Not many of us are as blessed as Rikki with amazing calves. I mean seriously, if girls are walking behind him down the street saying DAMMMMMN... It's not the glutes... its the calves. haha But all jokes aside guys, building great calves just takes dedication. Of course gentics will play a role, but that doesnt mean you can't improve what you've got! So instead of saving them for last, try doing them first. If you make them a priority, then they will get the attention they need to grow! *GUARANTEED GAINS "FREE PROGRAM DOWNLOAD" - **muscularstrength.com/guaranteed_gains_sign_up_FREE*
I’ve been subscribed to you for years and I just wanna thank you for your genuine practical no BS content. There’s so many fitness channels on YT now and I can always trust to see legit stuff from yours unlike the fake natty fad stuff from others. Thanks man!! Love from Perth Australia
I was always unhappy with my calves, until I started doing my calf raises more slowly, incorporating holds at the top and actually remembered to take care of my soleus. I still have a long way to go, but I am finally seeing results.
it's crazy how i watched your camaro video when I was 10 years old and growing up I got into fitness and you helped me with workout videos ! im 22 now and your vids are helps me :)
I'm one of those genetically cursed in terms of calves 😅 (gifted abs though 🤙!) I'm learning so much with all your videos! I'm the kind of person that always needs to know the "why" because only when it makes sense to me, I do it right! Thanks Scott for your high quality video content and good sense of humor 😉
I'm born and raised in South Boston (got the accent and all); after listening to Scott talk , I can't believe my friends can stand this accent. But still good info!
A very important point to keep in mind is that the Soleus is more of a slow twitch muscle to begin with so weight training should be approached slightly different because they can last longer with exercise
This video came along at the ideal time for me. Oh and thanks Scott...I'm now addicted to Jed North stuff. Going on my 6th tank and 5th pair of shorts. Used your code for all.
Calves are like forearms, you can usually train them everyday and wont even come close to overtraining, also why nuclei overload works so well for them
train calves 5 times a week Mon-Wed-friday standing calf raises 8-10 & Monday-friday seated calfs with 20 plus reps with full rom plus that squeeze trust you'll get them results. stay consistent with it tho
I like incorporating the 10/6/10 technique with your concepts. That is.... 10 seconds isometric contraction when the muscle is maximally contracted, then 6 reps perfect form accentuating the negative and 10 partial reps...it works f or me.
Interesting concept! What about a 10 second isometric hold at maximum contraction, 10 second hold at maximum stretch, then AMRAP after that? Now that will BURN!
In kinesiology class my professor told us for calves plyometrics like box jumps and jump rope will be the most efficient because the calves have such a great mechanical advantage
JUST IN TIME- I needed this. Was thinking about improving calves training for a while now. But definitely cursed as it seems I'm doing it right... But cursed by lockdown. The best workout I got at home for calves is the plated calf raises but with 40lbs Dumbbells to hold. I end up having a "river of hot blood" with ages of fighting the burn into about 40 reps. That's too many reps. And I do that 3 or 4 sets each Legs day (twice a week)
What's your opunion on toe angle? I've been getting some nice size with outer, inner and forward angles when doing the standing calf raise. Quicker on the way up, then reeeeeally slow on the way down. I hit the 'forward angle' twice, as i start 'toes out' then work to 'toes in' then back again. 4 sets of 20 reps 3 times a week. Sometimes 4 if i feel i need a boost. 😂
I trained my calves one time with slow eccentrics + hard contraction + full stretch at the bottom. That was bodyweight only but fuck they're smoked. I wasn't able to walk properly for like a week lol.
I only use the TRX right now to train the calves. Same stance like the tight gripped benchpress. 3 sets, 20 reps. Maybe not enough, I'll give it a try. But the stretch is very good at the TRX.
Hey Scott, I don't know who else to ask, every fitness UA-camr I know it's either on gear, or vegans, or using fake weights so I don't expect they have the I.Q. required for an answer. They're just a bunch a conmen scammers. Question about body's instinctual adaptation. If I do pull ups, (long term), how will my body preferentially respond: 1) It will build the stimulated muscles 2) It will start producing Leptin in order to decrease my appetite and thus decrease my body weight. (a lower body weight will implicitly make doing pull ups easier since fighting gravity requires such a tremendous amount of energy). Now, the question is, will this be a 50-50 even option the body is going to go after? Or what would the body's preferential choice be?
