working that well for you. Maybe instead try to increase the weight by bigger jumps, and/or try adding in all of the static holds/partial reps if you aren’t already doing so.

Also, remember that you’re only 3 weeks into this blast. I usually feel pretty damn good at that point too (and I’m not using any advanced supplement protocols specifically designed to improve recovery). I’d give it at least until the end of this blast (see if you can push it to like 12+ weeks) before thinking about screwing with adding more frequency.