Hi, I want to develop my calf muscles. Can you provide me with some exercises to do that, preferably involving a barbell or dumbbells, and also explain how to perform those exercises?
Hi, I want to develop my calf muscles. Can you provide me with some exercises to do that, preferably involving a barbell or dumbbells, and also explain how to perform those exercises?
user
Sure, here are some general suggestions about how to exercise for specific body parts.
assistant
Stiff leg deadlifts have little or no calf involvement. Can you look for a different exercise, one that targets calves?
user
You seem to want to keep an eye out for things that directly target the calf muscles. If you think about it, though, there are other things you can do with an exercise that do have calf involvement, but don’t target the calf muscles specifically. For example, I can think of a set of exercises that are somewhat similar to the stiff leg deadlift, but will get your calves a lot more involved.
assistant
They're also similar to the stiff leg deadlift in that they have little or no calf involvement. Can you please find me an exercise, or several, for calves, and forget about stiff leg deadlifts?
user