What is a great exercise for your calves?

Question

What is a great exercise for your calves?

Answer 1

Well I would say walking. I have always had great claves though b/c when I was little I would walk on my tip toes ALL THE TIME! I still have nice calves and I would just say walk walk walk!

Answer 2

Fencing.

(As in sword fighting, not building fences.)

It is also fun.

Added:

I don't know this salle (sorry, fencing jargon for club) but the website gives you the idea. I have honestly never met a mean or nasty fencer.

http://www.londonfencingclub.co.uk/

Thanks for asking the question, because it has made me realise how much I miss it ( bereavement caused necessary changes). I'll get back to it now.

Answer 3

Many people find it difficult to develop the calve muscles. This is primarily because daily walking has toughened these muscles to the point where it takes exceptionally intense training to force them to grow.

Stand on one leg with the ball of your foot on a calve block and your heels hanging off the edge of the block. You should hold onto something, such as a squat rack, to help you keep your balance.

Keep your knee straight during the entire movement. Slowly lower your heel until your calve muscle stretches down as far as possible. Hold the stretched position for a second and then rise up as high as you can on your tippy toes. Hold this position for a second to enhance the peak contraction in the calve muscle. Repeat for the desired number of reps. Repeat with the other leg.

Stand with the balls of your feet on a block, with your feet about shoulder width apart, toes pointing forward. Bend over and rest your hands on an exercise bench so that your upper body is parallel to the floor while keeping your legs straight.

Have a training partner sit up on your hips and balance in place as if they were riding a horse. Slowly lower your heels until your calve muscles stretch down as far as possible. Hold the stretched position for a second. Rise up as high as you can on your tippy toes. Hold this position for a second to enhance the peak contraction in the calves. Repeat.