The calf thing is a genetic malformation/robustness/foreshortening of the calf and lower leg structure indicative of someone with a high degree of Celtic ancestry... (Scottish, Irish, or to a lesser degree Welsh) The shape and structure of the calf is indicative that there aren't many Normans/Angles/Saxons in the Yates family tree.
It's a cold adaption seen in Northern dwelling people... the pattern is usually:
-thick forearms with long muscle bellies inserting at the wrist, not before it... accompanied by broad palms, short stubby fingers and thick knuckles
-elongated lats which cover more of the kidney
-boxy pelvic structure
-bell-shaped ribcage
-proportionately narrow shoulders
-long hamstring muscle bellies and thick knees
-a severely shortened Achilles tendon sometimes accompanied by flat feet
-short, stubby toes
-broad feet that are proportionately short for the persons height
-an elongated soleus muscle belly that wraps around the (girthy) ankle and extends a full two thirds down the leg
-a thick wraparound gastrocnemius muscle that extends at least halfway down the lower leg
-poor mechanical leverage of the foot (for running), excellent mechanical leverage for calf raises, heel raises or pushing/dragging heavy loads
This means Dorian's calves will probably never atrophy that much, even if he ceases training them, till age-related muscle wasteage sets in in Dorian's 60's or 70's.
...I'd put good money on Dorian having had red/gingery-brown hair as a child (till 10 or so), or perhaps growing red facial hair as an adult (red ear and nostril hair will come with age), that is associated with the cold-adaptive genes.
Dorian Yates.... the Flex articles say heavy training... the calves say Neanderthal genes.
-The Luke
You're right. He is.
Dorian stated his mother's side is German. He said this on his website a while back. Someone was wondering about the origin of his middle name. There are plenty of Borreby and Brunn racial types in northern Germany. His neandertal features could be from this side of his family.
"I owe my strength to my mother's side" or something like that....
Immigrants from what is now modern Belgium, the "Belgae" probably formed the basis of the British people. They were described by the Romans as being Keltic in culture. These people were of the iron age Keltic type racial type (exemplified by Tony Blair, Hugh Grant,...) according to Carlton Coon.
The "Gaels" are the Brunn/western Irish people.
Kelt is a broad term. It's likely that the various people called Kelts by the Romans came in every colour possible amongst "white" people. The British were originally kelts, but the "Keltic" role in the genetic makeup of the British has been downplayed for political reasons.
They're all Anglos and Saxons don't you know!