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Title: HOW BIG ARE THESE CALVES???
Post by: alexxx on December 18, 2006, 10:18:25 AM
Notice how the champion is not even fully flexing them!  :o
Title: Re: HOW BIG ARE THESE CALVES???
Post by: Man of Steel on December 18, 2006, 10:23:50 AM
Monster 12" calves, epic "old man" black socks, savage piles of garbage in the closet, diesel garage sale rug.
Title: "How small are these calves"
Post by: luv2build on December 18, 2006, 10:26:42 AM
this thread should read "How small are these calves"
Title: Re: HOW BIG ARE THESE CALVES???
Post by: kiwiol on December 18, 2006, 10:29:00 AM
Notice how the champion is not even fully flexing them!  :o

Dorian who 8)
Title: Re: HOW BIG ARE THESE CALVES???
Post by: jaejonna on December 18, 2006, 10:30:06 AM
How many buckets of Sports Nutrition are in your closet ?
Title: Re: HOW BIG ARE THESE CALVES???
Post by: alexxx on December 18, 2006, 10:30:12 AM
Dorian Who 8)

haha KIWIOL!!! That's exactly what I thought! ;D
Title: Re: HOW BIG ARE THESE CALVES???
Post by: Stark on December 18, 2006, 10:30:15 AM
No offends Alex but they are aquatically borderline small :(
Title: Re: HOW BIG ARE THESE CALVES???
Post by: SWOLETRAIN on December 18, 2006, 10:30:37 AM
scrawny little calves..... haha
Title: Re: HOW BIG ARE THESE CALVES???
Post by: alexxx on December 18, 2006, 10:31:27 AM
How many buckets of Sports Nutrition are in your closet ?

heh I used to take that stuff but now use it for my coin storage. Shh don't tell shawn ray!
Title: Re: HOW BIG ARE THESE CALVES???
Post by: Team Diver on December 18, 2006, 10:47:19 AM
IMPLANTS!!!!
Title: Re: HOW BIG ARE THESE CALVES???
Post by: Playboy on December 18, 2006, 10:48:10 AM
Notice how the champion is not even fully flexing them!  :o
So where are the calves???

PB
Title: Re: HOW BIG ARE THESE CALVES???
Post by: onlyme on December 18, 2006, 10:52:26 AM
Notice how the champion is not even fully flexing them!  :o

Yes we do notice .  And it could verypossibly be from not be able to to lack of.
Title: Re: HOW BIG ARE THESE CALVES???
Post by: Old_Rooster on December 18, 2006, 10:56:47 AM
Never changes, someone makes an effort to improve themselfs and they can always rely on the fact the assholes here will bash them.  What a bunch of slugs you all are.

To the dude with the calve pic, looking good, congrats on your efforts. Calves are hard to grow, genetics rule calves.
Title: Re: HOW BIG ARE THESE CALVES???
Post by: kiwiol on December 18, 2006, 10:57:35 AM
haha KIWIOL!!! That's exactly what I thought! ;D

Great minds think alike, Alexxx 8). And don't worry about the haters - they're just jealous.
Title: Re: HOW BIG ARE THESE CALVES???
Post by: alexxx on December 18, 2006, 11:00:51 AM
Oh yes I know kiwi! Thanks for the props Rooster!

And to everybody else..  :P
Title: Re: HOW BIG ARE THESE CALVES???
Post by: YoungBlood on December 18, 2006, 11:03:04 AM
They look like they should be on an infantile guinea pig.
Title: Re: HOW BIG ARE THESE CALVES???
Post by: kiwiol on December 18, 2006, 11:05:40 AM
Yes we do notice .  And it could verypossibly be from not be able to to lack of.

Well to be fair on you, you probably got your calf development from having to carry 900 lbs of lard with every step you make.
Title: Re: HOW BIG ARE THESE CALVES???
Post by: Bluto on December 18, 2006, 11:07:43 AM
imagine those pumped  :o
Title: Re: HOW BIG ARE THESE CALVES???
Post by: alexxx on December 18, 2006, 11:08:58 AM
Well to be fair on you, you probably got your calf development from having to carry 900 lbs of lard with every step you make.

lol kiwiol don't you know? Kieth was never fat.. he was just full.. ::)

imagine those pumped  :o

Good point!! :o
Title: Re: HOW BIG ARE THESE CALVES???
Post by: kiwiol on December 18, 2006, 11:09:56 AM
lol kiwiol don't you know? Kieth was never fat.. he was just full.. ::)

