Best part about Ryan's videos are the fact that he gets straight to the point. No cheesy intros of him strutting around, flashing his sports cars or houses, etc. And his added sense of humour is the icing on the cake.
@@Tropicocitwo in regards to steroids. Be it true or not, Ryan was one of three people, who's yt channels I watched, that actually formed the basic understanding of how I should train and to what post training aftermath I would pay attention to when I started to actually workout(and at that point I was a fat mess).
I’ve been working my calves hard after watching one of Ryan’s leg videos a couple months ago. I only missed work once because I could walk. BUT, last week someone said “wow your calves are looking strong!” while I was walking in shorts. That made all the pain and shit stained underwear worth it.
For additional freedom of movement and articulation on leg day I also reccommend wearing a miniskirt. Unfortunately due to a few small minded duty managers I'm now barred from several gyms in my area, so it's always adviseable to check the dress-code of your gym before turning up to blast out some squats in your new attire.
I have always found, in my 42 years of weight lifting, that calves as well as your arms, both biceps and triceps, can be trained every day. Now not saying to kill them every day but they can be trained every day due to a few facts. Just how they are used every day. Or the fact that smaller muscles can take more than most think they can. Smaller muscles recover much faster. So use them! When it comes to arms, be sure to really mix it up as to what your doing or using and you can get bigger by doing what Ryan talks of.
Same dude .. take the tricep ropes and hold them in your hands and do calf raises .. I put a lot of weigh on the machine and hold the raises for 3-4 seconds until they burn out. I hit those 2-3 times a week and my calves look like pork chops lol
Just purchased his gym program. It's worth much more than 20 bucks! This morning was leg day... insane. He created an extremely challenging program. I've been working out since I was 14, I'm 34 now, never seen this kind of approach to training. I appreciate your hard work Ryan. Thanks! 💪💪
@@cryntowel Ryan made a video a few months ago called 3 foods making you a fat mess. Greg made a response video to this calling it trolling and misleading. People are entitled to their own opinions but it's not trolling at all it's good information. I'm glad Ryan didn't get caught up in any drama and just kept doing his thing and posting short videos with great information. Not everyone has time to watch half hour videos everyday 👍🏽
I have unfollowed greg years ago since he only did drama and stop dropping knowledge, he became gossip channel equal to khali muscle.... 😆.... Ryan is the real deal and don't care about drama... W for ryan
I’m currently 2 weeks into his garage gym program and it’s demolishing my body and soul!! It’s well worth the $20. All you need is some lighter DB’s, Or a BB w/plates and a bench.
Started watching your videos this year and realized I wasn’t kicking my ass hard enough at the gym. Now I’m a ball of flesh in constant pain. Thank you man. Also, add this song to your gym rotation. “The Wheel by IDLES” You’re welcome.
About a year ago I did 5 sets of 200 standing body weight calf raises (total 1000). My legs ached like a toothache for the rest of the day. Could hardly walk the next day. Calves were sore for better part of a week. Have done it off and on since. Similar results but never quite as severe as the first time. I actually love the feeling of soreness my muscles get after an intense w/o. It's what keeps me working out, addiction. Try the 1000 reps, see what you think.
I didn't start seeing a change till i started doing Muay Thai... Start jump roping everyday. It'll help significantly. Great warm up and you're knocking out calves.
Many years ago I talked to Joe Weider about my calves and the routine I was doing. At the end of the conversation he bluntly told me, "Son it boils down to Genetics!" Most of us calf challenged dudes, you know "Chicken Legs" can't build our calves ! We can make them stronger but size ain't gonna happen! Point being, I rode a cross Canada bicycle trip, a few years after I had my talk with Joe Weider, and I took measurements of my thighs and calves prior to the ride. I gained 2" on my thighs and nothing on my calves lol...
Wanted to clarify one of your statements: toes pointed out (pronate) will provide tension on the outside of your calves and toes pointed in (supinate) provides tension on the inside of your calves. I’ve always been taught it’s the opposite of that: pronate = inside tension, supinate = outside tension. Can you clarify please?
great advise Ryan. I was build backwards and do have those big old calves. They are strong as heck and very high endurance. I will give these techniques a try beat the crap out of my calves. As for being built backwards, I had to build the rest of myself to match my calves. Kind of sucked, but after decades of being in the gym I am pretty balanced now, yet never satisfied
Found a crazy secret for calves. Wearing super tight compression socks resists foot extension and flexion so if you go for a long walk, its like walking with resistance bands holding your foot in place. Every step you work against them. The calf burn is absolutely unreal. I've never lifted calves once in my life but have absolutely jacked calves from walking in compression socks 3 or 4 miles 5 days a week.
