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Should you train calves on a deficit?

haroon_awan
haroon_awan Posts: 1,208 Member
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I've been in a deficit for most of the past 6 months and I'm quite close to my goal weight. But during all of that time I have rarely work my calves. My gym does not have a calf machine so I when I do work my calves it's normally on the leg press or just on an elevated platform if that makes any difference.

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  • SideSteel
    SideSteel Posts: 11,068 Member
    I can't think of a reason why you wouldn't train a particular muscle in a deficit vs a surplus. Certainly willing to hear arguments on it though.

    I would train them.
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    No reason not to that I can think of, and if you rarely work them you may even get 'newb' gains on a deficit. Depends on your overall routine as to whether you *need* to work them for muscle retention.
  • Lyadeia
    Lyadeia Posts: 4,603 Member
    I'm currently cutting and have been doing calf raises in both of my lower body sessions each week.

    The only part I don't train specifically is abs/core, but that's only because if you are doing other lifts such or deads properly you get plenty of ab work anyway.

    I am also interested in hearing the other side of the argument.

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