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Rounded calf block?
I'm looking for a rounded calf block for doing standing calf raises. My seated calf raise machine has one and I really like it over the traditional squared-block style. All I could come up with was this http://www.fitness-equipment.com/acatalog/SCB26.jpg and http://www.medsandnutrition.com/fitn...ster-block.htm The first is a little pricey at $85 and it's designed for squats also (raises your heels). The second is $169! Does anyone know of where I could find one for a little less money strictly for standing calf raises? Thanks.
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yeah we have that at my gym... don't really use it much because i like doing weighted calf raises and i can't really figure out a way to use it with a lot of weight..
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Make your own?
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What's the advantage of a rounded calf block? I find my calf get worked pretty hard using a "traditional" calf block...
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I do my calf work w/o shoes. The edge of a traditional block cuts into my feet after a while. If you wears shoes, the soles absorb the pressure so it won't matter to you.
Originally Posted by deeder
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Put the block in a power cage, put a Manta Ray on a weighted bar, put the bar on your traps and wrap your arms over and around the bar to balance yourself by holding onto the uprights as you crank out the reps. Originally Posted by Chiznarles
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dude, go to the nearest luber yard. Buy a big landscaping post, cut it to fit into your power cage or squat rack. Probably cost around 20-30 bucks. And I mean the posts that are flat on 2 sides and rounded on the other 2. Not completely round or completely square.
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I like that idea, Ace! I'll finish it off with some skateboard grip tape. Thanks for thinking for me! Originally Posted by big ol' boy
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smith machine, that is if the calf block or device is movable, i do them all the time Originally Posted by Chiznarles
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I do my calf raises on a leg press machine most of the time. Just put the balls of your feet at the bottom of the foot platform, then raise and lower. You can get over 1,100 lbs on those things.
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Which is exactly why I don't do them. Why murder your joints like that when you can accomplish the same thing using less than half the weight on other contraptions?
"I added some db curls with the pink weights for a bit of a burn." - Rookiebldr
"im assuming the holy (big) 3 are: curls, bench, legs?" - Saggas
"had a huge ass burn on my triceps while I was doing those kickbacks, so they'll likely be staying with my exercise program." - Zearoth
"most of my burned calories coming from something called Basal. Wtf does a leaf have to do with any of it?" - Votorx
"We have a lot of people like that on our campus, all hippies and things, that go around preaching against corporations, jocks, preps, accountants, and anyone else that feels the need to shower more than occasionally." - Shankerr
"Damn man why are some women just so demonic and evil.. its like you wanna get a stake and mallet and an erection at the same time." - WBBIRL
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because there's nothing cooler looking than doing 1100lb calf raises!!!
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