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T0ddday:
--- Quote from: Kingfish on September 30, 2012, 10:47:39 am ---most are in my journal.
prefer the smith machine calf raises over any other calf exercise. can't get to max top ROM on seated. leg press feels weird. standing barbel needs balance. other machines don't have enough weight.
do not let the lowerback bend/fold. smith will break you easily.
paused rep calf raises on smith machine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMLTP26JYwA
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Are you still training for the 60m? If so how has your progress been? Any drops in time? What was your initial test time?
Also, besides larger calves... have you noticed any functional improvement which you think you can attribute to the calf work? Do you notice appreciable increase to speed or jumping from the calve work?
Kingfish:
--- Quote from: T0ddday on October 04, 2012, 08:44:02 am ---Are you still training for the 60m? If so how has your progress been? Any drops in time? What was your initial test time?
Also, besides larger calves... have you noticed any functional improvement which you think you can attribute to the calf work? Do you notice appreciable increase to speed or jumping from the calve work?
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still doing my hill sprinting but no formal training / timed sprints for the 60m.
as far as the calf training, i'm still just blasting out heavy paused reps 1-2x/day.. the explosiveness benefits might start to be noticeable once i cut the volume down to maintenance level and not go for more progressive loading. at that time, i might also do more volumes of the jump squats or other jump drills to really get the calves more explosive.
i'm at 495-545-585 right now on my smith calf raise and i can still get my 100+ daily reps. it might be possible to get to BOSS mode by december - 585x10 warmups/maintenance.. i just stamped my upperback with the smith bar. traps are bruised and feel more beat up than my calves.
Mikey:
What's your best 60m?
Kingfish:
smith machine double leg calf raises - paused reps.
675x5. heaviest i've done is 765x1. calf still got to push to a decent top ROM but my whole torso felt like it will snap if i screw up and loose tightness even for a slit second.
warmup sets at 585x10 with top ROM like it was BWs after the 2nd set. 495 and lower might as well be BWs.. :headbang:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4Y4tv3pFBE
Raptor:
Private video^^^
By the way - how do you use the smith machine? You need to rotate the bar to put it back? Is there any other way to re-rack it? Because at my gym I have to rotate the bar using the hands and it's sliding in my hands and I have to bend my back to help rotate it back on the racks and I've had TERRIBLE back pain two times from this - so I'm not using it anymore. Way too dangerous for my back because of this.
Is there any other way I'm not aware of to re-rack the weight?
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