People always say calves are genetic but how many of you have actually tried to work them with determination and...

People always say calves are genetic but how many of you have actually tried to work them with determination and progressive overload?
>go 2 rack
>pick a weight
>do calf raises
>add 5 pounds every workout
find the flaw

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My cavs only get bigger via running. Calf raises and other gym shit does nothing to enlarge them.

pretty much this, running and walking like a madman seems to work 10 times better

>m-muh calves

You murifats have the weirdest fetishes when it comes to human body.

t.long distance runner

When I did my summer cut my fat distribution changed and my calves shrunk by an inch.

Yeah hit calvss hard every leg day. Have gained decent calf mass

I've been doing like 5 sets of 10 every other workout and it hasn't done shit for my calve strength or size

holding heavy stuff and then going up and down stairs all day made my calves blossom

Same. I'm tired of doing calf raises.
I think cycling, especially uphill, is the best way to grow calves.

Obviously you can train calves but walking/running all the time blows those fuckers up. Mail carriers putting bodybuilders to shame in the calf department lol.

I love cycling for cardio because running sucks dicks, but it does fuck all for your calves unless you wanna ride with some faggy tip-toe form. Run hills or some shit.

>add 5 pounds every workout
stupid as fuck. you need daily undulating periodization, if you just keep adding weight your technique is gonna be shit and volume will decrease because rom will be shorter

Road cycling does fucking wonders to your calves too.
Been road cycling for the past 2 years and my calves are massive. I freaking love cycling, it's great for leg definition.

>Someone stole my bike today

If you faggots worked your calves as hard as your chest, quads or biceps, then they would grow. But you treat it like a third rate muscle that only needs to be worked twice a month with a single exercise and then wonder why they aren't growing.

>you need daily undulating periodization

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How the fuck does this help the calves? Not trying to be a cunt but I ride frequently and it doesn't even engage my calves. I keep the pedals about centered on the arch of my feet. Basically stomping the pedals. Habit from BMX days where if you landed without a balanced foot you'd break an ankle or eat shit.

Never do calves and they're fucking huge. It's definitely genetics since my mom barely lifts her pocketbook and she has them all defined and vascular.

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Not him but I have my heels on the pedal and plantar flex my foot on the second half of the pedaling sequence.

Thx user, I'm sure if I changed the footing it could be used for calf development. I've just been merrily waffle stomping the shit out of my pedals since boyhood. Feels good m8.

runners are fags

This kid I knew in school walked around on his tip toes, and he had huge calves. Probably similar to why ballarinas typically have nice calves.

>do calf raises, isolates, etc last week
>calfs burn gloriously all week
>try to up the ante this week
>they feel absoloutely fine, and unchallenged
>up the weight again
>increase the intensity
>this-is-fine says calfs bored

Getting worried that nothing will save me.

I never thought I would grow my calves but after 6 months of 6-12 sets 2x a week, they've grown ONE INCH BITCHES!!!

When you have a road bike with clip pedals they attach around the balls of your feet and as well as pushing down on the pedals you pull upwards to complete the rotation on each foot.