so, what's up with calves?

[big_bad_buff]

doesnt matter how big you are or how small you are, some poeple have huge calves, some people have small calves. so, if you were born with small calves, you'll die with em, and that is that. no other way around that shit...........what the fuck are you looking at?

 

[Whiskey]

I have medium sized calves, but I HAVE to work them 2-3 times a week and hard. If I don't, they go bye bye. sucks

Whiskey

 

[fistfullofsteel]

Player soccer. You're legs will be jacked up, PERIOD!!!!

 

[JayC9]

Rugby is great for building strong calves and hamstrings.

The training used for Muay Thai is also excellent. Check how well developed a Thai fighters legs are the next time you see one.

 

[chewyxrage]

Rugby is great for building strong calves and hamstrings.

The training used for Muay Thai is also excellent. Check how well developed a Thai fighters legs are the next time you see one.

From a bodybuilding perspective, not that crazy

 

[Ulcasterdropout]

My calves suck balls. I got stupid chicken legs....

 

[JayC9]

From a bodybuilding perspective, not that crazy

Maybe not.....they all train in the same gym here and I'm telling you those Muay Thai boys have some seriously developed legs for guys that weigh around 65kg's.

 

[slickdadd]

Sometimes I'll park in the parking spot farther away from the Dairy Queen instead of waiting for someone to leave and free up a sweet spot up front.

 

[canadianhitman]

seriously developed legs for guys that weigh around 65kg's.

the key there being the disclaimer "for guys that weigh around 65kg's"

 

[JayC9]

the key there being the disclaimer "for guys that weigh around 65kg's"

Hey...that's big for a Thai. Most Asian men are a very slender build.

 

[Smurfy]

me = 16+ inches

 

[d3track]

i have crappy calves

 

[from zero]

My calves resemble those of an 11 year old girl.

 

[Smurfy]

bro!

 

[from zero]

lol

wtf

 

[tuc biscuit]

lol, I have good calves thankfully, like diamonds, 21inch+ diamonds

 

[Y_lifter]

I think calf muscle appearance as to size, or bulk, depends a lot on how long the leg is from the knee to the alkle. Longer than average and the muscle is stretched out making it appear smaller.

If you have average or shorter than average length knee to ankle bone(me), then the muscle isn't stretched and can bulge out and appear larger.

 

[Smurfy]

I think calf muscle appearance as to size, or bulk, depends a lot on how long the leg is from the knee to the alkle. Longer than average and the muscle is stretched out making it appear smaller.

If you have average or shorter than average length knee to ankle bone(me), then the muscle isn't stretched and can bulge out and appear larger.

good point, amigo.

 

[NJjuice22]

my calves suck, they arent bad to the point where other people notice them and say to themselves "that dude has chicken legs", but they sure bother me considering my thighs grow like weeds and my calves grow like shit.

 

[strangebrew]

My calves suck balls. I got stupid chicken legs....

Same here. 27 inch quads and 16 inch calves. WTF?

 

[JayC9]

I think calf muscle appearance as to size, or bulk, depends a lot on how long the leg is from the knee to the alkle. Longer than average and the muscle is stretched out making it appear smaller.

If you have average or shorter than average length knee to ankle bone(me), then the muscle isn't stretched and can bulge out and appear larger.

Spot on.

To some extent it has to do with your body type. The calf muscle on an African man is situated higher up than the average Westerner making him a better runner.

I find that to keep calf muscle size they have to be worked almost daily.

 

[hrt39]

Calves are way genetic. My wife has better looking calves and she never played sports, ran, lifted weights.....nothing until a few years ago. Mine are stronger, but are very long. She has the high insertion point. Arnold must have gotten implants, back in the day. He never had any, then voila, jacked ones that he still has today. Must be implants for them not to atrophy.

 

[tuc biscuit]

long calves can look good when developed, look at me and to a lesser extent Dorian yates

 

[Y_lifter]

Tuc, being british, probably has Mad Calf disease.

 

[tuc biscuit]

at least I don't have jerk disease


hahahahaahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

owned 14/03/05

 

[slickdadd]

at least I don't have jerk disease


hahahahaahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

owned 14/03/05

lol. YLifter = Critical condition.

 

[Lestat]

mine are medium, i dont work them individual, they are just there.

 

[Y_lifter]

lol. YLifter = Critical condition.

Yep..
And I bet I could still put people into the hospital bed beside me..

 

[tuc biscuit]

Yep..
And I bet I could still put people into the hospital bed beside me..

lol, I don't understand

 

[chewyxrage]

Spot on.

To some extent it has to do with your body type. The calf muscle on an African man is situated higher up than the average Westerner making him a better runner.

I find that to keep calf muscle size they have to be worked almost daily.

I have this high insertion point you speak of but I'm as white as they come. My legs are long as fuck (6'3) and my calves are shaped like a ball rather than an elongated muscle. It's weird.

 

[JayC9]

I have this high insertion point you speak of but I'm as white as they come. My legs are long as fuck (6'3) and my calves are shaped like a ball rather than an elongated muscle. It's weird.

Would you say you're a better than average runner?

 

[chewyxrage]

probably on the high side of average

 

[JayC9]

probably on the high side of average

It's weird how even from an early age that they can now tell what sports you're body type is predispositioned to.

The Chinese have been using their own selection system for years.

 

[hanselthecaretaker]

You have to work calves with at least twice your bodyweight for them to grow any significant amount. Higher reps than most bodyparts too, like 12-20.

 

[The Shadow]

Mine arent that great and having good thighs compounds the issue

 

[hanselthecaretaker]

Arnold must have gotten implants, back in the day. He never had any, then voila, jacked ones that he still has today. Must be implants for them not to atrophy.

Calves and forearms are pretty much the only muscles that stay relatively big after building them, because they are used constantly in normal every day activity.

 

[powerslave]

I could never do calves again and they would still look good. The only thing I would lose is the striation underneath.

 

[sigweed]

me = 16+ inches

hey me too!

dunno about my calves though

 

[wtlftr]

Measure Up Folks. How Do You Compare, Calf Size Should Equal Upper Arm Size

 

[big_bad_buff]

a buddy of mine has huge calves, says he got them from riding a bike 4 miles a day for a year

 

[Ulcasterdropout]

Measure Up Folks. How Do You Compare, Calf Size Should Equal Upper Arm Size

my arms are waaay bigger then my calves

 

[wtlftr]

It has been my experience that many of my clients have a measurement of upper arms the size of their calves. However my pumped arms are bigger than pumped calves

 

[Beachbum1546]

16" arms
18" calves

i guess i would say i have a good pair. lifetime of soccer, daily bike rides, and twice a week of grueling weight training have given me my pair.

 

[saint808]

try working and stretching the shit out them... literally do 75 reps with heavy weight, stretch out your own fascia and see if they don't grow. Also you can do a reverse calf raise with your heel and this will work the shin in front and at least make them appear bigger... that being said i work calves when i get bored and they stay at 18" and almost always have veins popping, so yes a ton of it is genetic.