How To Build Impressive Calves

If you happen to read Arnold’s Arnold: Education of a Bodybuilder you may have already known the important role calves play in completing the lower body ‘look’. Having said that, it was pointed out in the book that if you have underdeveloped calves, chances are you look like you have small legs even with a monstrous thighs.

So to create the illusion that the whole leg is bigger, you need to work on improving your calves. This does not only give a more balanced body look it will also improve your athleticism as well. Powerful calves and feet will allow you to jump high, sprint, or move explosively.

This article will cite on how to build muscle fast on your lower legs back portion (calf muscles) and train to the next level:

How To Build Calf Muscles
One of the basic things you need to remember when improving your calf muscle is that slow twitch fibres like calf muscles respond best to a high training volume and frequency. That means you need to do a lot of reps consistently to make your calf muscles fast.

To provide ample stimulation for the calf muscles, lifting a substantial load like your entire bodyweight regularly and frequently can do the work. In fact, you don’t necessarily need weights or machines to do this.
In addition to that, this kind of training can be performed daily and it is it’s frequency that encourages your body to adapt quickly.

The Training Plan

Other training plans may require you to go through progressions fast, but for calf muscle building you might want to take it slow. The important thing is to focus on how to build muscle through repetition and frequency. This will give you twice the development you are looking for:
Double leg calf raises off the floor (with a slight bend in the knee)
Double leg calf raises off the floor (straight legs)
Single leg calf raises off the floor (with a slight bend in the knee)
Single leg calf raises off the floor (straight leg)
Double leg calf raises off a step (with a slight bend in the knee)
Double leg calf raises off a step (straight legs)
Single leg calf raises off a step (with a slight bend in the knee)
Single leg calf raises off a step (straight leg)
Start with 4 sets of 20 reps, and don’t move on until you can perform 4 sets of at least 50 reps.