How to improve calf muscles

Every part of the human body and its strength have certain limits, and the calf muscles are no exception. Some people, in the process of exercising, do overload training in order to make their calf muscles more explosive. In this case, it cannot increase the strength of the calf muscles and is prone to calf muscle strain. In fact, the training intensity to improve calf muscle strength does not need to be too high. Here are some training methods to improve calf muscle strength.

Everyone knows that traditional squats are performed with both legs at the same time, which is a bilateral exercise. Unilateral exercises, on the other hand, involve using one side of the body or one leg at a time. Specifically, unilateral training means "fatigue first", that is, let both legs reach a state of fatigue first, to avoid excessive practice and injuring the spine or lower back muscles. "When you do single-leg exercises, you can do more because your legs aren't tired. Once both legs are almost tired from this exercise, you can start doing normal double squats," Bruno explains. "You don't have to do any heavy squats to tire yourself out."

If you are in the gym, you can first do leg press exercises with the help of a leg press machine, do 12 times with your right foot, then immediately do 12 times with your left foot, alternating between your feet for 3 to 4 sets, and rest for one minute between each set. If you're not at a gym, you can do any exercises of your choice that work one leg.

After finishing the leg press, you can start doing squats. Do 3 sets, with no limit on the amount in each set, until you can't do any more. Rest for one minute between each set. You will find that the weight or number of your squats at this time will be lower than usual. This is because the left and right legs have been trained separately before the squat, but you can make better use of each muscle. “Bilateral exercises are great to do at the end of a workout because you’re already tired so you don’t have to worry about balance, and you’re able to fully work your legs without hurting your back.”

The above introduces a very simple calf muscle training method, which is the squat training method. Don’t underestimate the squat training method. If the training is proper and the time is guaranteed, then in about 2 to 3 weeks, the calf muscle strength can be significantly improved, whether it is the muscle strength or the muscle tightness will be greatly improved.