why do calve muscles vary in shape?

[rnch]

call me a pervert, but i have been checking out other guy's legs since i have started squatting again and hitting the leg muscles. (go on, admit it, u check out guys's muscles in the gym also!)

some guys calves look lke apples (round on the top and taper down) and some look like eggplants (tapering on top and bulding at the bottom).

what causes these differences? genetics/dna? different exercises?

 

[The Terminator]

I would say mostly genetics. Whatever it is though I know that my gastrocnemius extends down much further than the soleus and it looks good, so I'm happy.

 

[02gixxersix]

everyone's different bro

 

[rnch]

everyone's different bro

how true!!!!!!!

 

[gsxr1000]

Why do everybodies everything look different.

Look at Lee Priests abs next to Ronnie Coleman's

Look at Ernie Taylor's tri's next to Markus Ruhl's

Look at Kevin Levrone's delts next to Flex's

Look at Matarazzo's calves next to.........err, everyone else's

Different people's genetics are what make our muscles look unique, not only in size but in shape as well.


I would say that on the average (right now) Ronnie Coleman and Paco Bautista (maybe Dave Palumbo too) have the most oddly shaped parts to their physiques.

 

[gtaman]

My main question is why aren't my wife's tits bigger... sorry guys can't help here...

 

[macrophage69alpha]

genetics is a very large part of it.. insertion points, tendon lengths, and fascia size/elacticity.