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Guys i have this problem with my calves. Frankly they look like tiny twigs that have fallen from an old half dead tree. I'm far from a monster and i dont have very good genes, but my upper body is not small in comparison with my calves. I can add mass at a reasonable rate other than inner forearms, they dont grow well either. What are some things that i can try to do do get my calves to thicken up. I hate to wear pants to the gym every day but its kinda embarrassing. I usually train calves with legs once per week at the end of my leg routine. I start with seated machine calve raises and do 3-4 sets of 12-15 reps. Then i hit the standing calve raises on a smith machine 2-3 sets 12-15, then i do one legged calve raises holding a dumbell to really finish them off. But, they just wont grow. It seems that they may even shrink up some weeks, it's so frustrating. Should i train them more often, less often, more volume, less volume? Any help is much appreciated. I hate my calves.
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Calves are mostly genetics. That doesn't mean you can't improve them. They are fast twitch muscle fibers and you can do them 3-4 times a week. I'd definitely recommend doing them more than once if you want to bring them up. Alternate between higher and lower reps. Always switch it up. -
I had it like you.
What I did:
I did standing press in machine three times a week for two months and did they grow!
Heavy heavy ... and painfull!
Good luck!Comment
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deficit deadlifts too..get on a 4 inch platform and pull from floorComment
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