How many times a week for calves?

buckns

buckns

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This might have been asked before but how many times a week do you guys train calves ?

Not sure what to do ...once /week , EOD, 2xweek ? Suggestions ?
 
I do them 3 times a week, but really only do my right calf on 2 of the days as it's smaller and I'm trying to get it to catch up
 
What's the basis for training calves that many times per week? I've never trained them more than once per week. I figured they needed to recover just like any other muscle.
 
saudades said:
What's the basis for training calves that many times per week? I've never trained them more than once per week. I figured they needed to recover just like any other muscle.
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Just trial and error. The calves are always under load. Also in my case I can kill them and 2 days later they are stronger. I've tried everything else with little to no growth. Something has to make them grow. If they recover from 650lb donkey calf raises and 450lb barbell raises in 2 days then they can take more.
I think many aspects of human adaptation are overlooked when they should be applied to bodybuilding.
For instance my younger brother required 10 hours of sleep a night to even function when he was 19. After returning from multiple deployments and 7 years in the Marine Corp, he can't sleep more than 2 - 3 hours a night. Sometimes he doesn't sleep. He is natural, but extremely strong and well built and continues to make progress. At 5'5 170lbs he is lean and does incline DB presses with 100lb DB's for 12+ reps. Adaptation
 
I suppose that makes sense. My calves have always responded well so maybe then I'll get some 19" calves if I increase the frequency. Thanks!
 
saudades said:
What's the basis for training calves that many times per week? I've never trained them more than once per week. I figured they needed to recover just like any other muscle.
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You already have good sized calves Saudades !

Mine need way more work :)
 
I agree with The Dude, since they are used literally everyday pretty much all day, they can handle a huge load. Yes, you'll want to give them a rest which is why I don't train them everyday, but they can handle a large load of work
 
MY calves are severely uneven so I'm lagging there and trying to get them to match, but it's a long process
 
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