How to develop your calves
Genetics can make it harder …BUT NEVER STOP YOU FROM ACHIEVING YOUR GOALS! Genetics determines how your journey begins…but not how it ends… You can make a lot of progress with the right training!
It has been scientifically proven that daily habits and stimuli can change the way our genes are expressed, causing these changes to be passed on to future generations.
When it comes to muscle growth, genetics does play a role, since it determines muscle fiber size and hormone release, but these factors can also be influenced by our daily habits.
As for CALVES, let’s talk about one of the most controversial and neglected muscle groups at the gym…
Tips for growing your calves
1️⃣Use the greatest range of motion you can during the exercise.
2️⃣Question: Should you train your calves seated or standing? Answer: Both. You need to work both the soleus and the gastrocnemius to build strong legs, so you should do calf raises with both straight and bent knees.
3️⃣Train with intensity!! Forget the myth that you should do lots of reps with light weights.
4️⃣Control the movement during both the eccentric and concentric phases! Movement speed is an important variable in ALL EXERCISES, and of course, this applies to calf training too.
Train smart to build bigger calves
Many people have trouble increasing the size of their calves. This is generally due to factors such as genetics, age, etc.
Control the movement during both the eccentric and concentric phases! Movement speed is an important variable in ALL EXERCISES, and of course, this applies to calf training too.
When it comes to muscle growth, genetics does play a role, since it determines muscle fiber size and hormone release, but these factors can also be influenced by our daily habits. In other words… STAY FOCUSED!!
