With the recent gym closures, many people have been forced to train at home. You can target most of the major muscles with limited equipment except for the soleus, one of the main muscles of the calf. The calf is comprised primarily of two muscles, the gastrocnemius and the soleus. The gastrocnemius is heavily involved…
For many people, lower leg training truly is “the seventh stranger!” Even if the back side gets worked occasionally, the front often gets overlooked. I guess most people just don’t give a “shin” about it! That’s a mistake! All kidding aside, the gastrocnemius and the soleus (the two major calf muscles) will receive some occasional…
Stubborn calves are either bored calves, they’ve “been there, done that” and refuse to grow, or they’re lost calves, they’ve been searching for the hidden treasure in murky waters but have yet to find it. Either way, these calves need some new and novel methods to encourage growth and there are quite a few to…
In my small home gym, I have three dedicated machines for calf training: a standing calf raise unit that goes up to 600 pounds, a seated calf raise machine, and a step platform equipped with a handle for one-leg calf raises. These are the sort of machines that you see in large commercial gyms, but…