How To Exercise Your Calves To Prevent A Calf Cramp

The gastrocnemius muscle the muscle visible at the back of your leg. It originates from the femur as two heads to be inserted into the heel as Achilles tendon. When the muscle is fully developed the two heads give it the characteristic diamond shape. Here are a few tips to help you exercise your calves to prevent a calf cramp.
• Calf raises are the best way to focus on strengthening your calves.
• The best two calf raises are the donkey calf raise and the standing calf raise
• Doing 300 to 500 calf raises everyday will give you powerful massive calves and prevent a calf cramp.
• Generally your genetics play a role in how effective training would be. If members of your family have bulky gastrocnemius muscles then it would be easier for you to achieve that goal.
• Make sure you keep your spine erect during the workout as this is very important for the efficiency of your workout.
• Your calves are very elastic and may rebound during the exercise due to the strong Achilles tendon. To undo this, move slowly and sustain the low position for 2 to 4 seconds and avoid bouncing off to truly add proper stress to help prevent your calf cramp
Following those simple pointers by keeping your spine straight and avoid bouncing up, try doing 2 sets of 20 on the donkey calf raise and as many repetitions as possible on the standing calf raise machine. This will work your gastrocnemius muscle in two different angles. Keep this up for some time and expect huge powerful calves on no time as well as protection for a calf cramp