# @thetrainingmanual on Instagram - **Type:** Video - **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CV-yG74qzEf - **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/21676746-thetrainingmanual-instagram - **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/b263ed5bee.jpg - **Posted:** 2021-11-07T16:16:00.000+00:00 - **Account Owner:** Peter O Reilly (@NBALive_TV) โ€” https://gondola.cc/NBALive_TV ## Caption ๐Ÿ”ต๐—š๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ช ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ ๐—–๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—™๐—ฆ๐Ÿ”ด ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—ด ๐—ฎ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€๐Ÿ‘€ - Follow TheTrainingManual for daily fitness/nutrition tips & education๐Ÿ“š - What if I told you the reason your calves are small is not your parentsโ€™ fault? Like all muscles, calves can grow (they are more stubborn than others I'll admit). This is why the form and technique for training calves is so crucial. In my opinion, calves are trained incorrectly the most. The achilles tendon is located right behind your ankle, and it is an extremely powerful tendon who's job is to absorb as much force as possible. This is what people are actually working when they are exercising their "calves" because they perform the exercise too fast and heavy, causing the achilles tendon reflex to kick in. To actually work the calf muscle, I recommend the 2-2-2-2 tempo to prevent any momentum, which will bypass the achilles tendon reflex, allowing you to actually target your calves. It also goes without saying that you should lower the weight drastically when exercising calves to control the movement and perform quality reps to grow your calves. Save a friend with small calves by tagging them below! โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € ** Reading tempo: seconds spent in each portion of the exercise (eccentric - pause - concentric - pause) Ex) 2-2-2-2: 2 seconds on all parts of the exercise โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Created by nattyknowledge โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € #squat #squats #glutes #quads #legs #pushpulllegs #legworkout #hamstrings #yoga #fitness #mobilitywod #flexibility #physicaltherapy #yogi #bodybuilding #weekendyoga #deadlift #squat #hypertrophy #legday #workout #yogaformen #physio #irishfitfam #myodetox #mobility #calfs #yogafit #iifym ## Stats - **Views:** 99,029 - **Likes:** 3,142 - **Shares:** 0 - **Comments:** 16 ## Credits | Name | Username | Profile | Role | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Peter O Reilly | @NBALive_TV | https://gondola.cc/NBALive_TV | Photo Editor | ## Tags yogafit, hamstrings, physio, iifym, mobility, glutes, flexibility, yogi, squats, mobilitywod, legworkout, myodetox, bodybuilding, deadlift, legs, squat, calfs, yoga, pushpulllegs, yogaformen, weekendyoga, irishfitfam, fitness, workout, quads, physicaltherapy, legday, hypertrophy --- Copyright (c) Gondola