Generally people give very little thought to the development of their calves. While it is true that heredity plays a huge role in the size and shape of the calves, you can still improve them. Actually, having poorly developed calves might encoursge you to make them a priority in your  training sessions. Regardless if your undersized calves are inherited or just undertrained, I will teach you how to build them up to respectable proportions by simply having you follow my proven, basic approach to success: 

-Make the calves a priority;

-Attack them with a variety of exercises;

-Take each set to the limit;

-Make the calves a priority:

Lets face it, the number one reason that you dont have big calves is because you are not working them often enough. Either they are not being worked often enough, hard enough, or like in most cases, both. Let’s be realistic, calves have always been a highly ignored muscle, somewhat similar to forearms. I do understand that calf exercises can be a bit boring, and especially exhausting when performed toward the end of our workouts. Yes that’s right, for the most part, everyone will wait till the end of there workout to throw in their calf routine. The first step is to accept the fact that your calves are way too small, and make up your mind to work them first in every training session. The most benefits in a workout are derived early on, so your calves will improve if you hammer them as soon as you enter the gym. It is just that simple, just like any underdeveloped muscle; it should be moved to the front and given more attention. How many times a week are you giving your calves a good workout? Is it safe to assume that you answered “once”? This is not to say that you should neglect the rest of your physique. I am saying that maybe twice a week, you should start off your workout with a calf routine while your energy level is at its highest.

Hit every angle

The calf must be fully developed in all three muscles in order to maximize development. These muscles are termed the medial, inner, and outer heads. These muscles must be worked equally for your calves to look good. The great thing about it is this; you can hit the inner, outer, and medial muscle heads with the same exercises by simply turning the direction of your foot. Pointing your toes away will target the inner muscle head and pointing your toes in will target the outer muscle head. The medial, or middle head is stressed by merely keeping the toes lined up straight ahead.

Take each set to the limit:

Just like any other workout, the last few reps are the most crucial. The final two or three repetitions in a set generate almost all of your eventual development. Stopping before breaking through that threshold of fatigue can cause your muscle to plateau. The last few reps on calf workouts can cause an incredible burn which often causes the person to quit too soon. Pushing just an extra 2 or 3 reps can make a world of a difference when building big calves.

Build big calves fast

In a nutshell, those are the vital steps to take if you want big calves. Simply push them to the front of your workout a couple times a week, make sure you are working every angle, and fight through those last reps. The problem may not be that you don’t want to work hard enough to get big calves, but that you may be going about it the wrong way. Just implement these three important adjustments to your program, and your lower legs will improve immediately.

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