Good point!! :o

Full........of shit ;D
Title: Re: HOW BIG ARE THESE CALVES???
Post by: natural al on December 18, 2006, 11:10:02 AM
alexxx is a tall guys o of course his calves arent' gonna look huge, I'd like to see some "before" pics.  If he's shown improvement then they look fine if they look just like they did a year ago then he needs to rethink what he's doing.
Title: Re: HOW BIG ARE THESE CALVES???
Post by: alexxx on December 18, 2006, 11:28:28 AM
alexxx is a tall guys o of course his calves arent' gonna look huge, I'd like to see some "before" pics.  If he's shown improvement then they look fine if they look just like they did a year ago then he needs to rethink what he's doing.

I don't think anybody wants to see my before pictures. I was a stick man. My calves where probably 12 inches and now they are 17 inches cold. I know I can make them grow really fast with the DC training and that helped a lot.
Title: Re: HOW BIG ARE THESE CALVES???
Post by: natural al on December 18, 2006, 11:37:10 AM
I don't think anybody wants to see my before pictures. I was a stick man. My calves where probably 12 inches and now they are 17 inches cold. I know I can make them grow really fast with the DC training and that helped a lot.

well I can already see the clowns coming into this thread and saying how dc sucks and it doesn't work and all that other garbage but, and I've said this all along, if I stop dc training tomorrow and move onto something totally different I'd stick with the calf training.  I busted my balls for years trying to build any kind of calf and it didn't happen until I started using DC's calf training style.  Is it the be all end all?  I don't know but it worked wonders for my calfs, mine are over 17' right now and I'm not a tall guy so they're actually pretty good.  I'm gonna try to break the 18" mark this coming year.
Title: Re: HOW BIG ARE THESE CALVES???
Post by: SquatAss on December 18, 2006, 11:37:42 AM
Well at least Bast won't be chiming in with a smartass remark.
Title: Re: HOW BIG ARE THESE CALVES???
Post by: Bluto on December 18, 2006, 11:41:42 AM
well I can already see the clowns coming into this thread and saying how dc sucks and it doesn't work and all that other garbage but, and I've said this all along, if I stop dc training tomorrow and move onto something totally different I'd stick with the calf training.  I busted my balls for years trying to build any kind of calf and it didn't happen until I started using DC's calf training style.  Is it the be all end all?  I don't know but it worked wonders for my calfs, mine are over 17' right now and I'm not a tall guy so they're actually pretty good.  I'm gonna try to break the 18" mark this coming year.

how does your current calvestraining differ from what you used to do
Title: Re: HOW BIG ARE THESE CALVES???
Post by: natural al on December 18, 2006, 11:43:31 AM
Well at least Bast won't be chiming in with a smartass remark.

I wouldn't bet on that.
Title: Re: HOW BIG ARE THESE CALVES???
Post by: natural al on December 18, 2006, 11:47:09 AM
how does your current calvestraining differ from what you used to do


well I tried alot of different things, lots of volume, lots of reps, low volume, heavy weight, supersets, different foot positions...lots of different things.

DC calf training basically has you focus on the stretched part of the movement, you start a rep at the top lower it slowly to a full stretch-should take about 5 seconds to perform the negative portion of the movement and hold it in the stretched position for 15 seconds then explode up and start again.  The weight should be enough that you want to stop at 8 or 10 reps but shoot for 12-15.  the stretching portion of the movement beats the hell out of your calfs IF you do it right and use enough weight.
Title: Re: HOW BIG ARE THESE CALVES???
Post by: Sir William Idol on December 18, 2006, 11:48:37 AM
(http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=113411.0;attach=127722;image)

i see not one but two deodorizer cans....



one for you and one for your boyfriend for a post man-love refreshing spritz?



hahhahhahha, owned like the days of old
Title: Re: HOW BIG ARE THESE CALVES???
Post by: Bluto on December 18, 2006, 11:52:18 AM
well I tried alot of different things, lots of volume, lots of reps, low volume, heavy weight, supersets, different foot positions...lots of different things.

