>twf training calves twice a week and they still look shit

>>42427212
Calves are genetic

>>42427212
>tfw used to be fat and had big calves
>lost all the weight, got /fit/, and kept the big calves but now they look defined
>tfw my calves are bigger than a lot of my friends who have always been active and lifted weights years before I did
Literally just get fat as fuck then lose the weight. EZ calves

>>42427280
shut the fuck up you dumb cunt, you can fucking build calves, i hope you die of calf cancer

you have to train them every day hard if you want them to grow.

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JJ watt can push really fucking heavy sleds and has one of the highest box jumps in the NFL and his calves look like this.

I'd say find a surgeon if it bothers you.

I'd be more worried about your quads

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Arnold complained of the same thing, until he started training them 6 days per week... give it a shot

>Friend's calves are unbelievably shredded compared to the rest of his body because he grew up in a 2 story and his bedroom was on the top floor
Just jog up and down stairs anon.

>>42427212
I seriously saw better calf results working on a construction site having to walk up and down stairs all day than actually training calfs.

>>42427212
For most people calves need a shitload of work to grow.
Think of what you consider a lot, and now triple that.

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>>42427396
The fuck you talking about brah

>>42427606
m8, they're small

train them every day

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literally just skip rope, calf gains galore

>>42427617
lmao

>>42427457
>tfw barracks room was on the 6th floor
>not allowed to use the elevator unless you had a doctors note

>>42427606
they are small

>>42427606
Don't listen to these fat powerautists, your legs are aesthetic. T-rex is disgusting.

>>42427212

N O R W O O D
T H R E E

>>42428557
thats a 3? wtf i thought it was a 2

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>>42427212
>I lifted for a month, why aren't I jacked?!

>>42427606
/fit/ is delusional. Your quads are indeed not big, but they are obviously developed and looking good, don't worry.

>>42427212
Just keep your small calves, makes it easier for actually strong and fit people to know that you're just a gymcel shitter

>>42427212
Fat people's calves are jacked. Try putting on a hundred pound pack and just walking with that

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"they're genetic" isn't entirely accurate

pic related is pro golf caddy duane bock. he probably weights 250-300 lbs and the only real exercise he does is ferrying around kevin kisner's golf clubs, yet his calves are bigger than my biceps

you can look up pictures of pro weightlifting/powerlifters who squat hundreds of pounds, and their calves look tiny in comparison (despite containing more muscle mass)

if you want to build strong calves, high volume calf raises and jump rope can be effective, but if you're trying to stay at a low bf, there's still a limit to how big they can get

all friends I know with big calves are biking and or hiking a lot

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>>42427212
https://www.t-nation.com/training/answer-for-massive-calves

Fuck calf raises.

Fuck the gastroc.

Train the little muscles around it and below it.

Go hiking and mountain climbing an absolute fuckton

lifting weights for your calves is like doing masseter curls

just do jump rope, hill sprints, sled stuff. will rip your calve open from the impact (the only way they are going to grow if yours werent huge before lifting)

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>>42427312
>mfw dirty bulk is not a meme

>>42427446
It is necessary to do this, as calves are accustomed to a high workload (walking all day) so high frequency should be use to train them

This is just broscience tho desu

>>42428568
It's a 2 you are correct, 3 would be less hair on the top of head

Run a lot. Preferably uphill, in shoes with a minimum amount of support. Skipping rope is also good. Calf raises are nice, but don't rely on them alone to build your calves.

Can i just do a shitload of farmers walks up and down my stairs?

just use the machines and go until failure. then sort your diet out.

this shit isn't hard

>>42427606
Pretty bad desu, you skip leg day

run barefoot

>>42427212
>Work calves twice a week with a power day and a hypertrophy day
>Nothing
>Do a 5km jog
>They hurt like hell in the morning after
Calf exercises are a meme

>>42427212
I begin every workout with 3-5 sets of calf exercises. It is the only thing that has made my calves grow.

Just choose 2 or 3 calf exercises and begin every workout with 3-5 sets of one of those exercises.

I alternate between barbell calf raises and seated calf raises. Sometimes I go heavy/ low rep and sometimes I go moderate/ high rep. But the more often I hit them the better they grow. My entire legs are like this and it took me years to figure out how to make my lower half grow like my top half. Just work them more often.

>>42427280
The maximum size of all of your muscles are genetic so why work on anything?

Guy at work walks funny, he bounces on his toes and his heels don't touch the ground. I think his tendon is too short or something.

His calves are fucking huge though.

>>42427606
your quads are in proportion with your calves, which are out of proportion with your upper body

>Tip toe walking

Voila! Calf gains + height gains.

>>42427280
Yeah just like traps, right anon?

shaking my GOD DAMN head.

>>42427312
all that shows is that calves need to be hit with really high volume and really high frequency to grow. anyone can get massive calves if they train the right way.

>>42427212
Shit tier legs.

>>42427280
tell that to fat people

>>42431074

This is the best way to emulate a fat person without actually getting fat, go for it

>>42427212

X2 a week? Do you even volune?

Do 100+ standing, slow tempo, unweighed calf raises daily for one month. Report back with 1-1.5 inches of growth.

>>42427212
hiking? hillsprints?

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I used to walk on tiptoes as a kid when my feet were shoeless.
Now I have big fucking calves and I don't train them at all (I also fixed my walk and posture).

when it comes to calves you gotta do high volume, high intensity and high frequency. It's the only way, 6x/week

>>42427630
this
but the only place to really do it is at gym or a park court(which looks pretty homosexual)

One thing I will say about calf raises is hold it for a very long time, im talking 7-10 seconds.

If you just raise it up and down fast your Achilles heel is doing all the work

>>42427386
looks like a good way to fuck up your back