How do you make these bastards grow? I've tried literally every calf machine in existence. I've done them 2x a week. Low reps, high weight and low weight, high reps. I've done incline cardio. Nothing works. Has anyone ever managed to escape calf purgatory?
5'9, 230lbs because I know someone will ask.
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Big quads will never be aesthetic
Shut up, leglet.
have a nice day you low IQ manlet frick. No one cares about your tumors.
>leglet gets legit mad because not everyone is a chicken-legged b***h like him
You just look like a little troony.
Nice pic of your dad.
You literally have chicken legs.
you have chicken legs. massive thighs and normal calves. most idiotic insult t-rexes could invent lmao.
However, my calves are proportional to my quads and I literally can't have your problem, chicken thigh.
calves are almost entirely genetic. no one who attempts to give advice in this thread will post their calves. they're delusional and have never even added an inch onto their calves.
If you can grow muscle you can grow any muscle in your body you just have to find the right stimulus
Try sitting calf raises and instead of resting do standing calf raises in the smith machine. Alternate these two movements for like 8 sets, maybe have to drop set the last couple sets. See if that doesnt stimulate some growth.
Bascially there is no resting for you if you want to grow below the knee.
I've tried stuff like that before.
>How do you make these bastards grow?
grow more muscle fibers
>If you can grow muscle you can grow any muscle in your body you just have to find the right stimulus
most ppl's whole body is about as responsive to training as OP's calves
it is literally all genetics
I agree, mostly genetics. We had a little farm growing up and there was 300m steep uphill walk to the barn…I always noticed my dad had insane calves in his 40s & 50s just from that walk a few times a week. Mine aren’t crazy like his were and it’s not the best pic, but it’s my ONLY body part that people ever ask me about so I’ll take the mire. Mine finally popped when I moved to a dense European city, ditched owning a car, and starting walking everywhere. Always 10km+ and 20k steps daily, carrying a 90kg frame. In the gym I only do standing calf raises with toes on the edge of a plate, heel to floor then as high up as possible while bear-hugging a 45 across my chest for at least 100 reps every gym session.
I would agree + eventually upside-down heart-shape for both.
Like I said, I've already done lots of incline cardio. I still do it.
Basically this, OP. I have never, EVER, trained my calves and they're big because of playing rugby in my youth and my dad also have them big. So I would say genetics have perhaps the highest impact here when it comes to muscle grow.
And pls stop training quads. You're reaching beyond aesthetics levels.
Mirin the wheels bud. Genuine question, how much are you squatting with those puppies? I've got 4x plates for 2x reps ATG at 5'10 190lbs. Curious to know what the output is.
I haven't squatted since 2020, but when I was at the peak of my strength autism I did 575 for a double. My quads were really big back then.
miring
What's a good calf size to aim for at 5'6?
rn I'm 15"
TF homie? that's the size of my biceps
according to bodybuilders, with proper proportions upper arms and calves should be the same size
Try putting on 100+lbs. Guaranteed results.
>330 at 5'9
More like guaranteed heart failure lmao.
lies, calf is like every other muscle in human body - when worked it grows
>Try putting on 100+lbs. Guaranteed results.
EXACTLY - but never get fat, put thick book 10 inches from the wall, stand on one straight leg (in the knee, the picture above is just posing shit Black person insertions to demotivate u) other leg bent in knee moved to front, both arms touching wall for stability purpuse
pump slowly never losing tension at the bottom till u can't, switch legs, switch few times without any rest (unless u've reached muscle failure - u will know when) - do it twice a week, don't forget to measure calf because in one month u will have more
if u have any discomfort there is some tilt/spin in your hips and pelvis going on - one side is better, match it
if it isn't clear somehow, because bot tends to pretend he's extra moronic when i kick his ass, standing on one leg is like gaining "100+lbs"
Bro, I do half raises with 500+ lbs and I already weigh 230.
calf*
>Bro,
don't bro me bot, u're straight up lying through ur nonexistent teeth bot 😀
Okay, schitzo.
le bot, le fake robotized traffic - are we done? are ya gonna abandon this thread already 😀
that was quick xD
Make me.
>Make me.
that ain't me - it took it "personal" and now tries to impersonate me also 😀 nice, oh wowo
w8 a minute did u rly seriously break the 4th wall with this thing?
no, u were just pretending to be pretending to be bot 😀 u're always fricking so overextended with ur bullshit, u seriously read this:
as a challenge of sort - nope, i know damn well that u have no shame whatsoever, and u're just gonna pretend none of this happened if u rly can't find ur way out of ur lies
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>standing on one leg is like gaining "100+lbs"
You hop around town?
