Get the Results You Need When it Comes to Calf Training
This story has been told a few thousand times, but we’ll go again. In his bodybuilding heyday, Arnold Schwarzenegger was so embarrassed by the size of his calves that he cut off all his training pants at the knees (or maybe he just wore shorts) to shame himself into calf training. History tells us he was successful. And his calves were pretty good, too. Calf training is one of the many things that get neglected in the weight room. Some are genetically blessed with muscular calves and don’t have to worry about it. Others have to prioritize adding any size and strength down there, and others always wear pants and forget about their puny calves. In an effort for full disclosure, that’s me. Regardless of size, strength training for calves has many benefits. Here, with the help of Tasha “Iron Wolf” Whelan, we’ll go into benefits and answer the question, is all calf training the same, no matter the sport?
