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Title: seated calf machine
Post by: homebodybuilding on June 25, 2021, 02:55:26 PM
as i do not have one at home, can anyone tell me a good exercise apart from seated barbell raises? i want to hit the whole calf.
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Post by: Royalty on June 25, 2021, 03:45:43 PM
Squat all the way down, below parallel, and do calf raises while in a full squat position
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Post by: IroNat on June 25, 2021, 04:37:46 PM
Single leg calf raises on a calf block.
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Post by: Gregzs on June 25, 2021, 05:10:25 PM
Single leg calf raises on a calf block.

Or on stairs.
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Post by: jude2 on June 25, 2021, 06:13:45 PM
Squat all the way down, below parallel, and do calf raises while in a full squat position
This is a decent replacement for the machine.
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Post by: Vince B on June 25, 2021, 06:28:05 PM
as i do not have one at home, can anyone tell me a good exercise apart from seated barbell raises? i want to hit the whole calf.

Most seated machines don't target the gastrocnemius muscle as well as keeping the legs straight. Alternative would be donkey raises.
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Post by: Gregzs on June 25, 2021, 06:33:14 PM
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Post by: wes on June 25, 2021, 06:34:38 PM
Do calf raises on stairs on one leg until it becomes unbearable, then repeat with the other leg.....short rest, and repeat for 6-8s sets making sure to get a full extension and contraction............l ink your mind to your calves.

Thank me later.

PS-Dont start out with 6-8 sets gradually work up to it if you like walking.
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Post by: homebodybuilding on June 26, 2021, 03:31:06 AM

Glad you posted this video as i was trying to picture the squatting calf raises.
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Post by: IroNat on June 26, 2021, 07:10:32 AM
Or on stairs.

Or on the edge of a cliff.
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Post by: Irongrip400 on June 26, 2021, 07:12:35 AM
Jump rope.
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Post by: Jizmonkey on June 26, 2021, 05:01:32 PM
My calf’s respond just as well to walking the golf course regularly as they do to lifting weights.
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Post by: youandme on June 26, 2021, 08:16:34 PM
Surprised no one mentioned one leg calf raises assisted by keeping balance next to an ice machine.

Paper bag calf raises while positioned in a stall work just fine as an alternative.
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Post by: wes on June 26, 2021, 10:01:02 PM
Surprised no one mentioned one leg calf raises assisted by keeping balance next to an ice machine.

Paper bag calf raises while positioned in a stall work just fine as an alternative.
;D
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Post by: falco on June 28, 2021, 05:46:44 AM
Donkeys work wonders for me althoug is consider gay these days.
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Post by: bhank on June 28, 2021, 09:52:48 AM
If you have room for a chair you have room for a seated calf raise get one
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Post by: Body-Buildah on June 28, 2021, 10:34:07 AM
I have a smith-machine in my garage gym. I pull up a old York utility bench, place a 2x4 under my toes, and a bar-pad on the smith-bar.
Seated calf machine...
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Post by: bhank on June 28, 2021, 10:39:42 AM
My calf’s respond just as well to walking the golf course regularly as they do to lifting weights.

I am a cart man myself get plenty of walking around the greens even with a cart
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Post by: Cook on June 28, 2021, 10:42:00 AM
(http://)I use this with a wooden block under my feet. Use it standing or seated
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Post by: pamith on June 28, 2021, 10:44:42 AM
Squat all the way down, below parallel, and do calf raises while in a full squat position
Lmfao
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Post by: pamith on June 28, 2021, 10:47:29 AM
Tbh I've done seated calf raises before and they don't do anything for my calves. Not a good exercise
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Post by: Thin Lizzy on June 28, 2021, 10:59:44 AM
Tbh I've done seated calf raises before and they don't do anything for my calves. Not a good exercise

They hit mainly the soleus which is comprised primarily of slow twitch fibers which don’t really grow much. I guess you could make a case that it might help for distance running by making those fibers stronger.🤔
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Post by: pamith on June 28, 2021, 11:06:09 AM
They hit mainly the soleus which is comprised primarily of slow twitch fibers which don’t really grow much. I guess you could make a case that it might help for distance running by making those fibers stronger.🤔
Donkey calf machine is good, standing calf machine didn't do much for me. These days I only do standing barbell calf raises, works like charm
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Post by: Hypertrophy on June 28, 2021, 11:13:26 AM
Do calf raises on stairs on one leg until it becomes unbearable, then repeat with the other leg.....short rest, and repeat for 6-8s sets making sure to get a full extension and contraction............l ink your mind to your calves.

Thank me later.

PS-Dont start out with 6-8 sets gradually work up to it if you like walking.


just ask pellius- he is the king of the one legged calf raise  ;D
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Post by: MAXX on June 28, 2021, 11:19:16 AM
Squat all the way down on my boyfriends cock, below parallel, and do calf raises while in a full mount
Idk man sounds sketchy...
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Post by: Thin Lizzy on June 28, 2021, 11:31:35 AM
Idk man sounds sketchy...

Always dangerous to chime in on a Getbig training thread😂
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Post by: wes on June 28, 2021, 05:36:20 PM
Back in the day we`d load up the seated calf machine.....do as many rep as posible, have our partners take weight off both sides,go to failure v\again,repeat and repeat until screaming.

That is the best way to get the most effectivenes out of one of thee machine..............tor turous continuous drop-sets.
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Post by: youandme on June 28, 2021, 06:19:59 PM
Idk man sounds sketchy...

It’s only gay if you want it to be.  Wise words once spoken by a pro on here.
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Post by: wes on June 29, 2021, 02:08:23 AM

just ask pellius- he is the king of the one legged calf raise  ;D
Yup pellius has some great calf development that wasn`t a natural gift..........he worked hard to build them.
Title: Re: seated calf machine
Post by: CalvinH on June 29, 2021, 04:54:27 PM
Yup pellius has some great calf development that wasn`t a natural gift..........he worked hard to build them.


Dude's just short,he developed his calves because he always had to stand on his toes to see.