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    riding your bike for long distances to build calves?

    good idea, bad idea?

    insight please
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    yes its a good idea, cycling is supposed to be good for the calves.
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    Originally Posted by skinnycalves View Post
    good idea, bad idea?

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    good idea try and climb a lot of hills

    not sure how it's going to affect the rest of your muscle though...

    (if you wanna be huge)
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    personally I bike, or used to, A LOT, and it's going to work different muscles depending on how you actually ride the bike, how you position your feet (yes, seriously), and if you're going uphill or what not. Riding will definitely work your calves though, but also the rest of your legs, depending on what you do as I have just stated
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    Just walking or jogging up-hill works your calves like a mofo.
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    I've been riding all my life...it has never added any mass to my calves. It's stiil a good thing to do for many other reasons, though.

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    That depends, when you pedal, how do your feet rest on the pedals? If they're centred, nah not much. If it's the heel touching, no way. If you only have the toe on the center of the pedal, then sure, though in general bikes don't provide huge resistance.
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    Originally Posted by skinnycalves View Post
    good idea, bad idea?

    insight please
    It would work; it is just inefficient as hell if that is your only reason for biking.

    Doing 5 sets of calf work for 15-20 reps 4x per week would give better results and be way more time efficient.
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    hold bike in hands, stand on curb, then proceed to do calf raises
    biking is great for you but, it wont add much mass
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    Bikers have some of the best figures around, except that female bikers seem to sacrifice their chests...
    But most guys who aren't on roids have trouble dieting well enough to have good upper body and lower body. Bikers have a great lower body and amazing BF, all they have to do is hit the gym twice a week for one hell of an impressive figure.
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    Originally Posted by RU4A69 View Post
    Calves are 99% genetics + 1% training
    lol thats probably true all my families cavles are like 2 inches bigger than there arms lol
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    Originally Posted by Big Arm Big Pay View Post
    lol thats probably true all my families cavles are like 2 inches bigger than there arms lol
    No, that's probably because your family is a bunch of fatties.

    And muscle size, even calf size, isn't some 99% genetics garbage. It's intelligent training and a cast-iron will, and not sitting in front of a PS2 in all your damned free time.
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    i recken the size of ur calfs hav got to do alot with ya genetics
    but also training does make a difference to
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    4 years of 120+ miles per week did nothing for my calves, plus thats on a fixed wheel.
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    Originally Posted by Tetsu. View Post
    4 years of 120+ miles per week did nothing for my calves, plus thats on a fixed wheel.
    But you got your ski jump calf raise thingy.

    Need I say more?
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    Originally Posted by Kalt View Post
    But you got your ski jump calf raise thingy.

    Need I say more?
    there was a time when ski jump raises werent in my life
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    Cycling != large calves
    It's an endurance exercise, not a mass exercise. You will get lean, strong calves, but not "big" calves.

    Large, muscular calves is: moving heavy weight, on a schedule + genetics + diet + other work on those muscles.

    If you run 12 miles a week, you will not get big calves. In fact, I choose cycling, with the pedal under the arch of my foot, to avoid working my calves during cardio.
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    Originally Posted by gecko2424 View Post
    In fact, I choose cycling, with the pedal under the arch of my foot, to avoid working my calves during cardio.
    Pedaling with improper foot position can lead to knee troubles (obviously, this has nothing to do with calves, but...) and having the pedal under the foot arch is improper form. Anyone considering cycling as a sport/workout should invest the time to have their bike set-up properly to their individual dimensions, either themselves if they know proper set-up, or by a reputable bike shop.
    And, yeah, I agree with others that cycling won't necessarily give you huge calves. The most mass you'll likely see gained would be in the quads, I'd imagine. I ride a lot, but I ride for fun (non competitive), off road when I can
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    Originally Posted by Fuelish View Post
    Pedaling with improper foot position can lead to knee troubles (obviously, this has nothing to do with calves, but...) and having the pedal under the foot arch is improper form. Anyone considering cycling as a sport/workout should invest the time to have their bike set-up properly to their individual dimensions, either themselves if they know proper set-up, or by a reputable bike shop.
    And, yeah, I agree with others that cycling won't necessarily give you huge calves. The most mass you'll likely see gained would be in the quads, I'd imagine. I ride a lot, but I ride for fun (non competitive), off road when I can
    I'm actually speaking of my stationary recumbant bike at home... It causes no knee pain to place it there.

    The pedals are under the balls of my feet when riding a real bike, but I don't do that very often.
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