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Cramp Yourself to Bigger Calves: 9% Size Gain in 6 Weeks With 12 Sessions of Electrically Induced Muscle Cramps

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NEMS ➾ Leg raises no more? Yes, it sounds painful; and yes, it sounds awkward, but if you are having problems growing your calves, you may still be interested to hear what scientists from the Institute of Training Science and Sport Informatics at the  German Sport University Cologne  did to grow the calves of fifteen male sport students between the ages of 20 and 35 years volunteered to participate in their study (Behringer. 2015). I mean, a 9% increased muscle in 6 weeks in subjects who train regularly (some of them play soccer which happens to be a nice calf builder, too) - that's interesting, isn't it? No matter what your goal is. You will achieve it faster if you periodize appropriately! 30% More on the Big Three: Squat, DL, BP! Block Periodization Done Right Linear vs. Undulating Periodizationt 12% Body Fat in 12 Weeks W/ Periodizatoin Detraining + Periodization - How to? Tapering 101 - Learn How It's Done! When the subjects had been ran...
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Shock Your Calves to Grow Stronger & Recover Faster: $650 EMS Device Works. Is it Really Worth the Money?

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You will have heard about "calf shocker" routines, but would you have imagined that it takes electro shocks? I don't know how often I've been writing about the truth and fallacy of the good old saying "no pain, no gain", here at the SuppVersity . And while it certainly has its merit for the faint-hearted, the notion that "pain" will entail "gain" is fallacious, also because it suggests that allowing for adequate recovery would be inferior to digging a deep black "hole of pain" ( suggested read : " The SuppVersity Athlete's Triad Series "). And while I know that you know that this ain't the way to go, I am also honest enough to admit that I often catch myself pondering the incorporation of intensity techniques, additional exercises or some fat burning minutes of HIIT, but rarely thinks about the undeniable benefits of things like the hot baths for pre-regeneration and other means to speed up recovery ( le...
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SuppVersity EMG Series - Gluteus maximus, Quadriceps femoris, Gastrocnemius, Soleus & More: The Very Best Exercises for Tree-Trunk Legs and Herculean Calves

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Actually, it would make as much sense to split this part of the SuppVersity EMG Series in two, if not three individual analyses, as it would to split your leg workout over two if not three days. In practice, however, most trainees go through the grueling torture of the dreaded "leg day" , just once a week and thus I will mirror this practice by writing a similarly gruelingly long blogpost on the best exercises for the major Image 1: The major muscle groups of your legs. Quadriceps, adductors, abductors, gluteus, hamstrings, gastrocnemius & soleus the quadriceps (red) - powerful extensors of the knee joint;crucial in walking, running, jumping and squatting ; strongest and leanest muscle in the human body the gluteus (yellow) - three muscles that make up the buttocks: the gluteus maximus muscle, gluteus medius muscle and gluteus minimus muscle ; the hamstrings (blue) - comprises the semitendinosus, semimembranosus and the short and long head of the bicep...
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