Can anyone give me any tips as to how to exercise my calf muscles? We don't seem to have a block, so shall I just do them off the floor (and do lots of reps)
Hamstring exercise wise, what exercises are there for hamstrings? The internet tells me that straight leg deadlifts exercise the hamstrings, what exercise do you guys use?
My quads are feeling pretty fatigued at the mo, standing up from my chair was a bit of a shockAnd I'm going out tonight, great
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Glad you've started on squats. I trust you went all the way down rather than doing any 1/2 reps!
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Calf raises are pretty much the best exercise for them. Though step ups and powercleans do have an element of calf involvement but not exclusive. I usually use a bar on my back and a couple of plates to stand on and do raises that way. Though for calves you really need to load the weight on minimum double your bodyweight for it to actually "do" anything, well for me at any rate.
You can use the leg press just use your toes rather than your whole foot.
For hams, SLDLs or RDLs are good.