The tibialis is an often neglected muscle. I've always trained mine and want to share what I'm doing now.
I always preferred the Hammer Strength tibialis raise for training the tibialis, but since they're so rare to find in gyms I switched this year to using a Free Motion shoulder trainer.
I had maxed out the HS tibialis raise even doing one foot at a time, but with the FM I'm still a few notches away from maxing out the stack - and when I do I can add a Gym Pin and keep going.
When setting up, position your foot so toes are pointed toward the pulley with heel down into the back corner of the seat. Pull the handle as far down on your foot as you can - the further down, the more leverage you get. Let it pull your foot down to starting position, then flex up and contract the tibialis.
Why train the tibialis? Bodybuilding is all about illusions and a developed tibialis helps the whole lower leg appear thicker. I like 8-12 reps and I train them every other day. Experiment with the best frequency for you - training calves every day is what made mine as good as they are so I've taken a similar approach with the tibialis.
I always preferred the Hammer Strength tibialis raise for training the tibialis, but since they're so rare to find in gyms I switched this year to using a Free Motion shoulder trainer.
I had maxed out the HS tibialis raise even doing one foot at a time, but with the FM I'm still a few notches away from maxing out the stack - and when I do I can add a Gym Pin and keep going.
When setting up, position your foot so toes are pointed toward the pulley with heel down into the back corner of the seat. Pull the handle as far down on your foot as you can - the further down, the more leverage you get. Let it pull your foot down to starting position, then flex up and contract the tibialis.
Why train the tibialis? Bodybuilding is all about illusions and a developed tibialis helps the whole lower leg appear thicker. I like 8-12 reps and I train them every other day. Experiment with the best frequency for you - training calves every day is what made mine as good as they are so I've taken a similar approach with the tibialis.