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06-Jun-05, 01:16 PM
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Running stadium stairs
Anyone does this? How effective is it on your calves?
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06-Jun-05, 01:24 PM
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[ exSiteMgr ]
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It's great exercise! Run up, walk down.
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06-Jun-05, 01:31 PM
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I do it and I love it. Amazing workout. I feel most sore in my hip flexors the next day, although it is good endurance work for calves and quads, too.
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06-Jun-05, 01:57 PM
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like sylvester stalone.......
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06-Jun-05, 03:06 PM
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Dont stairs tighten & tone your butt & leggs as well? I have been doing them for those purposes.
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06-Jun-05, 03:18 PM
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I use the stairmaster everyday and everything is toned/tightened but my CALVES. They are the only muscle on my body that REFUSES to grow!! I need something hardcore . .
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06-Jun-05, 03:25 PM
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Have you tried doing the stairmaster more on your toes? I find that I can feel it in my calves that way. Or walking/running up a steep hill.
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06-Jun-05, 05:43 PM
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[ exSiteMgr ]
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Running stairs will work your whole body.
If you want to focus on your calves, try holding a dumbbell in each hand (fairly heavy), then climb the stairs at a walking pace. Keep the load on the balls of your feet (no heels).
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Last edited by cursor; 07-Jun-05 at 06:49 AM.
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06-Jun-05, 05:44 PM
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thanks for the tips guys!
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06-Jun-05, 08:59 PM
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L'ilPowerhouse
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Toronto
Age: 27
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Anna - I have tiny l'il calves too. Could be genetics? I simply can't get any growth outta mine either, but they're tight and strong as hell. *shrug*
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07-Jun-05, 05:27 AM
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Did it in baseball all the time, and then in conditioning too.
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08-Jun-05, 04:39 AM
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We did it for our kinesiology conditioning class and then I did it on my own. It works well but it sucks while you're doing it.
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