Who hates their calves?

[LovesMuscles]

I already have enough trouble as it is building legs but calves are just a whole different thing to deal with.

If I don't work my calves, I'll get the chicken-leg look (lower half only).

No matter how long and hard I work them, I don't get the desired look.

Anyone else share my pain?

Any advice???

[Wfly]

Originally Posted by LovesMuscles

I already have enough trouble as it is building legs but calves are just a whole different thing to deal with.

If I don't work my calves, I'll get the chicken-leg look (lower half only).

No matter how long and hard I work them, I don't get the desired look.

Anyone else share my pain?

Any advice???

make sure you are only resting 40-50 seconds between sets....

[evgeney]

do high weight sets , low reps on standing calves
low weight sets, high reps seated calves

[Alibata]

There are people here in the Philippines who ride on pedicabs whole day & 7 days a week (bicycles with a sidecart for 2-3 people) for a living. A lot of them would be calorie deficient and malnourished and you could see it in their upper body. However their legs, most especially the calves and hamstrings are well-developed.

So I bought an exercise bike, put it on high tension and raised my seats ala a pedicab driver and used it 5x a week straight for 30 minutes or so.

I have had better calf development compared to raises ever since.

[spirit3530]

Is there a question here question about exercise technique? What are you doing for you calves. Hit search on calves.

1 star

[gainmusclefast]

i do, mine are too big i havent worked out calfs in 5+months and they are still same size as when i did em

[buffgrk]

Originally Posted by gainmusclefast

i do, mine are too big i havent worked out calfs in 5+months and they are still same size as when i did em

wish my calves were like urs then!!, my quads dwarf my calves hard.

[severence]

i hate my calves because they keep eating my tomato plants

[DJAuto]

A combination of low and high repetition work has benefited me.

[KhoraskGTR]

Originally Posted by gainmusclefast

i do, mine are too big i havent worked out calfs in 5+months and they are still same size as when i did em

I have the same 'problem'.. wish i could say the same for my chest or tris

[CaseyofDoom]

I think my calves are decent, but they are very uneven. I broke and paralized one of my pinky toes when I was 3. That minute lose of stability caused that foot to be slightly flat footed. So I can never really have a great pair of calves just from the way I'm forced to walk.

[gainmusclefast]

Originally Posted by buffgrk

wish my calves were like urs then!!, my quads dwarf my calves hard.

my whole family gots big legs, my older brother don't even workout and his calfs are same size as mine

[TheStreetKing]

For my Calves it takes High Weight and High Reps. But they grow nicely.

[xerik126x]

haha this reminds of the entourage episode where drama wants calf implants rofl

[dungeonlifter]

Originally Posted by DJAuto

A combination of low and high repetition work has benefited me.

Agree