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How do you get SUMMER CALVES?
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Basically OP what you need to do is eat at a calorie surplus and train your calves only in the hypertrophy range (6-12 reps, 3-4 sets). This will stimulate muscle growth. Make sure you eliminate ALL other walking as this will make your SUMMER CALVES look like scrawny little bird legs.
Basically you should be in a wheel chair while your doing your calve bulk and then when you're ready to cut ((about 2-3 months) you can start walking again. Only 5 minutes at a time though as you don't want to spike your cortisol levels and start forcing your body to eat away all that fine SUMMER CALVE muscle.0 -
Aaaaannnd welcome to the party!!!0 -
Ballet!
Dude, Whierd I vote this. Please do so with a pink tutu and take pictures ASAP0 -
Basically OP what you need to do is eat at a calorie surplus and train your calves only in the hypertrophy range (6-12 reps, 3-4 sets). This will stimulate muscle growth. Make sure you eliminate ALL other walking as this will make your SUMMER CALVES look like scrawny little bird legs.
Basically you should be in a wheel chair while your doing your calve bulk and then when you're ready to cut ((about 2-3 months) you can start walking again. Only 5 minutes at a time though as you don't want to spike your cortisol levels and start forcing your body to eat away all that fine SUMMER CALVE muscle.
I don't want to get bulky I just want to tone0 -
Don't listen to the haters!
Any of that nonsense about genetics or thermodynamic devilry, is totally unproven!
Just walk up a flight of stairs a day, it's that easy!
I wish I could put up the Channing Tatum (blank) you science gif, but I'd get a strike lol0 -
Aaaaannnd welcome to the party!!!
If only the rest of the posters would join....0 -
Dude, Whierd I vote this. Please do so with a pink tutu and take pictures ASAP
Well, I AM pretty awesome at making tutus, but I have no pink tool. :sad:0 -
If only the rest of the posters would join....
They won't. Even with admitting the sarcasm quite a few will only read the OP then respond.0 -
Walking around in heels!0
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These are mine, and I'm not telling you how I got them.
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You know the material? Wow. You so smart. Lol. Pics with tights will be good enough. No inserting a cup for exaggeration though!0 -
IN to find out what colour Whierd's tool is.0 -
You know the material? Wow. You so smart. Lol. Pics with tights will be good enough. No inserting a cup for exaggeration though!
But if I don't you won't be able to tell that I am a boy.
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Really the key is - don't wear jorts. No one looks good in jorts.0
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I just pulled my summer calves out of storage, but they may need realignment.0
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I snorted.0 -
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People on this site are so mean!0
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People on this site are so mean!
You love it. *cracks the whip*0 -
I used to have chicken legs until I started running.0
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Become obese for a few years.
Ever seen an obese person with tiny calves?
Former large folks always have the best calves once they get fit!0 -
People on this site are so mean!
Thank you for this factual and entirely original insight.0 -
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Leg press calf raises for low reps (8-10) to build the Gastrocnemius and seated calf raises for high reps to build Soleus (15-20).0
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IN to find out what colour Whierd's tool is.
Came back in here to say this ^^^
The color of his tulle is immaterial (get it? Har har......... oh, nvrmnd).0 -
Zing!0 -
Toe raises work calves.0
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Ultimately, it does come down to eating at a calorie-deficit and calf-exercises (as you can't spot reduce and blah blah blah).
I do think the 'type' of calf exercises can really determine calf shape though. My brother, a rugby player, has really round-shaped calves from explosive and high resistance (pushing/driving) work, whereas I have a much longer calf muscle from running/cycling. Just my '2 cents' towards the genetics argument...that's not to say it's incorrect, but it's not definitive, in my opinion.0 -
Let spring turn into summer.
Have a pair of legs.
BOOM. Science!
That kind of logic will not be tolerated around here.0
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