Here’s a great calf-building exercise I picked up from Paul Sklar. It’ll leave your calves feeling Tenderness—and if you’re watching with the sound on, you’ll know exactly what I mean! Dip belt calf raises are easy to do at home or in the gym using a standard chin/dip belt and some weight plates. You don’t…
Unilateral (one-side-at-a-time) training helps restore left-right symmetry that may have gone off track with constant bilateral work. When training both sides together, it’s common for the stronger side to take over. That applies to any bilateral movement—including seated calf raises. You’ve likely done seated calf raises before, but how often have you done them one…
With recent gym closures, many people have been forced to train at home. You can target most major muscles with limited equipment—except for the soleus, one of the primary muscles of the calf. The calf consists mainly of two muscles: the gastrocnemius and the soleus. The gastrocnemius is heavily involved when the knee is extended….