On Jul 21, 7:56 pm, mikemcn
...@eastlink.ca (michaelmcneil) wrote:
> What's the single best exercise for working your calves?
> I normally do calf raises a couple times throughout the day and every other day
> I'll throw in lowering on the stairs.
This is just my opinion, but it sounds like you're overtraining your
calves. I usually do 3 sets of 8 after I complete my squats, once a
week.
When I do 3 sets of 8, I'm using 80% of my max. The goal is that on my
3rd set, I can't quite complete the last rep, and once I can do it 9
times on the last set then I know it's time to increase the weight
(which is usually every 3-4 weeks). I'm currently calf-pressing 455lbs.
