FT Questions....

[Scott Stevenson]

Hello

I have a question about calves on tier 3.

On tier3 LB load its 5sets of calves , but how many times you go to failure?

On tier one its just 2 , so i was doing a standing and seated calve raise to failure.

Just the last Loading set to failure. Typically with Calves there would be NO Zigzagging, d/t the short rest intervals and difficulty in holding down two machines, but you COULD do so if you wanted and can regularly get on those machines as needed for your rotation.

Techically a seated calf raise could be considered an isolation exercise for the calves, as it targets the soleus (and not the gastrocnemius as most folks execute it), and this could make for a good way to bring up the soleus. However, if gastrocnemius size is your main goal (as it is for most, even though a large soleus DOES help with the overall look of the calf), you can run into an issue where the pre-fatigued soleus (where seated calf raises were done first) could limit the training stimulus delivered to the gastrocnemius b/c the soleus fatigues first, ending the set prematurely.

And for muscle rounds tier3 its 3MR for calves.
Is it suppose to be a standing/seated/tibialis raise ?
or do you guys do 1seated calves mr /1standing mr/ another seated mr. ?

How you choose your MR exercises is based on YOU, not on other guys. Depends on your calves (whether gastroc or soleus needs more work, for instance), where you're sore from previous work that week, what exercises you've done, etc. The exercise is auto-regulated in terms of selection.

-S