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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: Boost on May 07, 2010, 11:09:18 AM
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sick
Frankhouser i guess?
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Holy fuck! Thems some cows right there
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holy shit Boost...
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i bet the ladies love those ;)
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Damn man have you considered reduction?
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Holy Shit!
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Wow, and I thought I had some moo moos under my knees. Jesus.
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i see it paid off doing those dictionary calf-raises
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lol! thats the photo I was about to post in this thread haha
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saw some 5'2 midget old man with a gut yesterday with huge diamond cut calves
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I still remeber 2 years ago when I was getting my passport done when this big fat dude walks in with shorts and had the biggest fucking calfs EVER and the strange thing is they were also pretty ripped.
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I still remeber 2 years ago when I was getting my passport done when this big fat dude walks in with shorts and had the biggest fucking calfs EVER and the strange thing is they were also pretty ripped.
Probably never done a calf raise in his life, unless it was to walk up some steps with some food.
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Fuck Boost those look like thighs on your calves. How mine. And this is with no training for 5 years. Look at the development of the right calf
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Fuck Boost those look like thighs on your calves. How mine. And this is with no training for 5 years. Look at the development of the right calf
All oil.
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F'ckin insane calves right there!
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Holy Jesus. Must have had good calves to begin with. Theres a 300lb fat dude at my gym with pro sized calves, there fucking huge for some reason.
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Boost = fankhouser
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Boost = fankhouser
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how do u figure?
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Those look inhuman!! :o :o
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hi matarazo..
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Trust me......i know my musclemens calves when i see them.
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Trust me......i know my musclemens calves when i see them.
...awkward.
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problem, son?
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if you have such calves you usually have or weak hams or chest or arms, but rather have them calves than chest.
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People with genetically big calves also tend to have naturally big forearms too.
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yes but they tend to have small upperarms, except the pro's
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yes but they tend to have small upperarms, except the pro's
Yep on the money
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calves = 100% genetic
i see world class, diamond shaped and striated calves on middle-aged untrained white guys all the time.
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calves are interesting. Some people have huge calves but generally have fairly thick ankles too. I fall into the other category as i have relatively big calves, but my ankles are quite small. Kinda enhances the taper of them i guess.
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calves = 100% genetic
i see world class, diamond shaped and striated calves on middle-aged untrained white guys all the time.
lol jesus. epic discouraging calf training quote.
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I always laugh at the "Calves are all genetic" line.
No shit....so are Pecs, Arms, Traps, Quads, Hams, Shoulders and Back
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My calves, upper arms, and neck were all the same size
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I still remeber 2 years ago when I was getting my passport done when this big fat dude walks in with shorts and had the biggest fucking calfs EVER and the strange thing is they were also pretty ripped.
it's not strange at all, his calfs get more presure from his bodyweight constantly so his calfs will develop accordingly, so ofcourse they will be ripped and big at the same time.
muscles grows big and ripped when you do high reps with super heavy weight... only calves can get that kind of presure so for fat people it's easy to develop calfs.
genetics play one part but what I said is the other fact
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My calves, upper arms, and neck were all the same size
That was actually how the ancient Greeks measured the "Ideal" man.
TO have 16" Neck, bi's and calves
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(http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q158/heathmun/mother-of-god.jpg)
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calves = 100% genetic
i see world class, diamond shaped and striated calves on middle-aged untrained white guys all the time.
And I knew one guy who walked on his hands all the time and had huge shoulders. All genetics. ::)
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That was actually how the ancient Greeks measured the "Ideal" man.
TO have 16" Neck, bi's and calves
Columbo told me that. Mine were all 21"
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That was actually how the ancient Greeks measured the "Ideal" man.
TO have 16" Neck, bi's and calves
Never really thought about it, but now that I measure my neck, calves and biceps are all equal size... That is crazy
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I always laugh at the "Calves are all genetic" line.
No shit....so are Pecs, Arms, Traps, Quads, Hams, Shoulders and Back
why would you laugh at that?
Compare to realitvly easy it is to grow what musclegroups you just mentioned to calfs...
There is a reason we see 300 pounds dudes with more testo then a small village combined running through their system yet the cant get their calfs to grow.
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There is a reason we see 300 pounds dudes with more testo then a small village combined running through their system yet the cant get their calfs to grow.
It's because they don't train their calves. Yeah yeah, I know FLEX has training articles on the pros training calves all the time, but that's probably the one time that year the guy got under a standing calf raise machine.
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And I knew one guy who walked on his hands all the time and had huge shoulders. All genetics. ::)
yeah except the untrained people who have world class calves also have average quads and hams...
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I always laugh at the "Calves are all genetic" line.
