Calves.....WTF?

[norsemuscle]

I'm white, but the color of my skin is the only way you'd guess, lol....I've got a huge ass, 29-30" thighs, and absolutely NO calves.

If your Italian, than you actually have some african decent in you so this makes sense.

 

[gjohnson5]

Speaking of jokes, I remember when the dude in his avatar was speared twice and jackhammered.... By a white guy who does have some calves...

This is right, calves are mostly genetics. And whoever said that they are mostly fast twitch fibers is INCORRECT. Like Gjohnson said correctly they are mostly slow twitch fibers. People that have more fast twitch in their calves are the ones that can make them grow. I am one of the lucky "white" guys that could run fast and jump high with the brothers, hence more fast twitch muscle fibers in my calves. People of African decent, Italian decent and German\Austrian decent in general have more fast twitch fibers than other racial groups.



Thats generally true but you you guys have awesome genetics overall thats probaly one body part your generally weak in but so are most people in general. Also its more of a structure thing than a lack of fast twitch in black guys, your tie ins dont run as low.

 

[gjohnson5]

Dwayne has monster Calves, they are freaky! He got the best of both his black and white heritage.

I thought Dwayne Johnson was Hawaiian or some Pacific Island decent. His dad Rocky Johnson is definitly a brotha , but Rocky's dad was named Miavia or something like that

 

[norsemuscle]

I thought Dwayne Johnson was Hawaiian or some Pacific Island decent. His dad Rocky Johnson is definitly a brotha , but Rocky's dad was named Miavia or something like that

Yea your right, I just checked on a fan site. I always knew he was half something else I just never researched it, pacific islanders can get pretty freaky.

 

[BiggT]

If your Italian, than you actually have some african decent in you so this makes sense.

That would explain it then......at least now I have an excuse, lol.

 

[TheOak84]

2xfailure, fail between 8-12. 3x week, fo sho

 

[thelion2005]

I've done every routine for calves imaginable. I even did that crazy one where you hit them every hour during a day. Looking back I'd have to say that the most effective was from Ken Waller:
One leg calf raises with a db, ball of foot on 2 x 4. 5 sets x 12 twice a week.
Right calf, left calf .... back and forth with no extra rest. Knee locked, foot straight ahead.

I did 3 x 12 every day for 2 weeks and picked up 3/4 inch that stayed.

There is just something unique about this movement. Waller's calves looked like footballs.

 

[norsemuscle]

I've done every routine for calves imaginable. I even did that crazy one where you hit them every hour during a day. Looking back I'd have to say that the most effective was from Ken Waller:
One leg calf raises with a db, ball of foot on 2 x 4. 5 sets x 12 twice a week.
Right calf, left calf .... back and forth with no extra rest. Knee locked, foot straight ahead.

I did 3 x 12 every day for 2 weeks and picked up 3/4 inch that stayed.

There is just something unique about this movement. Waller's calves looked like footballs.

I'm going to try this, I always like to try new stimuli on a muscle group.

 

[liegelord]

All I do for calves are olympic squats and deadlifts. While I have absolutely no biceps peak, I've got decent full calves. But in the first month of doing olympic squats as opposed to the parallel half squats I was doing, I put 1/2 an inch on them. Although the load is less than the squats and deads, I believe heavy pulls and cleans help with calf development.

 

[Protobuilder]

A lot of guys swear by the DC calf training method. I don't know it exactly but it involves a 5 s. pause in the bottom and . . . something else I don't remember. LoL It's supposed to work pretty good.