>You hop around town?
esl - didn't get the joke bot, not interested in searching what it means in Black person speak
>esl
Next time write "moron". You hop around on one leg
>You hop around on one leg
>witch legs, switch few times without any rest
that ian't even remotely funny 😀 u're pathetic bot
It's when you "walk" on one leg (the other leg bent at the knee, you jump to move forward).
Fatties are doing calves all day every day, not just standing on a book for a bit. You said standing on one leg is like "gaining 100+ lbs", so surely you're isolating that leg all day, right?
>surely you're isolating that leg all day, right?
nope, just for couple of minutes and not one leg, both legs are isolated
>It's when you "walk" on one leg (the other leg bent at the knee, you jump to move forward).
what's this got to do with anything? raising bent in knee leg during standing calf raises on elevation just helps with balance, same with hip height of not worked leg adjustment
>Fatties are doing calves all day every day
nope, if they moved all day every day they wouldn't get fat in the first place
>nope
ngmi, chickenlegs.
>what's this got to do with anything?
You didn't understand what 'hop around town' meant. It meant instead of walking (both legs) you'd hop (single leg) since "standing on one leg is like gaining "100+lbs"".
>nope, if they moved all day every day they wouldn't get fat in the first place
Can't outrun your diet. There are plenty of active fatties out there, they just eat too much. And you know what? They have killer calves.
>You didn't understand what 'hop around town' meant.
yes i did, i suspected there's double meaning - there isn't
>It meant instead of walking (both legs) you'd hop (single leg) since "standing on one leg is like gaining "100+lbs"".
i don't need to hop bot i found piss easy isolation solution that gives instant results
>There are plenty of active fatties out there, they just eat too much. And you know what? They have killer calves.
maybe they do maybe they don't - u can't rly see through fat, prancing around 100+lbs obese ain't healthy in the slightest
>There are plenty of active fatties out there
very few bot, and not for long - bodies fall apart constantly weighted down with lard
Roiding for this lmao
it's an shoop designed to "make an argument" that calves are le genetic and only obese fricks get them - which is it bot, are there no genetically cursed obese fricks?
> but noo, not like that, u need to have calf genetics and be obese frick to boot because that's the bestest training method for calves
😀
every muscle responds to stimuli, u just gotta find proper stimuli, isolating muscle and bringing it to failure or close to couple of times a week does the trick regardless if it's triceps or calves, it's an very easy fix:
>put thick book 10 inches from the wall, stand on one straight leg (in the knee, the picture above is just posing shit Black person insertions to demotivate u) other leg bent in knee moved to front ao that u're fallling foreward, both arms touching wall for stability purpose
pump slowly never losing tension at the bottom till u can't, switch legs, switch few times without any rest (unless u've reached muscle failure - u will know when) - do it twice a week, don't forget to measure calf beforehand because in one month u will have more
u can also stand few feet from the wall put ur elbows/forearms on the wall above head and push with calves, unilaterally (one leg), bilaterally both legs - whatever, awesome static hold for calves, same principles apply the force is just moved into wall instead of lifting u, worked leg(s) straight in knee, looks very athletic, strongmen warm up this way
>are there no genetically cursed obese fricks?
Most obese people are only obese because of their genetics.
>Most obese people are only obese because of their genetics
not necessarily, traumatized people can eat themselves into oblivion because of the genetics of the abuser not their own, future fat fricks abuser genetics though... quickly devolves into pseudo-philosophical chicken egg scenario
everything else i wrote stands though? nice 😀
Didn't read the rest of your post after that tbh. Looks like a copypaste from a post earlier in the thread.
it's my post, i copied it bot, pasta means sth different doesn't it bot?
What a sad list of posts.
>What a sad list of posts.
who's sad bot, it's just u and me 😀 and i won the altercation hands down
You dont. Stop roiding so its less prevalent. There is a reason why Arnold got calf implants in France even though he was blasting gear too. They just dont respond to training. Or well they do but you cant change the insertions.
Start sprinting. Specifically hill sprinting. Steep hikes are good too. You calves will grow you just need to get out of the gym.
Uphill jogging, toe strike
Heavy (meaning 6 reps = failure) Calf Raises with long holds at the top stretch; full ROM (heel below parallel) only after failure; always do at least 5 drop sets of 60-80% previous weight
Pause Squat on your toes
Unilateral Calf Raise Holds, add load as soon as you can reach 1 minute; for a bigger challenge, do quarter/half squats while holding the calf raise, be mindful of your calves, because they like to relax while doing this, keep that shit contracted
Dumbbell Squat Jumps on your toes
whats the point of doing all this exercise when you just look like a single mom who does crossfit?
