Genetics. Also sports/heavy labor in their youth.
t. Have well developed calves from playing soccer in my youth to adolescence
I do that too and yet mine are average to tiny. I also have noticeably more strength in my calves than men with bigger ones. It really is just genetics, though I'm not mad about it.
I never train my biceps, but theyre really small, haha must just be genetics
Genetics. Also sports/heavy labor in their youth.
t. Have well developed calves from playing soccer in my youth to adolescence
I do that too and yet mine are average to tiny. I also have noticeably more strength in my calves than men with bigger ones. It really is just genetics, though I'm not mad about it.
some people are lucky
Genetics
Have you seen Asians? They got insane calves even 65 years old grandma
I'm a mailman and work with pretty old ones. Our calves suck it's just genetics. I'm also 6'2"
>it's just genetics bro
why are morons so quick to blame genetics for lagging calves as if it's a magic muscle yet absolutely refuse to accept the possibility of there being people so genetically blessed that they can look like roiders completely naturally?
genetics impact your entire musculature if you have shit muscle building genetics in a muscle you have it all over lol, the only reason why a muscle might overpower the rest of your body is because you don't use it as much as the others and the only reason why you see some people who don't "train" with big calves is because their calves experience enough mechanical tension throughout the day/week/month/year doing every day casual activity that you don't identify with "training" but it's still activity.
zoomers didn't do manual labor growing up. Compare the average zoomer's hands and calves to their fathers or grandfathers and you will see the difference
I have calves like the bottom picture and I never specifically train them, what I do is power walk a lot, I hate going slow so I would power walk.
If your extensors aren't hurting you're doing it wrong.
I do that too and yet mine are average to tiny. I also have noticeably more strength in my calves than men with bigger ones. It really is just genetics, though I'm not mad about it.
Calves are notoriously hard to train and you might do it like once or twice a week? Compare that to just walking around. I was a fat ass with a construction job so my legs were constantly exercising, specifically my calves since a lot of it was swinging around on a ladder. Then I lost he weight and calves stayed the same size. Point is walking exercises calves a lot more than the occasional gym session does, so being fat will develop them more even if you skip the gym.
I have a theory that calves and forearms only really respond to megavolume, that's why they're biggest on people who are on their feet for hours every day, and who do manual labour, and why a few sets in the gym will do frick all to increase their size.
On which subject, I used to walk about 4 miles to and from work every day. I work from home now, they've probably lost a bit of size but my calves still measure 17 inches around.
>What causes this?
i have huge calves just from using a wheelbarrow every week, huge loads, it's all legs, i have to carry firewood every week during the winter, i carry huge fricking loads, probably over 200kg, easy, during the summer only thing i do with my legs is walking / running, oh, and moving compost around, i have animals, so i have to clear a lot of shit from their pens into a huge pile where it composts
I'm a manlet with thick calves. I walk fast, bike, carry my kids around, and constantly have to stand on my toes to reach things from the top shelf
when I was a teenager I worked construction and constantly was up and down equipment and carrying 5 gallon buckets of oil and hydraulic fluid around
Everyone I see "training" calves is doing something that's so low intensity it's obviously not going to do anything. Like when I was 155lbs I could do 5pl8s on the standing calf raise machine and I usually see people maybe 1pl8. Even going for a walk on a slight uphill is more intense than that.
genetics
I never train my biceps, but theyre really small, haha must just be genetics
>it's just genetics bro
why are morons so quick to blame genetics for lagging calves as if it's a magic muscle yet absolutely refuse to accept the possibility of there being people so genetically blessed that they can look like roiders completely naturally?
genetics impact your entire musculature if you have shit muscle building genetics in a muscle you have it all over lol, the only reason why a muscle might overpower the rest of your body is because you don't use it as much as the others and the only reason why you see some people who don't "train" with big calves is because their calves experience enough mechanical tension throughout the day/week/month/year doing every day casual activity that you don't identify with "training" but it's still activity.
They haven’t taken the walkpill anon
It's a muscle you use walking around, so you don't really lose progress on it.
Its usually just fat.
Fat+fluid pooling due to poor circulation
What about those legs makes you think there's edema?
Yeah, those narrow ankles, the pale color of the skin and the non-brawny presentation all scream edema.
>fit
>worth while advice
>choose one
Can you not post that picture please it's quite unsightly and odd.
Liveleak gore is honestly preferable.
zoomers didn't do manual labor growing up. Compare the average zoomer's hands and calves to their fathers or grandfathers and you will see the difference
I'm a mailman and work with pretty old ones. Our calves suck it's just genetics. I'm also 6'2"
Genetics. Also sports/heavy labor in their youth.
t. Have well developed calves from playing soccer in my youth to adolescence
fat makes limbs look bigger
cope there are walking breathing fatasse with non-existant calves
I have calves like the bottom picture and I never specifically train them, what I do is power walk a lot, I hate going slow so I would power walk.
If your extensors aren't hurting you're doing it wrong.
>power walk
Post legs
I do that too and yet mine are average to tiny. I also have noticeably more strength in my calves than men with bigger ones. It really is just genetics, though I'm not mad about it.
>I hate going slow so I would power walk.
this, was never fat, never trained calves, just hate walking slow like a grandma.
Calves are notoriously hard to train and you might do it like once or twice a week? Compare that to just walking around. I was a fat ass with a construction job so my legs were constantly exercising, specifically my calves since a lot of it was swinging around on a ladder. Then I lost he weight and calves stayed the same size. Point is walking exercises calves a lot more than the occasional gym session does, so being fat will develop them more even if you skip the gym.
I have a theory that calves and forearms only really respond to megavolume, that's why they're biggest on people who are on their feet for hours every day, and who do manual labour, and why a few sets in the gym will do frick all to increase their size.
On which subject, I used to walk about 4 miles to and from work every day. I work from home now, they've probably lost a bit of size but my calves still measure 17 inches around.
being fat. Wear a weighted vest and go for really long waks and hikes.
>Wear a weighted vest and go for really long waks and hikes.
this sounds like it would work
some people are lucky
People thinking that body building is somewhere you can turn your brain off.
>name
WHAT IF?
>What causes this?
i have huge calves just from using a wheelbarrow every week, huge loads, it's all legs, i have to carry firewood every week during the winter, i carry huge fricking loads, probably over 200kg, easy, during the summer only thing i do with my legs is walking / running, oh, and moving compost around, i have animals, so i have to clear a lot of shit from their pens into a huge pile where it composts
You homosexuals just go play an actual sport or hike on your weekends. I can tell you are an unathletic homosexual based on your calfs
RESPECT
WALK
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Genetics
Have you seen Asians? They got insane calves even 65 years old grandma
Now that you mention it my first serious girlfriend was Chinese and she had huge calves
I could kill your Asian grandma with a single punch
blocked arteries, diabetes, etc
Nobody has bigger calves than a fat kid who played rugby. These gains are for life.
consistent high volume
Poor posture..usually flat butt with big calves
How do I get bigger butt
I'm a manlet with thick calves. I walk fast, bike, carry my kids around, and constantly have to stand on my toes to reach things from the top shelf
when I was a teenager I worked construction and constantly was up and down equipment and carrying 5 gallon buckets of oil and hydraulic fluid around
type 1 muscle fibers, the gym wont help you.
Everyone I see "training" calves is doing something that's so low intensity it's obviously not going to do anything. Like when I was 155lbs I could do 5pl8s on the standing calf raise machine and I usually see people maybe 1pl8. Even going for a walk on a slight uphill is more intense than that.