DC calf training basically has you focus on the stretched part of the movement, you start a rep at the top lower it slowly to a full stretch-should take about 5 seconds to perform the negative portion of the movement and hold it in the stretched position for 15 seconds then explode up and start again.  The weight should be enough that you want to stop at 8 or 10 reps but shoot for 12-15.  the stretching portion of the movement beats the hell out of your calfs IF you do it right and use enough weight.

so how much has your calves grown since you started with that
Title: Re: HOW BIG ARE THESE CALVES???
Post by: natural al on December 18, 2006, 11:57:12 AM
so how much has your calves grown since you started with that

well they were almost non existant, now they're over 17.  I never measured them cause I was embarrased and one day I was in the basement and my wife has one of thse seamstess measureing tapes so I decided to throw it on and see how I was doing and they were over 17, that was a few months ago.  I'm not big into measureing bodyparts, I almost never do it.
Title: Re: HOW BIG ARE THESE CALVES???
Post by: Bluto on December 18, 2006, 11:59:20 AM
well they were almost non existant, now they're over 17.  I never measured them cause I was embarrased and one day I was in the basement and my wife has one of thse seamstess measureing tapes so I decided to throw it on and see how I was doing and they were over 17, that was a few months ago.  I'm not big into measureing bodyparts, I almost never do it.

allright. sounds good. when it comes to calves all other theories get thrown out of the window. im willing to try anything for that =)
Title: Re: HOW BIG ARE THESE CALVES???
Post by: natural al on December 18, 2006, 12:04:19 PM
allright. sounds good. when it comes to calves all other theories get thrown out of the window. im willing to try anything for that =)

I honestly believe in this type of training for calves, I never talk about DC training on here anymore cause of all the BS that comes with it but if you use a weight that makes you want to quit at about 8 reps and gut it out to 12 using the above mentioned technique AND remember that next time you have to add weight or reps and do it successfully you're calves really don't have any other choice but to grow.

I've seen where Trevor smiths' BFT training using the same technique but he recommends something like a full minute stretch or something like that...I'll have to reread it and confirm but that seems a little out there to me...but who knows it might work
Title: Re: HOW BIG ARE THESE CALVES???
Post by: The Heckler on December 18, 2006, 12:06:16 PM
How many buckets of Sports Nutrition are in your closet ?

and you can tell those supps are really working for him  ::)
Title: Re: HOW BIG ARE THESE CALVES???
Post by: Playboy on December 18, 2006, 12:57:38 PM
I don't think anybody wants to see my before pictures. I was a stick man. My calves where probably 12 inches and now they are 17 inches cold. I know I can make them grow really fast with the DC training and that helped a lot.
We're only jerking your chain, Alexxx. Great job so far. Calves are a tough bodypart.

PB
Title: Re: HOW BIG ARE THESE CALVES???
Post by: JOHN MATRIX on December 18, 2006, 01:53:09 PM
i had tiny calves. then i trained them hard for years, using all sorts of innovative techniques, tried out every suggestion, every exercise, brutal, brutally hard.

then recently i measured them again, and they were the same exact size.

i hate calves >:(
Title: Re: HOW BIG ARE THESE CALVES???
Post by: grab an umbrella on December 18, 2006, 02:02:06 PM
haha, that sucks dude, i look at a calf raise machine and mine get bigger...
Title: Re: HOW BIG ARE THESE CALVES???
Post by: NJ_Slinky on December 18, 2006, 02:41:03 PM
Calves are always tough to build and need to train them every chance you get.  Here's me freshly scooped in some random club with a 200 lbs club goer on my back. 

Donkey raiser.

Title: Re: HOW BIG ARE THESE CALVES???
Post by: FLEX N FREAK on December 18, 2006, 02:47:33 PM
nice socks ! yeah he must workout  ;D
Title: Re: HOW BIG ARE THESE CALVES???
Post by: KTMckay on December 18, 2006, 02:53:48 PM
Notice how the champion is not even fully flexing them!  :o
Champion status
Title: Re: HOW BIG ARE THESE CALVES???
Post by: carvedoutofwood on December 18, 2006, 02:54:42 PM
heh I used to take that stuff but now use it for my coin storage. Shh don't tell shawn ray!

epic coin storage technique used by my grandpa who happens to own the same pair of socks
Title: Re: HOW BIG ARE THESE CALVES???
Post by: KTMckay on December 18, 2006, 02:56:58 PM
Calves are always tough to build and need to train them every chance you get.  Here's me freshly scooped in some random club with a 200 lbs club goer on my back. 

Donkey raiser.