Hey Scott, love your work out program push pull legs, been following it for now a month before that I was doing bro split, now I feel energetic . I wanted to ask you on legs day can you do rope skipping after a workout out.? Or if I skip rope or do cardio in morning and then in evening do my daily PPL workout.
Actually it seems like high insertions are optimal performance wise . (Source link at the end) And it's easy to see the correlation, I mean, at the Olympic level, all sprinters share the same physical characteristics, small calves, huge thighs and quads. news.virginia.edu/content/study-knees-hips-not-ankles-power-fastest-olympic-sprinters
Search red delta project calves on UA-cam. The secret weapon video is the best calf building tip video in existence. I use the base of my pullup station and roll my foot past level with the floor. It blasts the calves
Question. When working out from home and using weight plates to stand on, how can you better stabilize yourself during the movement? I find that i fall out of the straight movement alot.
I tried the seated calves training, but because of the weight, the place where the bar was touching my legs was pain more than the calves itself. How can I fix it, please? Thank you.
Scott, I am wanting to use cheat and recover method to train, can you give me some guidance, exercise selection is my problem as I am training from home and all I have is power blocks, can’t communicate well on UA-cam as I am blind, how might I communicate with you about this Are used the method last year with excellent results, but I had the gym and all the equipment to fall back on, the weights I have a suitable for the appropriate rap ranges, it’s purely exercise selection I’m struggling with Muscle groups like shoulders, arms et cetera are fine, it’s mainly back I’m struggling with, don’t have a pull up frame so relying on rowing
I'd say go even slower in the negative than what you did. I love that feeling on the calve raise machine. My calves blew up after I started going real slow, holding he contraction and pausing for a sec way at the bottom. Also, make sure your calves aren't tight or they'll never completely stretch. The calves gotta really burn! All the way to failure and beyond lol.
If im doing calves exercises side by side, i cant even lift myself up with my right foot with no weight. Probably cause of some injury . What should i do to reinforce it?
i really feel bad for him. when his channel has less subscribers, he got more views but now he just gained some thousands of views even his subscribers are in Millions
Not many of us are as blessed as Rikki with amazing calves. I mean seriously, if girls are walking behind him down the street saying DAMMMMMN... It's not the glutes... its the calves. haha
But all jokes aside guys, building great calves just takes dedication. Of course gentics will play a role, but that doesnt mean you can't improve what you've got! So instead of saving them for last, try doing them first. If you make them a priority, then they will get the attention they need to grow!
*GUARANTEED GAINS "FREE PROGRAM DOWNLOAD" - **muscularstrength.com/guaranteed_gains_sign_up_FREE*
Hey Scott !
You're my inspiration.
Maybe you acted in some Hollywood movies.
Unlist some of your movies name.
What about your amazing chest
I was in one! Its called HEIST!
Haha what about it?
@@ScottHermanFitness HEIST SERGEANT THOMAS FORBES. I THINK
I’ve been subscribed to you for years and I just wanna thank you for your genuine practical no BS content. There’s so many fitness channels on YT now and I can always trust to see legit stuff from yours unlike the fake natty fad stuff from others. Thanks man!! Love from Perth Australia
Bro I’ve never trained my calves and their both 41cm. I chose the right parents
Perfect timing! I'm doing legs today! Trying these tips! Mucho thanks!
Awesome! And my pleasure!
I really like a 30 second iso hold start at the top just thinking about the flex then get to the Reps
That would make the calves burn real good! Oh yeah!
ScottHermanFitness I do jst opposite FEEL THAT STRETCH DOWNWARDS AND REPPING AFTER 30 sec
I was always unhappy with my calves, until I started doing my calf raises more slowly, incorporating holds at the top and actually remembered to take care of my soleus. I still have a long way to go, but I am finally seeing results.
I hate training calves because they become sore for weeks lol
That's because you lack frequency lol
Really? For me it is the fastest recovering muscle along with forearms and abs.
Eric don’t call us out like that 😭
Don't go so hard, duh
Weeks?! You might need to train them a bit more often man! Get them used to more frequency!
