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Title: Donkey Raises
Post by: SquatsRule on March 26, 2009, 06:09:55 AM

Donkey calf raises hit my calves very well. I've been hanging plates off a belt and doing them that way since I don't have anybody to sit on my back. Raises on the leg press just don't feel the same. The only problem is when I use several plates I have to use a very wide stance. Anybody have any better ideas of how to do donkey raises without a machine or training partner?

Title: Re: Donkey Raises
Post by: SweatingCheese on March 26, 2009, 11:40:45 AM

Quote from: SquatsRule on March 26, 2009, 06:09:55 AM

Donkey calf raises hit my calves very well. I've been hanging plates off a belt and doing them that way since I don't have anybody to sit on my back. Raises on the leg press just don't feel the same. The only problem is when I use several plates I have to use a very wide stance. Anybody have any better ideas of how to do donkey raises without a machine or training partner?

I do calf raises on the leg press and I get phenomenal pumps when I do.  I go as heavy as possible but make sure I can move through the entire range of motion and emphasize the eccentric portion of the movement.