Standing calf raise alternative (anyone else do like this?)

Vegeto · 08-31-2006, 09:52 PM

Hay, today is my first day posting here in quite a while.

Standing calf raises while holding the bar like a deadlift.... anyone else do them? I like doing them because I can do them quite explosively, and I feel they may help condition that portion of cleans. I don't think it's anything SUPER special, but it makes for a good alternative to throw in the rotation of exercises.

dukebrown · 09-09-2006, 08:43 PM

I dont see how you alternate with a bb (balance reason). I do them with a dumbell and stand on a block and hold a pillar for balance so I can go heavy.

**romanaz** · 09-09-2006, 09:24 PM

if your worried about that portion of cleans, jump shrugs.

I've done calf raises in the deadlift, not my favorite thing, but it works in a pinch

**Ikaika** · 09-27-2006, 07:51 AM

i see what you're saying here...although i prefer to have the weight on my shoulders rather than my hands. I can do calf raises with way more than i can hold comfortably, so the smith machine is my best friend on calf day

AYung · 09-28-2006, 02:01 AM

I have terrible balance doing calf raises with a barbell. So I use dumbbells/machine

08-31-2006, 09:52 PM	#1
Vegeto blameless sinner Join Date: May 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 803 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 15	Standing calf raise alternative (anyone else do like this?) Hay, today is my first day posting here in quite a while. Standing calf raises while holding the bar like a deadlift.... anyone else do them? I like doing them because I can do them quite explosively, and I feel they may help condition that portion of cleans. I don't think it's anything SUPER special, but it makes for a good alternative to throw in the rotation of exercises. __________________ ______________ ________________ ......Busy Training...... __________________ ________________ __________________

09-09-2006, 08:43 PM	#2
dukebrown IMPC Contestant Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 115 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 4	I dont see how you alternate with a bb (balance reason). I do them with a dumbell and stand on a block and hold a pillar for balance so I can go heavy. __________________ If you aint sweatin you aint workin If you aint hurting you aint growin shsumofo@cyber-rights.net

09-27-2006, 07:51 AM	#4
Ikaika resident degen Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 3,666 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 214	i see what you're saying here...although i prefer to have the weight on my shoulders rather than my hands. I can do calf raises with way more than i can hold comfortably, so the smith machine is my best friend on calf day __________________ No supplement can make up for the lack of a strong work ethic.

09-28-2006, 02:01 AM	#5
AYung IMPC Contestant Join Date: May 2005 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Canada Posts: 2,280 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 41	I have terrible balance doing calf raises with a barbell. So I use dumbbells/machine __________________ Clean Bulking Journal http://www.ironmass.com/showthread.php?t=9546 Max Lifts Bench: 155 x 6 Deadlift: 315 x 6 Squat: 245 x 6 1 Rep Max Lifts Bench: 180 - Tested Deadlift: 365 - Tested Squat: 285 - Estimated TOTAL: 831 @ 156lbs Eddie Guerrero (1967-2005, R.I.P.) You'll always be loved and remembered.

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