Here’s an exercise I picked up from Paul Sklar. It will cause some “tenderness” in your calves! They’re fairly easy to do at home or at the gym with a standard chin/dip belt and some weight plates. You don’t need a dedicated step platform like mine – you can use an aerobic step behind an…
Unilateral (one-side-at-a-time) training allows you to restore left-right symmetry that may have strayed with constant bilateral work. When training both sides at the same time, it’s not uncommon for the stronger side to do most of the work. That applies to any bilateral exercise, including seated calf raises. I’m sure you’ve done seated calf raises…
With the recent gym closures, many people have been forced to train at home. You can target most of the major muscles with limited equipment except for the soleus, one of the main muscles of the calf. The calf is comprised primarily of two muscles, the gastrocnemius and the soleus. The gastrocnemius is heavily involved…
Here’s a tip that may get those stubborn calves to start growing again. Consider it more of a machine modification than an exercise modification. Performing calf raises on a rounded platform will increase the range of motion and give you a greater stretch at the bottom and a greater contraction at the top, and ultimately…