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Forum ยป Anyone else discontinue calf training?
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Thread: Anyone else discontinue calf training?

post 10000031630 01-30-2026, 09:18 PM
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Anyone else discontinue calf training?

Calf raises feel kind of pointless sometimes tbh. Especially if you run with a forefoot strike. You are getting plenty of calf stimulation indirectly. Instead of doing calf raises, can just do sprints for 15-20 minutes. Kill two bird with one stone. Cardio improves
post 10000031662 01-30-2026, 09:51 PM
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You need to hit them from two different angles with intensity and they will grow - one standing, one seated. Everyone does more than one curl variant for arms, then decides little or no calf work is necessary. You've got the soleus and gastrocnemius; both need to be stimulated
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post 10000031674 01-30-2026, 09:57 PM
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I run and jump rope and let me tell you, running doesn't hit the calves hard at all. Jumping rope wrecks them though. That being said, I have no idea if the wrecking from jumping rope causes growth because that's not my objective.
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post 10000031679 01-30-2026, 10:00 PM
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I've always had giant calves so I never had to train them. I'm guessing mostly genetics cause I was skinny AF growing up. Maybe skateboarding helped or sports Idk
post 10000031681 01-30-2026, 10:01 PM
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Never started direct calf training. I always had big calves and it's not important for aesthetics (as long as they're not tiny) or strength so I never bothered with training them.

Going hiking will make your calves burn a lot more than doing some momentum reps on a calf raise machine.
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