Calves thread
Post your calves and tips to make'em grow
My legs look fucking retarded as you can see and calf extensions don't do shit
jump rope
>>36393250
Tbh your legs look g, and I'm mirin' your core. Your quads will dwarf your calves no matter what size they are. Be proud of your meat bro.
>>36393323
Th-thanks brah but my calves really look like sticks , I can't even wear shorts...
>>36393289
Does this really work ? I don't do any cardio so this could be a good thing to start with
>>36393323
I don't train for hypertrophy... I only do doubles and triples (oly lifting) and do nothing besides squats and RDL for my legs...
>>36393250
>buy ruck pack
>fill with zip lock bags full of sand and place in pack
>two 8 mile ruck marches up uneven terrain
Also
>run
>>36393350
Fact of the matter is: big strong thighs will make even big strong calves look small in comparison.
Be proud that your thighs are big b/c of muscle and not b/c of fat like a lot of people.
Do what the ruck sack guy said though if you want bigger calves. They'll still look like sticks compared to your thighs though so you'll end up with the same problem.
>>36393604
K Thanks for the answers guys
>>36393571 I'm jealous.... I will never be able to pull a short short like this
>>36393640
Don't worry bro your upper legs look better than mine. In all seriousness though, calves and forearms shouldn't be trained conventionally in a gym.
>>36393640
Yeah you can. Your leg issue is completely in your head amigo.
>>36393720
It happened that people told me that I should train legs because all they could see was my calves... It was funny to then show my upper legs but it starts to be annoying to get negative comments every week on the difference between my quads/glutes and my calves....
>>36393716
I'm strating to learn some breakdancing and tricks thanks to a friend, maybe that will help me a bit
>>36393746
I doubt dancing will do much of anything for your calves...probably see better size gains by walking on your toes all the time.
Your calves were made for bipedal locomotion. Add extra stimulus (i.e. weight) then do what they are meant to do...as in not 5 sets of haphazard calf raises once per week.
>>36393746
Show em your 3pl8 squat and they'll probably shut up about working your legs.
We can't all be blessed with godly calf genetics.
>>36393801
>3pl8
>impressive
>>36393250
One leg calf raises
>>36393250
To get wider calves you should be doing bent knee calf raises. Bending the leg reduces the gastrocnemius activity in the exercise and lets you target the soleus.
Bball bros ww@
>>36393919
You're fat
first its the calves next i had to work hamstrings i got to the point i was working legs 1-2 hours when i could get the workout to a HIIT level it got me so gassed i think i lost atleast 15 more pounds that i thought i ever could
>>36393250
My calves are pretty decent, but my knees are so damn thin.
Ever since the "Never skip legday" maymay hit facebook I've had people giving me shit about my legs nonstop for the past few years.
Problem is I always wear just above knee level shorts cus straya, and I don't like short shorts.
What sets/reps are you doing for calf raises? Seated or standing/straight legged?
Do straight legged for 5x5 or 3-4x6-8. Pause at the bottom for 2 seconds (important...), push up explosively, squeeze for a sec at the top, take 2-3 seconds to lower the weight. I like to do these on the leg press with my heels off, feet at the very bottom.
Then after follow it up with seated calf raises (legs bent at about 90 deg angle). Do 2-3x10-12. 1 sec pause at the bottom, 1 sec squeeze at the top. 2 sec up, 2 sec down.
Do that 2x a week, focus on progressive overload (especially for the straight legged calf raises), eat food, deload every 6 weeks (drop weights to 80% of what you were doimg 1st week, 90% the next, then go back to full weights after thosr 2 weeks)
optimal bro
If your job doesn't involve you standing up all day and walking everywhere you will have small calves. That's pretty much it. I'm in the military, but my squat is only 270 for reps. My friend is like 350 for reps but my calves are bigger because I have to run everyday and walk everywhere. He's just a college student still so he just sits and studies. Even my grandma doesn't have a car, she rides her bike all day in Korea and her calves are bigger than anyone posting here I guarantee that. The only thing I can say is get some weights for your ankles and do calf raises everyday not just on leg day
My calves are about 3/4 size of my upper legs.
Don't even train them
Scots master race reporting in
Pic related. I'm on the shitter
>>36393994
Small knees are much more aesthetic, you probly just have no legs
>>36394019
>ankle weights
Goodbye, joints.
>>36393250
Small muscles mean high volume and high training frequency. Train calves in 4-5 sets of 20-25 reps at least twice a week. I also recommend either cycling or uphill walking for cardio, this too will help your calves grow. Not that I have huge calves, but since doing these things I've gained about 1.5 inches on my calves.
>>36394087
I said I don't know, just doing calf raises everyday is the only answer or ride your bike to work. I've never used ankle weights before lol. The only point I made is if you're not standing most of the time you're not stressing the calf.
>>36394056
Never heard of this before, although I'm part Scottish and this is what my calves look like (on the left)
>>36393831
4.5 m8 but thanks
>>36393792
I was referring to jumping and flipping everywhere more than the dancing part
>>36393994
>I don't like short shorts
M8 you're a fag. 70s big for the win, short shorts are damn aesthetics if you have quads like OP's
>>36394071
m8, small knees are shit.
Mass is a problem though, I find it hard progressing squats, I have a connective tissue disorder though.
>>36394282
I dunno man, makes me feel like I'm wearing underwear.
>>36394338
Front squats for dem quads gains
>>36394360
>tfw front squat twice a week, back squat once
>>36394373
Stats ?
Op, stats ?
>>36394389
OP :
- 195 bs
- 170 fs
- 122 snatch / 145 cj
- bench 135
- ohp 92
85 bw
>>36394261
My theory is it's from climbing hilly terrain for thousands of years. Are you particularly terrible at squatting desu?
>>36393250
Jesus fucking christ OP, you've posted this picture at least 5 times in the last two days. Are you really that starved for attention that you have to keep on reposting this on a Taiwanese rice farming board?
>>36394389
Other guy
>sqwat
3plate highbar atg
>Diddy
4.5 plate
>binch
Lmao 2plate 1rm(dislocated my shoulder badly 4 months back) used to be 115kg 1rm
>Ohp
75kg from 80
For some reason it's shoulder lateral rotation that's fucked, my ohp was barely affected
>>36394516
>Implying that's OP
>Implying those are his stats >>36394402
>Implying it's really MrChanningT
>Implying it's not the same faggot as >>36394523 who have a fucking problem with MrChanningT
What's wrong with you OP ? Did he stole your gfor something ? No need to hate on the guy he is pretty cool. Sorry but you're a sad cunt, zyzz would not be proud
>>36394512
I'd say I have the most difficulty progressing on squats compared to other lifts. The heaviest I've gone is 122.5kg
Are my calves dyel? I can never tell
>>36393919
How did you get a picture of my legs?