Time to train the CAAAHHHHLVES BABY
Yeah!!! Get them CALLLLLLVES!
it's crazy how i watched your camaro video when I was 10 years old and growing up I got into fitness and you helped me with workout videos ! im 22 now and your vids are helps me :)
Whenever I’m giving someone lifting advice you’re the first channel I recommend. Great video as always.
Even your "slow" version seems to fast to me. I go up to the top then stay there for like 3-5 seconds. Worked very well for me so far.
I like your videos very much..Again fantastic content...
Thanks so much!! More coming!
Tip number #3 is why I trust Scott. He knows his stuff. Respect
Thanks for the support bro!
Just in time Scott!! Trying out these tips immediately haha. Thank you !!
For calves I hold about 1 second with a 5 second negative, 1 legged with weight, on stairs for a huge stretch
Stairs are a great way to get that deep stretch!!
I'm one of those genetically cursed in terms of calves 😅 (gifted abs though 🤙!) I'm learning so much with all your videos! I'm the kind of person that always needs to know the "why" because only when it makes sense to me, I do it right! Thanks Scott for your high quality video content and good sense of humor 😉
I'm born and raised in South Boston (got the accent and all); after listening to Scott talk , I can't believe my friends can stand this accent. But still good info!
Thank you!!
My pleasure!
@@ScottHermanFitness Did you work for Chik Fil A in another life? Hah!
Hahha why do you say that?
My calf's grew through cycling, walking, jogging on top of my weight training
Hope u train 10hrs a day.
Scott: Great stuff. Thanks for your programming.
Great video scott.didnt know I was doing it wrong.
Thanks Roberto! Now you know!
Wow good to know Scott great video btw
Thanks Luis!! Happy to help with those calves!!
I always see that one guy blasting through the seated calf machine like it's a race and I just shake my head.
There's always that one guy right... haha
Nice videos, calf training is boring though. I live in the mountains.Just do steep hill runs for an hour 3 times a week.Pow!!!
Scott rocking that pink tank top, suits you well, also great vid!
Thanks man! It's from www.JedNorth.com! You can use my code 'SCOTT20' to save 20% off your order when you purchase from them!
A very important point to keep in mind is that the Soleus is more of a slow twitch muscle to begin with so weight training should be approached slightly different because they can last longer with exercise
Good point Philip!
This video came along at the ideal time for me. Oh and thanks Scott...I'm now addicted to Jed North stuff. Going on my 6th tank and 5th pair of shorts. Used your code for all.
Calves are like forearms, you can usually train them everyday and wont even come close to overtraining, also why nuclei overload works so well for them
Right on. Calves can take a beating!
Hey Scott can you do a review on Rom GD?
Scott and Jeff are the best I don't know who I like better maybe equally
a needed video for all the bros and gals out there, niceee.
train calves 5 times a week Mon-Wed-friday standing calf raises 8-10 & Monday-friday seated calfs with 20 plus reps with full rom plus that squeeze trust you'll get them results. stay consistent with it tho
I like incorporating the 10/6/10 technique with your concepts. That is.... 10 seconds isometric contraction when the muscle is maximally contracted, then 6 reps perfect form accentuating the negative and 10 partial reps...it works f or me.
Interesting concept! What about a 10 second isometric hold at maximum contraction, 10 second hold at maximum stretch, then AMRAP after that? Now that will BURN!
I am going to try your 10 second contraction/ 10 second stretch then AMRAP. My only question is how many times a week?
simple n straight foward thanks man
This post feels like serendipity, I just started my calf training today
It's a sign!
In kinesiology class my professor told us for calves plyometrics like box jumps and jump rope will be the most efficient because the calves have such a great mechanical advantage
Very encouraging words in this video.
Jesus I'm early, get those gains
Early gains are the best gains!
I love watching your videos and doing them after my hiit. They make me feel good hehe ;)
Awesome video men
Thanks Trunks!
JUST IN TIME- I needed this. Was thinking about improving calves training for a while now. But definitely cursed as it seems I'm doing it right... But cursed by lockdown. The best workout I got at home for calves is the plated calf raises but with 40lbs Dumbbells to hold. I end up having a "river of hot blood" with ages of fighting the burn into about 40 reps. That's too many reps. And I do that 3 or 4 sets each Legs day (twice a week)
Yeah 40 reps would really get the calves on fire. Hopefully you can get back in the gym soon so you can overload with a bit more weight!