Training calves really strains my ankles to the point that I stopped training calves completely. I have the most severe form of flat feet so my ankles are always somewhat strained.
After I did one of your programs, when I do other stuff now I alternate my stance for calves every time to hit them in all 3 ways. I already had decent calves, that helped push them much further.
Just bought your program and I'm gunna hit it tomorrow morning! I use your video information for free so I might aswell repay the favour with 20 bucks!
When you said “a strong muscle, isn’t always a big muscle, but a big muscle, is definitely a strong muscle. Will all the extra work on calfs and legs in general translate too jumping and vertical jump height?
The seated calf raise, (which I do at home with dumbells on my knees while sitting on the corner of my bed or chair), builds huge soleus muscles, thickening both the calves and the lower leg, which is why I reduced working the soleus and concentrate on gastrocs nearly 80 percent of the times. I am calve-gifted, whats taken from my biceps is down there in my calves. :/
After a year of 4 day a week Taekwondo training, my calves exploded. I started noticing all the students who had been around and training often also had huge, well developed calves. I don't do that anymore and will now increase my calf days to everyday. Thanks for your videos !
I used to have nice plump calves. Took me forever to achieve them. Stopped training them as often and they deflated. I'm going to take your advice and start training them everyday. I will report back in 3 months.
I do what they call run the rack when i do calves. I take no rest. I pull the pin, go to the next pin and do another set. another another another. by the end i have taken 5 seconds rest between sets and i hit them 5 times a week. THE RESULTS HAVE BEEN CRAZY.....
That seated calve raise seems to be the go to here as well as other places Thoughts on the calve machine at planet fitness? It's the only one there specifically designed for calves
Great video Make one for best half hour workout please I only have 30 minutes 4 days/week to hit the gym before work 30’ arms Other for 30’ chest Legs? … Well, would be awesome thanks 🙏
My calves are a decent size and diced af. My problem is that I have short calfs which makes the rest of my lower legs look too skinny. No fixing that. Genetics can be a mofo sometimes.
I have these 2 exercises that rly have worked wonders for me: 1. Seated calf raises BUT for the last 2-3 sets I use a LOT of weight, get a few reps in, put the safety in place and then hold my ankle at 90 degrees as öong as I can. 2. Calf raises on a leg press BUT with a weight I can only get 4-8 reps with, as I fail I'll wait 5 seconds and hit it again. Then 5 seconds later I'll drop the weight to approximately 60% of the earlier weight and fail on that. 5 seconds later again. 5 seconds after that I'll drop the weight really low and hit failure with that. 5 seconds later repeat that. That's 1 set. 3 of these.
Good evening, I first want to say how much I have enjoyed your videos and I have incorporated many of the techniques you have shown into my own workout over the last year and have seen good results. If I may ask, how do you have approach workouts with individuals with congestive heath failure? Cardio has been something that my doctors have really pushed, mostly with jogging, running or other aerobic activity and weight lifting, and I quote, 'toning purposes only'. I was hoping for your thoughts on this.
Funny enough I have a tendency to walk on my tip toes everywhere around my house. Have always had monster calves, now trying to get the rest of my body to match now. Ryan's videos have definitely been a huge help.
Lifting always got them stronger but they never got any bigger. Cycling in a low gear or strenuous uphill mountain hikes always worked best for my calf muscles.
I wish Ryan would go over some bodyweight exercises for home. I workout at home and do work on my calves every time I workout. I do a combo of bodyweight and weight exercise. One of the bodyweight exercises I use I learned from the late, great John Meadows: Standing Calf raise with a static 10 sec. hold every 10 reps. I take my time doing each rep and then when I hit 10 I do a a static 10 second hold at the top. I repeat the process until my calves are literally on fire and can't bear it anymore, which is usually 40 or 50 reps. I also do unilateral moves like seated and standing calf raises - bodyweight/ weight. And also do an exercise for my Anterior Tibalis that is identical to a cable wrist curl using my feet!..LOL. I'm fortunate to have an old universal gym from the 80s!
Yep. My brother In the army showed me that trick to get even calves. He did a lot of calves when they’d do 10 mile mountain hikes with ruck sacks. He said calves were the first muscles to check out a mile into the hike. So you have to condition them to withstand several positions. He taught me to position my toes differently on the seated raise. Pretty cool lol
I wish I had access to a seated calf raise instead on dB on my knees. Ryan, you should try your 100 rep set of straight position as the warm up before performing 5 working sets 20×20 (prorated, supinated). Thus is my go to on leg day for calves and has been since my Achilles tendon rupture repair to increase strength and size after surgery (15 years ago).
On the calves bit. yeah. Look at someone who skates backwards in hockey a lot (and I mean a lot, defensemen only). Then look at the development of the outer portion of their calf compared to the inner.
