The present invention provides methods for storing method frames in a multi-stack memory architecture to provide access to multiple portions of the method frame. In one embodiment, a first frame component of a first method frame is stored in a first stack. A second component of the first method frame is stored in a second stack. A first component of a second method frame is stored in the second stack and a second frame component of the second method frame is stored in the first stack. In some embodiments, the first frame components of the first and second stacks are operand stacks, while the second frame components are arguments and local variable areas.