They were laughing because they didn't understand more than anything I bet. Especially if you were looking funny 
*** The 2011 Gym Rats Thread ***
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Right girls, there is something serious that we need to talk about.
Some of you love summer, you love wearing a vest and showing off the gunnage, or wearing no top and showing your low bf% body (or your bear like chest if you are FF!).
You all like wearing shorts, some of you do this, rightly, to show of a meaty set of thighs.
However, it has come to my attention that a lot of you (general unawashed masses), do not wear shorts purely to show of one of the best looking muscles in the body - no gays, its not your winkle!
I am talking about your calves!
NOBODY wants to see calves like this:
Terrible.
THIS is what people want to see:
Umm, sorry, wrong collection!
I mean THIS:
Excellent.
Now. There is one way to train calves imo. HARD!
These things burn, they fill with lactic acid, they make you tip toe like a elephant trying to do ballet if you walk to soon after a heavy set.
3 muscles make up the calves:
The back: gastrocnemius
The front: tibialis anterior (when you lift your toes/foot upwards this should show itself off to the world)
The sides (kinda): soleus
All 3 need to be trained, train calves twice a week!
1 day do lighter weight, more reps (15-20 reps) 3 sets
other day do more weight, less slower reps (8-10) 3 sets
Exercises: http://www.exrx.net/Lists/ExList/CalfWt.html (much easier than me posting shed loads here, yes, I'm being lazy!).
Remember, big calves is good for shorts! (not so good for socks, they seem to not like big legs!).
A BONUS FOR YOU!!!
A little secret... keep it quiet.....
BIG STRONG CALVES IMPROVE SQUATS!
Both stability and strength in the calves will improve your squats (especially soleus!).
If you really want to help yourself, every time you go up your steps at home: each step - do a body weight calf raise (1 leg of course!).
(then do a body weight squat on each step on way down!).
Big calves look good!
GO!
Some of you love summer, you love wearing a vest and showing off the gunnage, or wearing no top and showing your low bf% body (or your bear like chest if you are FF!).
You all like wearing shorts, some of you do this, rightly, to show of a meaty set of thighs.
However, it has come to my attention that a lot of you (general unawashed masses), do not wear shorts purely to show of one of the best looking muscles in the body - no gays, its not your winkle!
I am talking about your calves!
NOBODY wants to see calves like this:
Terrible.
THIS is what people want to see:
Umm, sorry, wrong collection!
I mean THIS:
Excellent.
Now. There is one way to train calves imo. HARD!
These things burn, they fill with lactic acid, they make you tip toe like a elephant trying to do ballet if you walk to soon after a heavy set.
3 muscles make up the calves:
The back: gastrocnemius
The front: tibialis anterior (when you lift your toes/foot upwards this should show itself off to the world)
The sides (kinda): soleus
All 3 need to be trained, train calves twice a week!
1 day do lighter weight, more reps (15-20 reps) 3 sets
other day do more weight, less slower reps (8-10) 3 sets
Exercises: http://www.exrx.net/Lists/ExList/CalfWt.html (much easier than me posting shed loads here, yes, I'm being lazy!).
Remember, big calves is good for shorts! (not so good for socks, they seem to not like big legs!).
A BONUS FOR YOU!!!
A little secret... keep it quiet.....
BIG STRONG CALVES IMPROVE SQUATS!
Both stability and strength in the calves will improve your squats (especially soleus!).
If you really want to help yourself, every time you go up your steps at home: each step - do a body weight calf raise (1 leg of course!).
(then do a body weight squat on each step on way down!).
Big calves look good!
GO!
Yep volume seems to be the key I find.
The way I look at is is that your calves are always being used. Everytime you stand up, you step, you rock back and for, side to side. Everytime you shake your feet while sat down etc.
So they get used lots all day long. So to make them grow you've got to work them even harder than say chest or back, because those arent as used during each day so respond to less work.
The way I look at is is that your calves are always being used. Everytime you stand up, you step, you rock back and for, side to side. Everytime you shake your feet while sat down etc.
So they get used lots all day long. So to make them grow you've got to work them even harder than say chest or back, because those arent as used during each day so respond to less work.
Oh and god bless Google images.
Searched for 'calves' and was expecting lots of women and bovine calves.
First image? A pair of man beast calves - http://www.musclesprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/calves.jpg
Good work google images
Searched for 'calves' and was expecting lots of women and bovine calves.
First image? A pair of man beast calves - http://www.musclesprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/calves.jpg
Good work google images
Partials are great, i do them for strength. However, I don't just do the top partial, I will also do a bottom of the rep partial. On occasion I will do the partial against a bar, stopping it go higher than I want.
Have played with negative partials and also only positive partials (gotta love cages for things like this
Have played with negative partials and also only positive partials (gotta love cages for things like this
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Oh and welcome back Morba! Nice to see you so motivated again!
I'm getting more time so gotta take advantage
While my boy is at gymnastics tomorrow I'll be in Ministry of Fitness gym for an hour.
Last year was almost a complete washout, this year will be different
Misha is a legend, always laughing.
He's on my facebook friends list bit doesn't say much
Don't worry I'm happy with personal codes being used, on the proviso:
- They are not in sigs
- Not plastered on every post
- Everyone gets a fair shot at sharing their code
- People don't take the mickey
Yeah, that was more for any other passing mods that might see it, I know you are cool with them
If you have small hands then it probably wont help as much as other things lke static holds, grippers, plate pinches / drop and catching.
http://www.powerliftingwatch.com/node/17698
18 year old lifting silly weight raw @ 100kg body weight.
18 year old lifting silly weight raw @ 100kg body weight.
You seem to have neglected calves! Go back to my calves post
(also hamstrings
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(also hamstrings
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Yep, bench is one of those ones that people can struggle with in regards to form. Its easy to bench, its hard to bench efficiently though.
Love them. Do them.
Yep, they target the quads more than the back squats, but you can't use as much weight.
Pendlay rows, almost the direct opposite of the bench movement.
That and some good old lat pull downs.
Yeah chins would be good, but he can't do them due to dodgy wrists
Icecold - yep mainly for sticking points. I wouldn't stick it into a routine as such, just as and when I feel I am struggling to complete a rep due to a weak part.
Many powerlifters do partials for bench, using boards and even bands to relieve weight (as well as extra load).
Many powerlifters do partials for bench, using boards and even bands to relieve weight (as well as extra load).
The funny thing with clean grip on front squats is that i can clean to that position and then jerk it up, but to start and keep it there for a front squat seems impossible to me!
stupid brain!
stupid brain!
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