Growing My Calves

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This Week’s Healthy Discussion

1. Growing My Calves

2. The Way I Warm Up

3. Three Different Calf Raise Variations

Growing My Calfs

For years I would be exactly like many in the gym and skip calf raises.

It didn’t seem that important to me and I was usually already exhausted by my leg day in general.

Today, I am fixing my mistakes.

I have researched enough about how to grow calves in the best way possible and I am now putting this plan to action.

The plan consists of a 3-5 second hold on the bottom of the calf raise and then continuing on with the concentric of the rep.

I am loading heavy weight and sticking to around 5-8 reps. I have never really done heavy calf raises so we will see if this provides any value.

I will keep you updated on my progress but so far it is looking positive.

The Way I Warm Up

Warming up is crucial to avoid injuries and be prepared for your working sets.

Typically before I even hop on an exercise I will do some dynamic stretches or warm up with 5 minutes of cardio.

For my exercises, I usually stick with 2-3 warm up sets within the 3-5 rep range.

You don’t need many reps to warm up, but you do need enough to make sure you’re ready for the heavy weight to come.

You don’t need to rest long between warm up sets either. Not until you get to your last warm up set should you rest around 1-3 minutes depending on the intensity of the last warm up.

Three Different Calf Raise Variations

1. Typical Standing Calf Raise

2. Calf Raise (On a leg press)

3. Seated Calf Raise

All of these are fantastic options! Right now I am doing my calf raises on a leg press and I am loving it.