Standing calf raises with barbell Question

[Fo'Shizzle]

I do s.c.r. by holding barbell in front or behind me. In the beginning it was OK, but with heavier weights almost immediately I get pain in upper back. So I will try do them with barbell on my back (like when squating). The thing is, I train at home,and cannot put a lot of weight on my back.
Question is:
Is it better to do Standing Calf Raises by holding barbell in front/behind me with more weights or Standing Calf Raises with barbell on my back (squat position) but with less weight and higher reps?

P.S. Do you know what is that pain in my upper back? Is it usuall when holding big weights in front/behind of body?

Sorry 4 grammar mistakes.

[cursor]

Try holding the dumbbell at the side of the leg that you're exercising (lifting with just one calf/leg at a time).

Cursor's advice is right on....took the words off of my keyboard!

[Fo'Shizzle]

I've got another idea of wearing a backpack(rucksack) with weights. Thank you, I'll try them both.

[IONOR]

Originally Posted by Fo'Shizzle

I do s.c.r. by holding barbell in front or behind me. In the beginning it was OK, but with heavier weights almost immediately I get pain in upper back. So I will try do them with barbell on my back (like when squating). The thing is, I train at home,and cannot put a lot of weight on my back.
Question is:
Is it better to do Standing Calf Raises by holding barbell in front/behind me with more weights or Standing Calf Raises with barbell on my back (squat position) but with less weight and higher reps?

P.S. Do you know what is that pain in my upper back? Is it usuall when holding big weights in front/behind of body?

Sorry 4 grammar mistakes.

You would be best mixing it up between barbell and dumbell. For dumbell hold one at a time and stand at your stairs (or a similar object) so that you can go below 90 degrees so you get a full ROM.
For barbell if you can't get a lot of weight up have you tried the clean and press olympic lift?(http://www.abcbodybuilding.com/excer...nd%20press.htm) it's the best way possible to get the weight from the floor over to the back of your kneck.You would obvioulsy lift the bar from the floor to your chest level then instead of doing a push press push the bar again from mid chest level to over behind your kneck in one fliud motion. Sounds difficult but is "relitavely" easy and it does allow you to lift a lot more weight than you any other way wouln't have got up (obviosuly excluding a squat rack and the like). I myself weigh 190 pounds and I can get 205pounds up.
The best method for training calfs in terms of results I have found is called 60's, which is the method of picking a weight you would fail at around 12-15 reps (for calfs that would ussally be 20-25 secs) and keep cranknig out for 1 minute.
Here's a link explaning why this method (can be classed as a shock technique) is so good at providing results. http://www.ABCBodybuilding.com/count...an%20grow.php#