@@ScottHermanFitness Praying to the Lord Gainz that I can, man- Atlanta is right behind Florida on the cases resurgence!
Great stuff man
Seated bahbell calf raise with a hahd flex at the top. Do one set and then staht ovah again.
Very helpful tips! Thanks
Another brilliant informative video 👍
What's your opunion on toe angle? I've been getting some nice size with outer, inner and forward angles when doing the standing calf raise. Quicker on the way up, then reeeeeally slow on the way down. I hit the 'forward angle' twice, as i start 'toes out' then work to 'toes in' then back again. 4 sets of 20 reps 3 times a week. Sometimes 4 if i feel i need a boost. 😂
I trained my calves one time with slow eccentrics + hard contraction + full stretch at the bottom. That was bodyweight only but fuck they're smoked. I wasn't able to walk properly for like a week lol.
Yeah man if you hit them properly, body weight alone can be intense!
Finally a calves vid.
I use stairs when I do standing calf raises instead of small plates on the ground, I love the contraction and eccentric of it.
I love your videos brother..
Thanks bro!
I only use the TRX right now to train the calves. Same stance like the tight gripped benchpress. 3 sets, 20 reps. Maybe not enough, I'll give it a try. But the stretch is very good at the TRX.
Might be worth trying some more overloading with a barbell or seated calf raise as well!
Hey Scott, I don't know who else to ask, every fitness UA-camr I know it's either on gear, or vegans, or using fake weights so I don't expect they have the I.Q. required for an answer. They're just a bunch a conmen scammers.
Question about body's instinctual adaptation.
If I do pull ups, (long term), how will my body preferentially respond:
1) It will build the stimulated muscles
2) It will start producing Leptin in order to decrease my appetite and thus decrease my body weight. (a lower body weight will implicitly make doing pull ups easier since fighting gravity requires such a tremendous amount of energy).
Now, the question is, will this be a 50-50 even option the body is going to go after? Or what would the body's preferential choice be?
I watched a video recently of a comedian called Micheal McIntyre and he never works out but has massive calves. He always walks on his toes.
Interesting!
ScottHermanFitness when I say massive, I mean Ronnie Coleman massive😂
That's not a good thing, he has described his condition as debilitating and painful, like Jimmy Carr's laugh.
probably cos he has a bad stretch in his calves (shorter calf muscles)
Scott. Do you like the dumbbell Seated 🪑 Raise? I know, “if it’s is all we got, do it” but I was just curious about your opinion on them.
I work on calves two times a week, hope that's enough for growth, you're one of the best channel on UA-cam. 👍
Twice is good! If that doesn't seem to be doing it for you though, try three times per week!
Hey Scott, love your work out program push pull legs, been following it for now a month before that I was doing bro split, now I feel energetic . I wanted to ask you on legs day can you do rope skipping after a workout out.? Or if I skip rope or do cardio in morning and then in evening do my daily PPL workout.
Does anybody know how much calf hypertrophy % increase effects, dose response, athletic running performance?
Actually it seems like high insertions are optimal performance wise . (Source link at the end)
And it's easy to see the correlation, I mean, at the Olympic level, all sprinters share the same physical characteristics, small calves, huge thighs and quads.
news.virginia.edu/content/study-knees-hips-not-ankles-power-fastest-olympic-sprinters
am i the only one who likes to be more muscular at legs instead of arms?
Scott when i try to squeez at the top the pressure comes on achellis tendon so some tips bro....❤️
Even with just body weight?
I like using a machine so that your heels can flex down... and... toes in, outer muscle gets worked... toes out, inner muscle gets worked...
How much is calf size correlated to bodyweight? meaning if I don't change my workout but put on X pounds how much are they going to grow?
Can't really put a set number on that. Yes they might grow from having to carry around more mass in general. But how much? Could vary quite a bit
Any workout for smaller calves 😢😢 Mine are too big for a girl 😢
Search red delta project calves on UA-cam. The secret weapon video is the best calf building tip video in existence. I use the base of my pullup station and roll my foot past level with the floor. It blasts the calves
I literally just finished my calve workouts 🙃
Hope you didn't make any of these mistakes!
