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BURNEIKA’S CALVES
Why Robert Burneika loves heavy metal.
November 11, 2010
FLEXONLINE.COM
On October 16, super-heavyweight Robert Burneika won the overall NPC Nationals. Two things that separated him from the competition were his left and right calves. He had the best lower legs in the contest. Now, as he prepares to make his pro debut next year, Burneika shares his calf training philosophy and lays out a calf routine that helped this Lithuanian native experience the American dream.
BURNEIKA ON CALF TRAINING
"I’m a former strongman, so I believe in always training heavier. Get stronger and get bigger. And that includes calves. Some people train calves too light and just do high reps all the time. I think it’s important to stay with moderate reps and always use more weight if you can.”
<TABLE class=exercise><THEAD><TR><TD colSpan=4>ROBERT BURNEIKA’S CALF ROUTINE
WORKOUT 1
</TD></TR></THEAD><TBODY><TR><TH>EXERCISE </TH><TH>SETS </TH><TH>REPS </TH></TR><TR class=even><TD>Seated calf raises </TD><TD>5-6 </TD><TD>15 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
WORKOUT 2
<TABLE class=exercise><THEAD><TR><TD colSpan=4></TD></TR></THEAD><TBODY><TR><TH>EXERCISE </TH><TH>SETS </TH><TH>REPS </TH></TR><TR class=even><TD>Seated calf raises </TD><TD>4 </TD><TD>15 </TD></TR><TR class=odd><TD>Standing calf raises </TD><TD>4 </TD><TD>15 </TD></TR><TR class=even><TD>Machine donkey calf raises </TD><TD>4 </TD><TD>15 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Why Robert Burneika loves heavy metal.
November 11, 2010
FLEXONLINE.COM
On October 16, super-heavyweight Robert Burneika won the overall NPC Nationals. Two things that separated him from the competition were his left and right calves. He had the best lower legs in the contest. Now, as he prepares to make his pro debut next year, Burneika shares his calf training philosophy and lays out a calf routine that helped this Lithuanian native experience the American dream.
BURNEIKA ON CALF TRAINING
"I’m a former strongman, so I believe in always training heavier. Get stronger and get bigger. And that includes calves. Some people train calves too light and just do high reps all the time. I think it’s important to stay with moderate reps and always use more weight if you can.”
<TABLE class=exercise><THEAD><TR><TD colSpan=4>ROBERT BURNEIKA’S CALF ROUTINE
WORKOUT 1
</TD></TR></THEAD><TBODY><TR><TH>EXERCISE </TH><TH>SETS </TH><TH>REPS </TH></TR><TR class=even><TD>Seated calf raises </TD><TD>5-6 </TD><TD>15 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
WORKOUT 2
<TABLE class=exercise><THEAD><TR><TD colSpan=4></TD></TR></THEAD><TBODY><TR><TH>EXERCISE </TH><TH>SETS </TH><TH>REPS </TH></TR><TR class=even><TD>Seated calf raises </TD><TD>4 </TD><TD>15 </TD></TR><TR class=odd><TD>Standing calf raises </TD><TD>4 </TD><TD>15 </TD></TR><TR class=even><TD>Machine donkey calf raises </TD><TD>4 </TD><TD>15 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
