Do you even lift bro?

[Mark Bolam]

Was it a night fever?

?

[Big J]

It was just enough to take me to morning! 

[Big J]

Well the fever lasted all weekend, peaking at just over 40c. I've eaten virtually nothing since Saturday afternoon and if I'm able to do a bodyweight squat next time I'm at the gym, I'll be impressed! 

[stihlmadasever]

On 27/01/2018 at 15:57, Mark Bolam said:

Was it a night fever?

?

Yeah but at least he's stayin alive...

[Mark Bolam]

While I'm on, any tips for training calves at home? Obviously no access to calf raise machine.

I'm freestyling on the stairs at the minute, but need to come up with a way of adding resistance that still lets me balance.

[stihlmadasever]

4 hours ago, Mark Bolam said:

While I'm on, any tips for training calves at home? Obviously no access to calf raise machine.

I'm freestyling on the stairs at the minute, but need to come up with a way of adding resistance that still lets me balance.

Are you challenged in the calve department mark?

I am and its bloody soul destroying.

My quads glutes and hamstrings have all responded well to weight training but my calves have gained very little in comparison.

Ive tried heavy weights and low reps,heavy weight high reps,light weight high reps blah blah-ime your either gifted with good calves or your not-

im not.

If your calves are decent and you fancy building them up stand on the stairs one leg at a time with a dumbell in your hand or go heavy and put weights in a rucksake on your back.

Toes striaght forward do calf raises until you burn,turn your toes in do the same turn your toes out do the same.

You can do both at the same time if you wish,if you have enough weight to challenge them.

I think when it comes to calves its purley find what works for you and go with it..

I havent found mine yet...

Good luck mate

 

 

[Mark Bolam]

I am mate, very short muscle bellies, Indian club calves.

I  know that genetics play the biggest part here, I'm never going to have big calves, but any improvement would be welcome though.

 

2:1:1 BCAA's ordered, time to push on a bit.

 

Hadn't thought of the rucksack thing.

I'll try the wife's makeup bag tonight, that should add about 200kg's worth of resistance.

[Gary Prentice]

23 minutes ago, Mark Bolam said:

I'll try the wife's makeup bag tonight, that should add about 200kg's worth of resistance.

Or get another wallet & divide the folding between the two 

[Rich Rule]

Skipping.

 

A well rounded exercise with many benefits.  Calves being one of them.

[stihlmadasever]

2 hours ago, Mark Bolam said:

I am mate, very short muscle bellies, Indian club calves.

I  know that genetics play the biggest part here, I'm never going to have big calves, but any improvement would be welcome though.

 

2:1:1 BCAA's ordered, time to push on a bit.

 

Hadn't thought of the rucksack thing.

I'll try the wife's makeup bag tonight, that should add about 200kg's worth of resistance.

Break yourself in easy on the calves mate,i once did 20 sets as i thought volume maybe a factor in my non calve development...nah!

My calves seized up in the shortened position so i was walking around on my tip toes for 3 days...looked like a fookin

t rex!