Thanks Scott. Really motivated to start training my calves and love the tank top btw
I just saw you in the Movie "Heist 2015" with Jeffrey Dean Morgan 😂😂😂 Yooooo
I've heard 30% increase in calf size = 2.5 seconds off 400m pace, all other things kept equal.
Well I shouldn't be saying this but.. you're the cutest trainer I've seen
Haha thanks Lucifer!
I do a hard contraction once I'm raising the calves, but I always go down slowly (5-8 sec) that sucker works and hurts...!
What kind of shoes are you wearing in this video?
How to shrink my calves!? I don't want them to grow I want them smaller
Why do I get cramps in my calves after I train them?
Omar Isuf needs to watch this video
Haha send it to him!
Doing calves on a leg press machine is a winner for that stretch at the bottom.
I do my calf raises in the toilet during my shower. Just using my body weight.
Why we need to detrained our claves after 4 weeks?
Question. When working out from home and using weight plates to stand on, how can you better stabilize yourself during the movement? I find that i fall out of the straight movement alot.
I'm one of those lucky guys to have nice calves. It was weird hearing Scott say Rikki has nice calves.
I tried the seated calves training, but because of the weight, the place where the bar was touching my legs was pain more than the calves itself. How can I fix it, please? Thank you.
Scott, I am wanting to use cheat and recover method to train, can you give me some guidance, exercise selection is my problem as I am training from home and all I have is power blocks, can’t communicate well on UA-cam as I am blind, how might I communicate with you about this
Are used the method last year with excellent results, but I had the gym and all the equipment to fall back on, the weights I have a suitable for the appropriate rap ranges, it’s purely exercise selection I’m struggling with
Muscle groups like shoulders, arms et cetera are fine, it’s mainly back I’m struggling with, don’t have a pull up frame so relying on rowing
0:21 in the calf dePATment
I trained my calfs regularly for years so they're not bad but they truly didn't get bigger until I started running.
What kind of running? Sprints?
Hi so I just started working out a month ago and I'm just curious, can I do the standing calf raise with dumbbells? I dont hav a barbell
Is taking rest weeks every month of two really important? I mean is it better to do that? Even if I feel good?
what id did it for me is 10 reps then iso at the top then 10 reps and so on i can take 50 the 1 30 the 2 and 20 the 3 set
i tive been 2 year like that and my calves are 16.6 now and before were like 14
I'd say go even slower in the negative than what you did. I love that feeling on the calve raise machine. My calves blew up after I started going real slow, holding he contraction and pausing for a sec way at the bottom. Also, make sure your calves aren't tight or they'll never completely stretch. The calves gotta really burn! All the way to failure and beyond lol.
Sounding like Buzz Lightyear at the end haha!
If im doing calves exercises side by side, i cant even lift myself up with my right foot with no weight. Probably cause of some injury . What should i do to reinforce it?
For slowing down your raises, I suggest a "2×4 rule"
Take 2 seconds to raise
2 seconds to hold at top
2 seconds to lower
2 seconds to hold at bottom
i really feel bad for him. when his channel has less subscribers, he got more views but now he just gained some thousands of views even his subscribers are in Millions
Does having flat feet affect calf size?
The only downside I've noticed about having big calves is, I wear a size 13 shoe...but my calves make my feet look small 😂 great video
Genetics it’s all genetics, it’s just a fact
Also we got eh same shoes had them for boxing and are actually a great gym shoe 😂
My favorite gym shoe ever!
My calfs and legs overall are pretty strong and big since I did a lot of running related exercises, Even after 4 years of zero exercise.
I like how he says 'baabell'
My left calf is not "Natty"
My calf’s must work wrong sitting works inner side and standing works outer for me
Believe it or not, skipping that big contraction is a big no no when trying to build muscle...... Really????? Holy fucken shit
My calves literally softer than marshmello pray for me please
Time to start implementing these tips then!
Calves and abs. God knows I skip the fuck out of them. I should focus more on those two. Maybe moving calves around to the middle of my workouts