Training Forum: This is a discussion on Building Calves... within the Bodybuilding forums, part of the extensive steroid information at MESO-Rx; Originally Posted by Grizzly
Skipping rope does wonders. I haven't trained my calves in months up months, but they're getting ...
Skipping rope does wonders. I haven't trained my calves in months up months, but they're getting nicer from all the rope I jump.
Thats a good post.
Normally, any form of lower body or full body GPP will build calves.
I liked MD's "grab a 45 pound plate and run around a track course" tactic. He claimed it inflated his calves pretty well, and I imagine it would work for others.
I have small calves compared to my thighs. I have done many different calf routines - varying load, intensity, volume, etc. Nothing seemed to work as well as I wanted it to. However, I have recently started doing spring intervals twice a week for cardio work. My calves have grown more from this than any routine that I have tried. Not sure why???
I have small calves compared to my thighs. I have done many different calf routines - varying load, intensity, volume, etc. Nothing seemed to work as well as I wanted it to. However, I have recently started doing spring intervals twice a week for cardio work. My calves have grown more from this than any routine that I have tried. Not sure why???
What does GPP stand for? I've spent too much time fighting, so all I can think of is "Ground and Pound and then Pound some more."
"General Physical Preperation".
Stuff like sled dragging, farmers walks, weighted stair climbs, weighted sprints, sprints, jumping rope, walking, throwing, ultra-light workouts, and any active recovery workout is a type of GPP workout.
Training for GPP will increase your general fitness level, your tolerance for volume, your recovery, your joint health, etc.
Along with what Freddy said, try walking on a treadmill at a steep incline. It'll help with cardio, plus burn the hell out of your calves.
Stones, sprinting is anaerobic, similar to lifting, which is why your calves would have grown from it. Pick a training routine for your calves and then stick with it for 4-8 weeks. Youll be able to tell during that time if it works for you.
I agree that natural movments, like sprinting can hypertrophy the calves. But, I'd recommend training them like any other bodypart. So many times guys tell me their calves won't grow. Then, I find out they train them once a week with high reps for like 3 sets. Come on. Not saying that's anyone here, but just an observation.
I've been guilty of this myself. Now, I train 5-10 sets with heavy donkey calf raises 2 x a week. I've had good results. Probably more striations and vascularity than growth, but I'll take it. The reps are 8-10 and slow and controlled.
One more thing. The most calf growth I ever had was when I bulked up about 30lbs over my norm for about 1.5 years. Didn't train calves at all. Calf growth was 1 inch from carrying that weight everyday for that amount of time. I kept about .5 of that growth. Now, they're growing slowly, slowly, but surely with the heavy donkeys.
Bob, I just get so impatient because my calves won't stay up with the rest of my lower body and so I think there is a problem with my routine. So I switch it. If I understand what you're saying, you're suggesting that I need to stay with it longer?
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