Bringing down the outer calf muscle

[Ripgut]

Just trying to bring down the outer calf muscle. Any tips on exercises or direction of toes pointing would be greatly appreciated. Thanks guys…

 

[Dirtnasty]

People do calf work. I don’t waste my time. Hahahah

 

[JimmyT]

seated calf machine works your soleus. I use both seated and standing to hit all of the calf muscle.

 

[JMan]

Point your toes inwards, and try to press with the outer portion of your foot. Squeeze hard as fuck at the top, and feel a good stretch at the bottom.

 

[DarthSocrates]

I would just add to JMan to squeeze for about 2 sec pause and add a similar pause at the bottom of the rep (without the squeeze of course). This is supposed to remove the Achilles tendon from carrying the load. I use to do a tri set with 10 reps toes pointed out, ten pointed in, and finish with 10 straight. Pretty killer superset. I had to stop doing standing loaded because my back, but these worked pretty good and I recently had a competitive bodybuilder tell me I had nice calves, so I think it works.

 

[Ripgut]

Thanks yall… I was feeling a little perplexed because on the smith machine I did it toes pointed in and felt it on the outer calf and on the leg press I did it toes pointing out and felt it on the outer calf as well when I did it that way. So two different directions but I felt the burn on the outside… then again I did the leg press afterwards …so maybe it was just keeping that toes inward burn from the smith machine going…