Not only calf building but disease building if your in  CLUB bathroom. Get checked for hepatitis soon.
Title: Re: HOW BIG ARE THESE CALVES???
Post by: Wiggs on December 18, 2006, 05:41:22 PM
 I don't know how big your calves but I do know you better clean that gawd damn room son! >:(
Title: Re: HOW BIG ARE THESE CALVES???
Post by: swilkins1984 on December 18, 2006, 06:21:28 PM
They look like you are facing the camera with your feet turned backwards
Title: Re: HOW BIG ARE THESE CALVES???
Post by: gh15 on December 18, 2006, 06:49:45 PM
its not the calves that are too small,,,,it is you that is too big ;) ;D

dbol/test/deca,,reapeat for 8 weeks ,, 6 if poor
Title: Re: HOW BIG ARE THESE CALVES???
Post by: alexxx on December 18, 2006, 06:52:06 PM
its not the calves that are too small,,,,it is you that is too big ;) ;D

dbol/test/deca,,reapeat for 8 weeks ,, 6 if poor

lol good point!
Title: Re: HOW BIG ARE THESE CALVES???
Post by: Birdman on December 18, 2006, 07:12:51 PM
(http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=113411.0;attach=127722;image)

monster inverted left knee
Title: Re: HOW BIG ARE THESE CALVES???
Post by: gh15 on December 18, 2006, 07:20:35 PM
whats sad is that you could really become a walking beast if you  been through some cycles,,,you would  become 6'4 300lb+ and this is a promise,, i worked few years ago with a 6'5 guy that was to begin with 190lb with half of your dedication,,,2 years and 4 cycles later he became 290lb of steal! and he was half as dedicated as you my friend
Title: Re: HOW BIG ARE THESE CALVES???
Post by: Alex Velickovic on December 18, 2006, 07:25:22 PM
whats sad is that you could really become a walking beast if you  been through some cycles,,,you would  become 6'4 300lb+ and this is a promise,, i worked few years ago with a 6'5 guy that was to begin with 190lb with half of your dedication,,,2 years and 4 cycles later he became 290lb of steal! and he was half as dedicated as you my friend

alexxx, DJ could be your guru  ;D
Title: Re: HOW BIG ARE THESE CALVES???
Post by: alexxx on December 18, 2006, 07:28:33 PM
whats sad is that you could really become a walking beast if you  been through some cycles,,,you would  become 6'4 300lb+ and this is a promise,, i worked few years ago with a 6'5 guy that was to begin with 190lb with half of your dedication,,,2 years and 4 cycles later he became 290lb of steal! and he was half as dedicated as you my friend

Cool. I am sure I could make it to 250 pounds at 8% naturally. Those cycles must have been heavy on the organs?
Title: Re: HOW BIG ARE THESE CALVES???
Post by: alexxx on December 18, 2006, 08:16:34 PM
alexxx, DJ could be your guru  ;D

Yes but I could teach him dedication. ;D
Title: Re: HOW BIG ARE THESE CALVES???
Post by: Bast175 on December 18, 2006, 08:17:51 PM
Cool. I am sure I could make it to 250 pounds at 8% naturally. Those cycles must have been heavy on the organs?

I doubt it.
Title: Re: HOW BIG ARE THESE CALVES???
Post by: ManBearPig... on December 18, 2006, 08:18:07 PM
Cool. I am sure I could make it to 250 pounds at 8% naturally. Those cycles must have been heavy on the organs?

kiss any acting aspirations goodbye if you get sauced up.
Title: Re: HOW BIG ARE THESE CALVES???
Post by: Alex Velickovic on December 18, 2006, 08:20:12 PM
kiss any acting aspirations goodbye if you get sauced up.

Typecast  ;D
Title: Re: HOW BIG ARE THESE CALVES???
Post by: alexxx on December 18, 2006, 08:23:34 PM
That's true you always see the big guys moving furniture or working at the door. Good point.
Title: Re: HOW BIG ARE THESE CALVES???
Post by: Bast175 on December 18, 2006, 08:25:44 PM
the action guys are juiced
Title: Re: HOW BIG ARE THESE CALVES???
Post by: alexxx on December 18, 2006, 08:29:43 PM
the action guys are juiced

Yeah but not so much so that they could not achieve it naturally.
Title: Re: HOW BIG ARE THESE CALVES???
Post by: jarhead on December 19, 2006, 07:49:35 AM
synthol
Title: Re: HOW BIG ARE THESE CALVES???
Post by: Bast175 on December 19, 2006, 02:31:36 PM
Yeah but not so much so that they could not achieve it naturally.

yea but an actor could always come off the juice and get back to a smaller size.  Levrone was juiced to the gills and now he's 185lbs.