I do my calves DC [doggcrapp] style and they grew twice as fast as anything else I've ever tried.

Here's how to do them:

1. Fast, explosive concentric
2. 4-5 second negative [one-one thousand..two-one thousand..] bringing your toes back up [visualize trying to touch your toes to your shins]
3. In the hardest stretched position, hold the intense stretch for 10 seconds
4. Repeat

I can manage 12 DC reps. All you need is one set if you are doing it right. So in essence, I only do one set of calves before moving on. Like I said, doing one set this way is all I needed.

Doing such a elongated stretch serves a good purpose. It first takes away your natural stretch reflex that your calves have. Most people (much like yourself I'm guessing) do countless reps, bouncing the weight up and down using some momentum into the lift whether they realize it or not. IMO that's halfassing it. To me, that's the same as bouncing the barbell hard off your chest doing bench. The second benefit is that the 10 second stretch before the concentric will ensure you recruit every muscle fiber within the muscle. You cannot use any momentum this way.

It's good to mix it up every once in a while, but I've really never had to do it any other way for max growth. I recommend at least trying this method on one of your scheduled calf days. In my experience, I personally prefer using one of the calf machines that keeps your legs straight. I really never feel a decent stretch using the seated calf machine. My favorite one is the hammer strength that is seated w/ your feet forward and legs straight.

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