ultmetal
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|  Subject: How often do you work your calves?  Mon Feb 18, 2008 7:49 am | |
| How often do your work your Calf Muscles?
I have big, well defined calves. I've always had them, even before I started working out. However, I work them hard at least once a week. A trainer I was talking to suggested I should be working them at least twice a week. What do you all think?
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scottmitchell74
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| | Subject: Re: How often do you work your calves? Mon Feb 18, 2008 8:16 am | |
| I should be working them 24/7 as they're scrawny things. The stresses of Deadlifting and squatting heavy(er) have helped.
WHEN I do cardio the running and jumping jacks I do help. However, I'm cursed with sticks. C'est la vie!!
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| | Subject: Re: How often do you work your calves? Mon Feb 18, 2008 8:28 am | |
| I think calves have a lot to do with genetics. My calves are naturally big. Even when I was getting fat in my 30's, I had big, well defined calves. My doctor also suggest it might have to do with how I walk. However, part of it has to be genetics. My dad, who has never worked out a day in his life, has big calves as well.
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scottmitchell74
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| | Subject: Re: How often do you work your calves? Mon Feb 18, 2008 8:32 am | |
| Yeah, I had a skinny roomate in college who hardly lifted a finger and he had a bodybuilder's calves.
My observation is that calves are the most genetically influenced of the muscles.
Funny, cause I was blessed with pretty good arms, chest and shoulders (the shame on my part is that I don't eat properly to get truly lean! But I'm working on that!) But my lower body stays fairly and comparatively skinny even with the same effort I give my upper body.
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arttieTHE1manparty
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| | Subject: Re: How often do you work your calves? Wed Feb 20, 2008 2:23 pm | |
| | Quote: | | I think calves have a lot to do with genetics. |
As with all bodyparts, this is very true. With calves, you either seem to have them or you don't. I work mine very hard once a week (leg day) and then give them some good stretching work, and maybe a lighter/higher rep second day, but never more than two.
Forearms are another have/have not bodypart for people, as are traps.
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