No shit....so are Pecs, Arms, Traps, Quads, Hams, Shoulders and Back
wrong.
obviously genetics determine your ability to bet big muscles, but thats beside the point.
it is common to see people with calves that are better than alot of PRO BODYBUILDERs' calves, who do not even train at all.
when is the last time you saw someone who didnt train at all, walking around with pro-bber level pecs, arms, traps, quads, hams, shoulders or back?
thats right, never
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when is the last time you saw someone who didnt train at all, walking around with pro-bber level pecs, arms, traps, quads, hams, shoulders or back?
thats right, never
When was the last time you saw someone walking around on their hands to provide stimulus for their shoulders? Or squatting endlessly on a street corner? How about pushing objects away from them or just randomly bringing their hands together to provide enough progressive resistance for the pectorals to grow?
People are constantly walking, up stairs, in the sand, twisting and turning every direction etc...this helps provide stimulus that the calves will adapt to. Adaptation=growth/endurance.
The calves are no different than any other muscle. It's a farce that they are genetic, just like how you should train abs every day too.
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I always laugh at the "Calves are all genetic" line.
No shit....so are Pecs, Arms, Traps, Quads, Hams, Shoulders and Back
How do you figure?
If you have high calves, they are never going to be big and ripped.
Pecs, Arms, quads and such, are less effected by genetics than calves are. If you have high calves, you're pretty much fucked.
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When was the last time you saw someone walking around on their hands to provide stimulus for their shoulders? Or squatting endlessly on a street corner? How about pushing objects away from them or just randomly bringing their hands together to provide enough progressive resistance for the pectorals to grow?
People are constantly walking, up stairs, in the sand, twisting and turning every direction etc...this helps provide stimulus that the calves will adapt to. Adaptation=growth/endurance.
The calves are no different than any other muscle. It's a farce that they are genetic, just like how you should train abs every day too.
this whole 'their calves are big because they walk around' thing is bullshit....so why arent these same peoples' quads and hams pro bber huge then? they use those muscles 'walking around' just the same.
and how about people who walk/run all the time, and still have 13 inch calves?
or people who specifically train calves for years to bring them up and they are still 13 inches?
or how pro bbers can dedicate their lives to training and eating, pump tons of anabolics, manage to get huge everywhere else but still have the same skinny calves?
calves = 100% genetic.
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this whole 'their calves are big because they walk around' thing is bullshit....so why arent these same peoples' quads and hams pro bber huge then? they use those muscles 'walking around' just the same.
Pick up a book on Kinesiology and maybe you will figure out why the quads and hams don't respond.
And to answer your question about why guys that train for years, are on a ton of anabolics and get bigger everywhere else, yet don't have big calves? Look around your gym at probably the most abused form on a piece of equipment...I bet you it would be the calf machines. Short, bouncy reps, too much weight, and no tension on the muscle, using the quads to help you move the weight...that would more likely be your answer than the lame cop out excuse you're currently using.
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Pick up a book on Kinesiology and maybe you will figure out why the quads and hams don't respond.
And to answer your question about why guys that train for years, are on a ton of anabolics and get bigger everywhere else, yet don't have big calves? Look around your gym at probably the most abused form on a piece of equipment...I bet you it would be the calf machines. Short, bouncy reps, too much weight, and no tension on the muscle, using the quads to help you move the weight...that would more likely be your answer than the lame cop out excuse you're currently using.
I want to wish this was true. I can't get my calves to grow much.
I've tried everything. Less weight, strict form - etc.
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Pick up a book on Kinesiology and maybe you will figure out why the quads and hams don't respond.
And to answer your question about why guys that train for years, are on a ton of anabolics and get bigger everywhere else, yet don't have big calves? Look around your gym at probably the most abused form on a piece of equipment...I bet you it would be the calf machines. Short, bouncy reps, too much weight, and no tension on the muscle, using the quads to help you move the weight...that would more likely be your answer than the lame cop out excuse you're currently using.
im sure wolf, ronnie, dexter, 23842323847 other pro bbers with glaringly weak calves just just never thought to try working them out ::)
you are ignoring every point i made...so what about the millions of people who walk, jog, run, and do sports on a daily basis who have 13 inch stick calves?
what about all the people who DO train their calves HARD using every concievable technique and they still dont grow even one half of one inch?
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do you shave or wax them boost?
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you are ignoring every point i made...so what about the millions of people who walk, jog, run, and do sports on a daily basis who have 13 inch stick calves?
I chose to ignore your "points." Your points are about as worthless as tits on a bull.
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I chose to ignore your "points." Your points are about as worthless as tits on a bull.
nice copout ;)
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Notice all the people with big calves are the ones not buying the 'calves are genetic' theory?
They are just upset because they think people saying that are merely trying to right off their so called hard work they put into their calves, when in fact they hardly put any work into their calves at all due to good calf genetics.