Listed below are a few calf building exercises to try if you’re interested in turning those elusive phantom muscles into bulging, granite stones.

STANDING CALF RAISES

Place your feet on the platform so the balls are flush on the edge. Be sure not to put too much or too little of your feet on the platform. Slowly raise your heels, rotating the balls of your feet along the platform, until you are on the tips of your toes. Hold and squeeze your calves for two seconds, feeling the contraction, then slowly allow your heels to drop down slightly below the edge of the platform. Repeat the process. Try two-three hard sets of 15-20 reps at a tolerable weight.

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