You’re not old enough yet. Gotta have that natural old man DGAF test flowing thru you to get monster calves.
Also, the single leg isolation comments up above ring true. I worked way too many wagecuck jobs (fast food, hotel front desk, factory shifts, Wal-Mart) where I was on my feet the entire time. To save my legs and keep the blood flowing I’d constantly shift my body weight back and forth between them all day long, like a little penguin waddle. And I subconsciously still do it to this day, and I have massive calves. So you’re likely a few million reps behind.
and i thought i had a bad time finding fitting pants
What are their measurements? They look pretty big but I think they're just dwarfed by your thighs.
>I've done them 2x a week.
kek.
if you want to grow them, you should hit them every single day. do as many sets of single leg calf raises to failure as possible (can be done anywhere, since you're just using your bodyweight). also incline walking/hiking and forefoot-strike jogging works.
but your calves aren't even small. it's just your huge overhanging quads that make them look small.
Walking.
Your legs are the same size as his. You just don't have disgusting tumor quads. And that'd really OPs problem. He's maxed out his calf size but his quads are so stupidly big they still look small
Flattering lighting, but ultimately you're a leglet (and possibly a manlet)
You barely have any calves
High weight to failure for 3 sets
1. Genetics
2. Spending even more time doing specialized homosexual exercises targeting calves that some other homosexual here probably already recommended.
3. It'd be simpler and healthier to just keep working out but not obsess about size, lose some overall mass over time and then your calves would look perfectly normal. Bodybuilding is a mental disorder. Only legit reason to get that big is if you're doing strength sports.
Chicken wing legs
ssquatcell legs are repulsive mang
This is how thick legs should look. Not the tumors in the OP
Even the mental freak here looks better. Squat obsession is so fricking weird
Please anons work your entire leg
I guarantee this guy has never trained calves in his life
HAHAGAH bro what are those quads
powerlifters are mentally ill
calves are built for volume, get a yoga block to stand on and superset calf raises with ever exercise
Calves are a genetic muscle. You have to start with big calves to get big calves. To train calves, keep in mind that calves are slow twitch muscles. Choose a weight that takes you to failure in 20-40 reps. Make sure to go to failure, none of that pussy 1RIR crap. Make sure your legs are straight. You only need to train it once per week.
>You only need to train it once per week
disagree, calves are built for endurance, they are made to be used all the time in walking and running, you should hit them with high frequency, lots of volume. They are a pretty small muscle so you aren't going to pick up a lot of systemic fatigue from hammering them all the time.
>calves are built for endurance, they are made to be used all the time in walking and running
Much endurance is a neurological adaptation where your body more efficiently recruits motor units to minimize energy expenditure. The brain only recruits as many motor units as necessary to perform the task and the better it is at minimizing motor unit recruitment, the more endurance you have.
>walking and running
Locomotion is a very mechanically efficient activity due to the design of the human skeleton and your hamstrings, quads, glutes, and hip flexors can work for a long time do it. And the more you do it, the more efficient your brain becomes at performing those activities. This doesn't tell you that you should train any of those muscles. You can pick up soup cans all day or throw a ball for hours at a time. Does this mean that the right way to train the muscle groups involved there is for eight hours a day for every single muscle group to get big? Absolutely not.
>you should hit them with high frequency
>lots of volume
And people who train calves that way usually have the smallest calves. Low frequency is as effective as high frequency for most muscle groups.
>https://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/jsr/29/7/article-p1024.xml#r6
Volume is an open question that depends on who you ask and when. It's likely that most people are doing too much volume and are not taking the necessary amount of anabolics to guarantee it would.
>They are a pretty small muscle
No. The muscles in the calves are quite a large muscle group, especially for people with low calves. What makes them different from other muscles is that they're most slow twitch fibers. This is why high rep ranges are required. Not high volume. Not high frequency. High rep ranges.
How much can you squat?
whats your leg routine look like? i want big legs like that
>Yet he hasn't done high reps high weight
Stair climb with a 50 lb weight vest, 30 minutes at a very modest place
This is the final solution
You'll NEVER grow them in a gym.
Play a sport and train several days a week and they'll instantly grow.
Even running a couple times a week will do more than meme gym exercises ever will.
I don't lift but walking through the Sandhills made mine so big my calves won't fit in wranglers