'high calves'

[onthecumup]

here we go with another lacking calf thread but my situation is unique. i have what some call 'high calves'...... where the gastrocnemious starts higher and the soleus appears smaller. my gastroc is large and well defined, being able to clearly see the heads and measures approx 19 inches. however as i said it makes my soleus appear non developed...... does anyone have any training tips to help combat this? i do bent knee calf press all the time to focus on the soleus but it is just not helping


any help is appreciated

thanx guys

[onthecumup]

hey ribb..... thanks for the input hoever i have already tried this and all that does for me is hit the different heads of the gastroc..... i need somethin to work primarly the soleus.... i hate my calves haha

[monkeybizniz]

seated calf raises bro......when your knee is bent at 90 degrees you engage your soleus when plantar flexing your ankle

[Blood1]

The only way i could get my calves bigger was by switching shit up like crazy. Sets of 100 for a few weeks followed by heavy sets for 8-12 followed by drop sets and tri-sets etc etc etc. My calves are a bitch too. They were naturally small.

[bigboy1979]

does anybody believe that having high calves causes you to have a higher vertical and speed? most athletes that are quick and can jump have high calves. i have high calves and ive always been one of the fastest guys on the team.

[method2madness]

I don't think high calves cause anyone to have speed or higher vertical jumps but In my business I have definitely seen a correlation with the high calf phenomenon and faster "explosive" athletes.
Peace and good health

M2M

Originally Posted by bigboy1979

does anybody believe that having high calves causes you to have a higher vertical and speed? most athletes that are quick and can jump have high calves. i have high calves and ive always been one of the fastest guys on the team.

[bigboy1979]

Originally Posted by method2madness

I don't think high calves cause anyone to have speed or higher vertical jumps but In my business I have definitely seen a correlation with the high calf phenomenon and faster "explosive" athletes.
Peace and good health

M2M

i guess thats what i was trying to say. not everybody with high calves is faster and can jump higher. but u do see it a lot in some of the top athletes in the world.

[onthecumup]

i ahve always had a very good vertical.... interesting

[method2madness]

It is an interesting phenomena. It would be very interesting to know if there is any bio-mechanical or bio-chemical relationship between the two.

Originally Posted by bigboy1979

i guess thats what i was trying to say. not everybody with high calves is faster and can jump higher. but u do see it a lot in some of the top athletes in the world.