Re: The Bullworker for Calves

[Guest guest]

Toe extension with the classic works o.k. to!

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> A couple of weeks ago somebody on my forum posted a link to some calf device

costing a hundred, or so, bucks, and asked what anyone's opinion on it might be.

You sit on the floor with your legs straight out and brace the balls of your

feet against a couple of plates and then adjust some springs. For the most part

he was told to save his money and do calf raises on a calf block. I told him

that he could do the same exercise with a Bullworker which cost less and with

which he could do so much more.

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> I had tried calf raises with a bully a couple of times screwing around but

never got into doing them. This guy's post got me to thinking and I tried doing

some serious calf raises, or pushes, whatever, on my Classic. I really liked it

and I've included them in my routine and have been doing them ever since. Doing

calf raises on the Classic really isolates your calves and it feels good to do a

number of slow, concentrated reps and then to push into a good, solid iso. You

can shift the tension from one side of the ball of your foot to the other and

hit all the muscles of your calves. I recommend wearing something with thick

soles, like tennis shoes, when doing this.

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[Guest guest]

Are we talking about the same thing?

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> > A couple of weeks ago somebody on my forum posted a link to some calf device

costing a hundred, or so, bucks, and asked what anyone's opinion on it might be.

You sit on the floor with your legs straight out and brace the balls of your

feet against a couple of plates and then adjust some springs. For the most part

he was told to save his money and do calf raises on a calf block. I told him

that he could do the same exercise with a Bullworker which cost less and with

which he could do so much more.

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> > I had tried calf raises with a bully a couple of times screwing around but

never got into doing them. This guy's post got me to thinking and I tried doing

some serious calf raises, or pushes, whatever, on my Classic. I really liked it

and I've included them in my routine and have been doing them ever since. Doing

calf raises on the Classic really isolates your calves and it feels good to do a

number of slow, concentrated reps and then to push into a good, solid iso. You

can shift the tension from one side of the ball of your foot to the other and

hit all the muscles of your calves. I recommend wearing something with thick

soles, like tennis shoes, when doing this.

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[Guest guest]

Yes, I think so but is early monday morning here and I haven't had a coffee yet!

LOL

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> > > A couple of weeks ago somebody on my forum posted a link to some calf

device costing a hundred, or so, bucks, and asked what anyone's opinion on it

might be. You sit on the floor with your legs straight out and brace the balls

of your feet against a couple of plates and then adjust some springs. For the

most part he was told to save his money and do calf raises on a calf block. I

told him that he could do the same exercise with a Bullworker which cost less

and with which he could do so much more.

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> > > I had tried calf raises with a bully a couple of times screwing around but

never got into doing them. This guy's post got me to thinking and I tried doing

some serious calf raises, or pushes, whatever, on my Classic. I really liked it

and I've included them in my routine and have been doing them ever since. Doing

calf raises on the Classic really isolates your calves and it feels good to do a

number of slow, concentrated reps and then to push into a good, solid iso. You

can shift the tension from one side of the ball of your foot to the other and

hit all the muscles of your calves. I recommend wearing something with thick

soles, like tennis shoes, when doing this.

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[Guest guest]

Exercise ten on the SAH exercise chart calf extension.

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> > > > A couple of weeks ago somebody on my forum posted a link to some calf

device costing a hundred, or so, bucks, and asked what anyone's opinion on it

might be. You sit on the floor with your legs straight out and brace the balls

of your feet against a couple of plates and then adjust some springs. For the

most part he was told to save his money and do calf raises on a calf block. I

told him that he could do the same exercise with a Bullworker which cost less

and with which he could do so much more.

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> > > > I had tried calf raises with a bully a couple of times screwing around

but never got into doing them. This guy's post got me to thinking and I tried

doing some serious calf raises, or pushes, whatever, on my Classic. I really

liked it and I've included them in my routine and have been doing them ever

since. Doing calf raises on the Classic really isolates your calves and it feels

good to do a number of slow, concentrated reps and then to push into a good,

solid iso. You can shift the tension from one side of the ball of your foot to

the other and hit all the muscles of your calves. I recommend wearing something

with thick soles, like tennis shoes, when doing this.

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[Guest guest]

I find that since i have 2 units, X5 and ISO7X, that for calves I get much more

out of it IF:

1. I use both

2. I do them one leg at a time

3. I go really SLOW....and hold for a count of 3

4. do 3 sets of 15 throughout the workout

rather than going fast-fast-fast.....the slow and hold gives me a better pump

and I feel them 'longer' after a workout.

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> > > > > A couple of weeks ago somebody on my forum posted a link to some calf

device costing a hundred, or so, bucks, and asked what anyone's opinion on it

might be. You sit on the floor with your legs straight out and brace the balls

of your feet against a couple of plates and then adjust some springs. For the

most part he was told to save his money and do calf raises on a calf block. I

told him that he could do the same exercise with a Bullworker which cost less

and with which he could do so much more.

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> > > > > I had tried calf raises with a bully a couple of times screwing around

but never got into doing them. This guy's post got me to thinking and I tried

doing some serious calf raises, or pushes, whatever, on my Classic. I really

liked it and I've included them in my routine and have been doing them ever

since. Doing calf raises on the Classic really isolates your calves and it feels

good to do a number of slow, concentrated reps and then to push into a good,

solid iso. You can shift the tension from one side of the ball of your foot to

the other and hit all the muscles of your calves. I recommend wearing something

with thick soles, like tennis shoes, when doing this.

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[Guest guest]

Yes, one calf at a time is the only way to do it. And you're also right about

doing them slowly and concentrated. I love finishing off a set with a strong iso

and holding it for about fifteen seconds.

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> > > > > > A couple of weeks ago somebody on my forum posted a link to some

calf device costing a hundred, or so, bucks, and asked what anyone's opinion on

it might be. You sit on the floor with your legs straight out and brace the

balls of your feet against a couple of plates and then adjust some springs. For

the most part he was told to save his money and do calf raises on a calf block.

I told him that he could do the same exercise with a Bullworker which cost less

and with which he could do so much more.

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> > > > > > I had tried calf raises with a bully a couple of times screwing

around but never got into doing them. This guy's post got me to thinking and I

tried doing some serious calf raises, or pushes, whatever, on my Classic. I

really liked it and I've included them in my routine and have been doing them

ever since. Doing calf raises on the Classic really isolates your calves and it

feels good to do a number of slow, concentrated reps and then to push into a

good, solid iso. You can shift the tension from one side of the ball of your

foot to the other and hit all the muscles of your calves. I recommend wearing

something with thick soles, like tennis shoes, when doing this.

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