Quote Originally Posted by mirin_serratus View Post
any olympic lift will incorporate a lot of calf work, especially if it's your weak point. so will most hamstring exercises like glute ham raises and sldls. calf isolations are mostly a waste of time
Quote Originally Posted by mirin_serratus View Post
not sure if serious... any heavy hamstring work will activate calves
I hope this doest look like we are ganging up on you but I have to agree with Fireguy again in this thread as well....

The gastrocnemius does cross over the knee joint (its origin is on the femur (thight bone) , hence why when we try to target the soleus (does not cross the knee) we take the tension off the gastro by bending the leg...

I can see why you may think that the gastro may get some work in a hamstring movement however your wrong... Your point would hold more ground if the gastro did not insert in the Achilles tendon and actually inserted on the lower leg... This would then act as a knee flexor....

Another point worth mentioning to highlight your lack of anatomy is the fact that durring a SLDL there is no flexion at all at the knee joint... So how would there be any calf involvement at all.