Give me some tips on building calves. Got some fuckass calves and big thighs that make me look like a pizza slice.

>>76378752 (OP)
So what you're going to want to do is, starting with your calf in the most stretched position, extend your feet against resistance until your calf is macimally contracted. Choose an amount of resistance such that you can no longer maximally contract the calf muscle on around the sixth to eighth repetition of this movement. From this point, continue the movement going to the maximum contraction you can achieve until you can no longer leave the stretched position. At this point you should rest for four to five minutes before repeating the procedure. Do this a total of at least three times.

>>76378752 (OP)
Spam calf raises with dumbells. Add rom with by doing it with your heels hanging off something.

>>76378752 (OP)
Weighted tippy-toe stands.

>>76378752 (OP)
Baby making sex with Noi

>>76378776
>calf raises
gastrocnemius bends the knee bot
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NfwtDIscQm8
place heels on table as u lie on floor, point toes and pull lower body slightly up as you point your toes

>function is plantar flexing the foot at the ankle joint and flexing the leg at the knee joint.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastrocnemius_muscle
>flexing the leg at the knee joint.
gastrocnemius bends the knee

Not OP.

My gym doesn't have much for calf machines. I am using the only sitting calf raise machine and am currently stalled. 400 lbs, 3 sets, 25 reps.

Is there a body weight thing I can do or am I fucked. 3 plates in the smith machine instead of the squat rack seems still dangerous AF.

>>76379668
>Is there a body weight thing I can do or am I fucked.
u're fucked, not cause u can't do calves or sth bot but because the answer is right above your post
>>76379540
>gastrocnemius bends the knee bot
>https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NfwtDIscQm8
>place heels on table as u lie on floor, point toes and pull lower body slightly up as you point your toes
too easy? u can always lower one leg below table and do it unilaterally

>>76379706
No one ever really understands yoir posts man, have you considered taking some English as a second language courses at your local community college?

>>76379706
that isn't going to do shit for me unless I put a plate or two on my chest. More than likely it will become a garbage glut exercise at that point.

>>76379727
>that isn't going to do shit for me unless I put a plate or two on my chest.
already addressed bot:
>>76379706
>too easy? u can always lower one leg below table and do it unilaterally

>More than likely it will become a garbage glut exercise at that point
it's not - hips are loose and bent
focus, u're supposed to point toes and bend knee not arch like and tetanus victim xD

>>76379713
:D sure thang botardo retardo :D cretino botino :D bototo idioto :D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htKV_sD_AyQ

>>76379824
it's like chatGPT.
>it won't work here is why
>yes it will

fuck off

>>76379833
i take it as admission of helplessness bot, thx for playing :D

mine:
>>76379824
>>76379540
>>76379706

just walk uphill
it's that easy

>>76379914
see this picture bot? see how gastroc wraps around knee bones? muscle can't get proper contraction when it's poked by bones like that, that is exactly what happens with regular calf raises (yes that pain in the back of the knee when maxing out standing calf raises - precisely what i'm talking about), that is exactly what happens when u straighten knee and point toes walking uphill

it will not only prevent gastrocnemius contracting freely it will also sabotage soleus cause it's cojoined in ahilles tendon with compromised in this position gastocnemius
walking uphill, like squats will produce chicken legs - no calves but huge overgrown vastus lateralis and adductors

mine (so far):
>>76379839
>>76379824
>>76379706
>>76379540

gastrocnemius bends the knee and ankle at the same time, it's made for walking on flat bot, and it grows from heel-hook
> gastrocnemius bends the knee bot
> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NfwtDIscQm8
> place heels on table as u lie on floor, point toes and pull lower body slightly up as you point your toes

>>76378752 (OP)
you can train them or alternatively if you're lazy and want to optimize you can just increase their usage frequency via various lifestyle changes.

When you jog (you should regularly lightly jog, at least 150min in a week) only bounce off of the ball of your foot.

When you're standing and waiting for something, rock back and forth and focus on working your anterior and posterior calf muscles.

When doing sprints do the same thing, focus on keeping your heel off the ground.

other than targeted training like calf raises you pretty much just need to change your walking and running habits.

>>76378752 (OP)
Based Noiposter