For those with stubborn calves willing to try something new...

[Set It Up]

He is the top level groundskeeper. 

is he really?
That place is well kept.
Trimming those bushes individually to that level is outstanding.
sometime I miss that work

[AbrahamG]

train them twice a week.  2-3 exercises per workout.  only 1 set of each 15-20 reps.

It's the 1st and only calf workout that I've seen any results from.  My calves are still weak but they finally have some shape and vascularity.

[calfzilla]

is he really?
That place is well kept.
Trimming those bushes individually to that level is outstanding.
sometime I miss that work

I don't know, just messing around. Great lawn, far better than navy mikes.

[Lustral]

I know, I have pics of you. No homo.

Anyways, ignore what any guide or rule says. Do what works for you. If you have bad insertions you will never get Yates like calves. I tried everything training wise... and high volume heavy/low weight and high/low rep mix 5/6 days a week works for me.

If doing 100 reps on a step everyday works do that, try it first.


Re groundskeeping: That is my parents' house, professionally maintained by landscapers. I cut grass and remove weeds in my (small) garden.

My sisters and I often take piss out of parents that pampas grass (in background) is apparently a symbol for swinger couples.

[Set It Up]

I don't know, just messing around. Great lawn, far better than navy mikes.

cmon man, Navy Mike has the bum knee, how can he be expected to maintain a lush landscape?  

heres nicest place I worked at for greenskeeping
anyways back to calves

[deadz]

top level groundskeeper of that place behind you

You were into grounds keeping for a minute.

[Set It Up]

You were into grounds keeping for a minute.

if 14 years = a minute then yup, a minute.
I havent been on the welfare all my life, only since 2007

[Hypo]

Note to self. Lustral not white. 

Impressive results. Good work.

[Moontrane]

My calves were at their best when I was squatting and deadlifting. I did a few sets of calf exercises each week as well, but powerlifting made them grow.

I don’t squat or deadlift now, and they're 2" smaller.

[Lustral]

My calves were at their best when I was squatting and deadlifting. I did a few sets of calf exercises each week as well, but powerlifting made them grow.

I don’t squat or deadlift now, and they're 2" smaller.

I had opposite results. Powerlifted competitively so ignored calves and they looked like it. Still DL and tore a muscle this week doing 247.5kg x 6, quit squats cos of constant injuries to knees/lower back.





Felt pain at the time (Monday) but honestly didn't think it was bad til girlfriend saw the bruising last night.

Good reminder to me to use volume and stop when feel a tweak. Like I said, to each his own.

Calves 6 days a week helped me, might not help others.

[WalterWhite]

I've just found mixing it up works well. Anything none seated I just use my bodyweight.

[njflex]

I've just found mixing it up works well. Anything none seated I just use my bodyweight.

[wes]

although pellius and i dont see eye to eye on most things,......

he supposedly has the best calf routine that has yielded the best results on the entire internet

im not sure how to find it

I believe that it`s pinned at the top of the training forum

[Set It Up]

I believe that it`s pinned at the top of the training forum

Training forum?

[_aj_]

I had been making some progress in my shit calves when I blew my Achilles two years ago. Now the surgically repaired one is permanently about 40% weaker and about 1/2" smaller. I believe that the tendon healed just a tiny bit longer than previous. So now I have one shit calf and one calf from a paraplegic. FML 

[local hero]

I've just found mixing it up works well. Anything none seated I just use my bodyweight.

So you confuse the muscle to shock it into growth?

[_aj_]

So you confuse the muscle to shock it into growth?

Weider Principles. Smart.

[King Shizzo]

Melanotan...

There are posts of me as pale as a ghost on here.



Fat face, whatever...

Do you even lift?

[Raymondo]

Melanotan...

There are posts of me as pale as a ghost on here.



Fat face, whatever...

Bowed legs of peace.

[King Shizzo]

Bowed legs of peace.

He could walk right over a fire hydrant without changing his stride. 

[Simple Simon]

Training forum?

[oldtimer1]

Anyways, ignore what any guide or rule says. Do what works for you. If you have bad insertions you will never get Yates like calves. I tried everything training wise... and high volume heavy/low weight and high/low rep mix 5/6 days a week works for me.

If doing 100 reps on a step everyday works do that, try it first.


Re groundskeeping: That is my parents' house, professionally maintained by landscapers. I cut grass and remove weeds in my (small) garden.

My sisters and I often take piss out of parents that pampas grass (in background) is apparently a symbol for swinger couples.

Your parents must be loaded having that grade of landscaping. Do you live on their estate?

Concerning calves I have been training them for 40 plus years. I still have no calves. Bill Grant and Wolf laugh at my non existent calf development.

[Tapeworm]

if you rarely feel a burn when working calves

Oh they burn.  Like a motherfarker and into the next day.  Just never grow.  For a white feller, from the knees down I'm a bushman of the Kalahari.

Ok I skip 'em a lot.  But only because training them is a &$%* waste of time.

[Thespritz0]

If your calves aren't getting larger, I'd suggest training them on a three-day cycle. Do a heavy workout the first day, a short pumping session the next and rest them completely the third day.

A pump day like this actually stimulates recovery, because it forces blood into the muscle and pushes waste products out.

Try it, if you aren't growing you need to look at your diet...

[_aj_]

If your calves aren't getting larger, I'd suggest training them on a three-day cycle. Do a heavy workout the first day, a short pumping session the next and rest them completely the third day.

A pump day like this actually stimulates recovery, because it forces blood into the muscle and pushes waste products out.

Try it, if you aren't growing you need to look at your diet...

Broscience Alert!!