Calves - misc.fitness.weights

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Jason Carlton

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More options Jul 22 2008, 9:15 am

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From: Jason Carlton <jwcarl...@gmail.com>

Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:15:45 -0700 (PDT)

Local: Tues, Jul 22 2008 9:15 am

Subject: Re: Calves

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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.

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