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In every pose
you do onstage, you need to flex the calves muscles. Bodybuilders
usually learn to pose from the ground up - set the feet, flex the calves
and legs muscles, then the upper body. But most bodybuilders don't spend
time learning to flex and pose the calves muscles by themselves. The
ability to do this comes in handy when you are standing relaxed in round
one and you want to hit your calves muscles, fanning them out to impress
the judges.
To learn to
do this, it's recommended to posing and flexing the calves muscles between each
set of calf training, developing the connection between the mind and
muscle so that you gain absolute control over how the calf looks. This
also makes the muscle harder and more developed, since the flexing is
itself a kind of isometric exercise.
Remember, you
will want to be able to show off your calf muscles in poses in which
your feet are flat on the floor as well as when you are up on your toes,
so you should practice flexing in order to get the kind of muscle
control you need to accomplish this. While leaning against a machine or
a wall, go up on your toes as far as possible, to get maximum
contraction of the calf muscle.
You can
create a stronger visual impression if you can keep you calves muscles
flexed while "standing relaxed" in the first round of bodybuilding
competition. But you must practice flexing or you will lack the
endurance to stand this way for more than a few minutes. We have seen a
lot of competitors develop leg cramps because they failed to work hard
enough at this.
Even when you
are doing side poses, calf development plays an important part. When you
are doing a side chest shot, for instance, and concentrating on your
upper body, a good judge will also take your calves muscles into
consideration.
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