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Choose a weight that is
50 or 100 pounds higher than you can comfortably use in your regular
sets and, at the end of your calf muscles workout, try to do just 3 or 4
reps with the increased resistance. This accustoms other parts of your
body - like the back, legs and Achilles tendon - to deal with that
amount of weight; but it also trains your mind to cope with extra weight
so that you will not be intimidated by it when you are ready to move up
in poundage again. Sometimes,
when you are training calves muscles for the special requirements of
competition, you may find that using slightly lighter weight is actually
a good idea. Working lighter, with perhaps a few additional sets, and
paying extra attention to contracting the calves muscles through the
fullest range of motion can help finish off and fully shape the calves
muscles. Calves muscles advanced
training involves hitting the calves muscles from every angle - toes in
and toes out foot position as well as the normal standing and seated
movements - to develop both the soleus and gastrocnemius, and not
neglecting the tibialis anterior at the front of the lower leg.
Give your body every advantage by being
careful with technique and wearing shoes that give you strong support.
Give your mind every advantage by learning to psych yourself up and
increase your motivation - by hanging a photo of a great set of calves
on the calf machine. Another
recommended calves muscles training method is to use supersets. Begin
with a set of Seated Calf Raises, then go immediately to the Leg Press
machine and do another set of Calf Raises, both movements working the
lower area of the calves muscles. Occasionally, you may try Staggered
Sets - perhaps a set of Chins for the back then a set of Standing Calf
Raises. A few back exercises later you would again do another set for
calves muscles. So by the time you have finished with the overall
workout, you had already done about 8 sets for calves muscles and you
could finish off your calf training with a big head start. This is great
when you find yourself getting tired of calf training and not giving it
all the effort your should.
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