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  1. J

    Calf stiff/swollen

    Hey guys I did a calf session on Thursday, and a full leg session yesterday morning. No abnormality until yesterday arvo. From yesterday afternoon, my right calf is swollen and super stiff. I can't put my right foot flat on the ground without feeling a slightly painful stretch all the way...
  2. 0ni

    Squat question

    So I realised today that I easily have the flexibility now to go ass to grass on front squats. I just need to know the implications of this and have the following questions: With a similar stance, should I be able to go ass to grass on both high bar and low bar squats? From next week I am...
    • 0ni
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    • Replies: 35
    • Forum: Power Lifting/strength training
  3. Tyrone B.

    Seated Calf Raise

    I'm gonna have a go at building one of these with a mate in the coming weeks. Looks simple enough (most gym equipment is, really). Has anyone built one of these before, or does anyone have one and can take a few simple measurements for me please?
  4. Ben

    Calf exercises

    My equipment includes a power rack, barbell, bench and heaps of weights. What can I do to increase calf size? My quads are getting bigger with squats, but my calves are shameful. I've seen those seated calf raise machines, are they any good?
  5. B

    How to increase vertical jump & agility? - (For basketball)

    Good Afternoon, I'm over 6-foot, almost 18, 87kg and would like to increase my vertical jump & general agility. My current routine is as follows; Floor-work; 70 Pushups 300 Situps Weights; 22.5KG Barbell 13 repetitions of both exercises, (wrists facing up, wrists facing...
    • Barry_
    • Thread
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    • Replies: 47
    • Forum: BodyBuilding Training Discussions
  6. L

    Calf (and other lagging muscles) Training Frequency

    Hey Guys, My calves and shoulders are majorly lagging behind the rest of my body: 1 - The reason my shoulders are lagging is because of my rotator cuffs 2- My calfs are just pitiful - end of story. Here's the question. I've read Fadi's article on the "Rotator Cuff" and have started doing the...
  7. A

    Calf soleus work

    Hi, Im Angel, Im new here. I want my soleus to be big. I have big calves but it is uneven in development. I need to develop my solueus. I have not got a gym I attend I work out at home. But I know about seated calf raises. Do you think if I trained at home sitting on a chair and put a dumbell on...
  8. H

    Heavy Squats & Calf Exercise

    First up Hi to all!!! (this is my first post) I'm relatively new to weights - having done light-ish weights off and on for a little while, but time to get serious!!! (but a bit of a learning curve) Any way, Squats. This seems to be a very key exercise for quads and I'm wondering how people do...
  9. J

    Calf Exercises video demonstration

    Calf Exercises video demonstration Seated Calf Raise video demonstration REOMWGUsllA Selectorized Calf Raise video demonstration X5Q_bE89-Ko * I didn't make these , just a collection i found on youtube
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