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I am working out at home at moment and have been doing seated barbell raises but would like to do them standing, I was thinking of setting up the barbell in my squat rack resting on the pins near the top about shuoldr height but could do with a calf block to get a better contraction and strech at bottom of movement has anybody used the Body-Solid - Squat/Calf Block because I a thinking of purchasing one any good, any thoughts would be nice.

Body-Solid - Squat/Calf Block
http://www.fitness-superstore.co.uk/oth ... 329_p.html

Hey stickupkid
(1) I use to use the bottom of my sit-up bench when i first started training @ it worked a treat for calf raises, then i (2) found a piece of wood about 3inches high and iv been using it ever since (it was free and hasn't wore yet LOL) also (3) just doing them on flat ground standing up is great to mix it up and adjusting your feet inward and outward hit it at every angle 15inward 15outward and 15 normal!

(4) Another one is using two weighted plates and putting your feet on the outside and inside of them while doing your sitting and standing raises are another great way to hit those stubborn calves, (5) another good one is standing on a bar or a big block and holding onto something with the front of your feet just on it and a manouver that you can push your heels towards the floor about 3inches and back up as far as you can with a weighted dip belt loaded up will work wonders as a great finisher to your workouts and will give you an unbeleiveable pump!

(6) Or even go real heavy on them they are fanstastic! (7) also donkey raises, bend over 90 degrees and hold onto to something and get your kid bro, sis, friends to get up onto your lower back and do your raises again feet in then feetout,then normal so your hitting every angle, do high reps IM SURE YOU KNOW THAT ANYWAY also mix it up from time to times between (8)fast reps and slow reps this is another good way to force them to grow, two working sets of about 4 by 15 to 20 reps one standing and one sitting twice a week is suffice for calves being such a small muscle group so you arent overtraing them and about 3to4 days apart but totally load as much weight as you can manage with correct form and really pushing for 15reps.

(9) also really stretch them out between sets to let the blood back in or they will burn out on you to quickly. There are so many many ways to hit them keep your money bro and try these methods instead and you wont be dissapointed they will GROR GROW GROW. Also the reason for a total of 8 working sets twice a week personally is you wana warm them up properly a good three sets for warming up and stretching out to really get them going that brings you up to about 11 sets in total per session. I use to just do one warm up set and then they were totally burned out at 3 working sets and i could never understand why they wouldn't grow you wana have them really warmed up and stretced before you start and it'l feel like a workout on its own, and dont underestimate your stretching in between sets also is as vital as doing the weights! I hope these methods are usefull to you and to anyone else who reads this and wants to put them to the test. Good luck bro and train them hard

Thanks for reply LALA made some great poniters and tips many thanks