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 proprtionately 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
