A Guide For An Effective Calves Workout For Great Leg Calves

It is very easy to increase the effectiveness of your leg calves workout by polishing your technique and refining your form. This is the aim of this article. Two of the best exercises for calves are the standing calf raise and the seated calf raise. The former trains the gastrocnemius and the latent trains the soleus. Performing them in proper form will give you magnificent results.
So what is the soleus and what is the Gastrocnemius in your leg calves?
• The gastrocnemius and the soleus muscles are present in back of your lower leg and together they form the calf.
• The gastrocnemius has the bigger share and forms most of the calf. It extends between the knee and the ankle so when it contracts, it elevates the heel.
• The smaller soleus muscle elevates the heel when the knee is bent.
To make your calves workout more effective, try following these rules:
• Move slowly and focus on your breathing to cancel out any inertia. If you bounce, training becomes ineffective.
• Always take the full range of motion of the muscle. If it is too hard, decrease the weight or decrease the number of repetitions.
• As you get better, increase the weight a little or increase the number repetitions per set. This will keep your calf working hard and will give you better results.
So your calves training should aim to train the gastrocnemius and the soleus. I would recommend the donkey calf raise and toe presses on leg press machine for both muscles respectively. The donkey calf raise is more important as it flexes the gastrocnemius muscle which is has the bigger share in the calf.
So your calves workout should at least contain 3 sets of 12 standing calf raises and 3 sets of 15 seated calf raises. Increase 5 pounds every workout to keep your muscles working hard and to keep your calves in great shape.

A Guide For An Effective Calves Workout For Great Leg Calves