Calves are some of the hardest body parts in which to instill new growth. For many bodybuilders, the calf size and density you achieve in your early twenties is about as far as you will go. Others will find ways to boost growth later in life, when shortcomings become obvious on the bodybuilding stage. Without further adieu, when you have tried to get those calves to grow and all else has failed… Spike volume noticeably If you’ve been using 8 to 10 sets per calf exercise, and you haven’t seen good results, don’t jump up to 12 to 14 sets per training day to see minimal new results. Instead, double your volume to 16 to 20 sets. The huge change in volume should shock those calves into growth. If you’re overtraining the group, soreness will persist and you’ll ...

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How are your calves looking? If they are average, then you’re going to score average in shows. If they are good, then it’s very likely you’ll score great in bodybuilding competition. Calves are one of those muscle groups that are hard to develop, but very rewarding once you discover the key to doing so. While great arms and backs come and go in this sport, it is the men with great calves – the Mike Matarazzos and Chris Dickersons of the world – that are referenced decades after their retirement from the bodybuilding stage. Large and well-developed calves are very tough to develop. If you can do it, however, you’ll place yourself among the unique company of individuals who have managed to stand apart from their peers. Developing calves isn’t rocket science. You have to ...

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In bodybuilding contests, muscle and conditioning usually win the show. However, at the highest levels, overall levels of mass and conditioning are often very similar among competitors. Each of the men onstage possesses an incredible physique, nearly devoid of flaws, dry of all subcutaneous water, with muscle developed to the maximum. It is at this level when the only way to determine who should be first at a show, and who should be fifth, comes down to who possesses any flaws, if any. Any uneven muscle groups can be quite detrimental to muscle growth. We saw an incredible bodybuilding phenom named Mike Lockett arrive on the scene just a few years back, primed to take the IFBB pro ranks by storm. He was 230 pounds of raw talent, with just two years training under his belt. ...

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