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Title: calf exercises
Post by: ozman on October 04, 2008, 03:19:34 PM: home training without machines or gym

list some of yours
Title: Re: calf exercises
Post by: Zach Trowbridge on October 04, 2008, 09:53:27 PM: See the "Mtwain calf thread" at the top of the page.
Title: Re: calf exercises
Post by: BFP on October 05, 2008, 06:05:29 PM: GHR

Jason
Title: Re: calf exercises
Post by: ozman on October 06, 2008, 11:34:00 AM: Quote from: Jason Pegg on October 05, 2008, 06:05:29 PM
GHR

Jason

GHR ?
Title: Re: calf exercises
Post by: BFP on October 06, 2008, 06:37:34 PM: Quote from: ozman on October 06, 2008, 11:34:00 AM
GHR ?

Glute Ham raise. You could build a modified one at home pretty easy and cheap

Jason
Title: Re: calf exercises
Post by: ozman on October 07, 2008, 12:18:48 PM: been using leg attachment backwards

if this makes sense

plus standing raises with dumbbells
Title: Re: calf exercises
Post by: buffbong on October 11, 2008, 01:57:16 PM: the back of my bench has a round platform, i put a chair behind it and set up plates around me before i start my set. i stack the plates on my lap and do seated calve raises. its almost like the free wieght version of the seated calve raises. this week i did 7 45's and a five for two sets of 6. you can do standing calve raises with a barbell off the floor let you heels come down almost to the floor but just do not release tension on the calves. also you can put a heavy dumbell in your belt and do one leg calve raises or two legs at a time. you could do donkey calve raises but hard to get enough wieght with only a heavy dumbell. front calve raises can be done with a barbell seated or you do do them with a dumbell in your belt off a step.
Title: Re: calf exercises
Post by: Gregzs on October 11, 2008, 07:44:27 PM: Quote from: ozman on October 06, 2008, 11:34:00 AM
GHR ?

http://www.elitefts.com/documents/pumping_the_posterior.htm