Thicker ankles?

ashahl
ashahl Posts: 81
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I know this might seem kind of weird but I was wondering if there was any way to make my ankles thicker? I naturally have very thin legs but I want them to be bigger and more muscular. I've been doing lots of strength training to try and achieve this and it seems to be helping; my thighs and calves look like they are getting a bit bigger but my ankles just look puny. I'm really self conscious about it :/

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  • xraychick77
    xraychick77 Posts: 1,775 Member
    no..ankles are joint areas..there really is no muscle over this area. only tendons and ligaments
  • mrphil86
    mrphil86 Posts: 2,382 Member
    Yeah I was about to say, the only I know of getting thicker ankles is through fat.
  • nextrightthing
    nextrightthing Posts: 408 Member
    I know a way but I don't recommend it. I fell and smashed every bone in my ankle and now it is full of plates and screws and swells up on me all of the time. I knew you wouldn't be interested in that solution :-) Enjoy your thin ankles.......really!
  • chic_mama_25
    chic_mama_25 Posts: 90
    I don't have ankles and never will - I have cankles! The grass is always greener! I would kill to have that ladylike bone show in my ankles.
  • jamiek89
    jamiek89 Posts: 105
    Embrace your feminine ankles girl! I agree with above, the grass is always greener on the other side! I have cankles (no matter my weight) & they are **** but short of chopping them off, theres not much I can do! =D
  • Atlantique
    Atlantique Posts: 2,484 Member
    I know this might seem kind of weird but I was wondering if there was any way to make my ankles thicker? I naturally have very thin legs but I want them to be bigger and more muscular. I've been doing lots of strength training to try and achieve this and it seems to be helping; my thighs and calves look like they are getting a bit bigger but my ankles just look puny. I'm really self conscious about it :/

    As others have said, you aren't going to increase the size of bones. ;) And dainty ankles are usually considered quite feminine, too!

    But you can somewhat increase the size of the lower calf by working your soleus more than your gastrocnemius.
  • ashahl
    ashahl Posts: 81
    *Sigh* Oh well I guess I just have to deal with it. Thanks for the help though :)
  • NikkiDerrig386
    NikkiDerrig386 Posts: 1,096 Member
    There is no muscle there only ligaments and tendons; so you are SOL and with the amount of calories you are eating / your goal weight (if it was possible) you wouldnt be able to gain any muscle there anyways. Can I ask a personal question. Why the double digit weight goal? Thats really thin and not a good thin.
  • Awineburg
    Awineburg Posts: 196
    You can have mine if you want...
  • loro1971
    loro1971 Posts: 135
    I WOULD GLADLY TRADE YOU.. MINE ARE QUITE "STURDY"...LOL BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR! :noway:
  • deeharley
    deeharley Posts: 1,208 Member
    I know a way but I don't recommend it. I fell and smashed every bone in my ankle and now it is full of plates and screws and swells up on me all of the time. I knew you wouldn't be interested in that solution :-) Enjoy your thin ankles.......really!

    This was my thought, too - I sprained my left ankle twice and it swells up a lot.
  • ashahl
    ashahl Posts: 81
    There is no muscle there only ligaments and tendons; so you are SOL and with the amount of calories you are eating / your goal weight (if it was possible) you wouldnt be able to gain any muscle there anyways. Can I ask a personal question. Why the double digit weight goal? Thats really thin and not a good thin.

    I've stuggled with an eating disorder for the past three years. My lowest weight was around 55 pounds. When I was being treated in the hospital the doctors set my healthy weight range from 95-110 pounds (I'm 5' tall). Right now I'm 85 pounds butI'm focusing on gaining ten pounds and getting to 95 to be in my healthy range. After I get there I'm going to reavalute and see if I want to move up to the middle of my healthy range.
  • ashahl
    ashahl Posts: 81
    I'd much rather have thick 'sturdy' ankles than puny ones. They are usually attached to nice curvy calves and thighs...so sexy.
  • Charlea1981
    Charlea1981 Posts: 72 Member
    I have cankles to ;-( Dont like wearing dresses, skirts or crop trousers!!
  • Atlantique
    Atlantique Posts: 2,484 Member
    *Sigh* Oh well I guess I just have to deal with it. Thanks for the help though :)

    You can work the soleus. Seated calf raises work the soleus pretty exclusively, and walking or running also builds it up. While it can't change the bone structure, the soleus does run right down to the ankle bone and you can increase its size with the right training. So while the ankle itself will still be whatever it is, you can develop some thickness going down towards it. You'd be increasing the size of your lower leg below what people think of as the calf.
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