View Poll Results: Size of your calves
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Under 13"
3 7.69% -
13-13.75
2 5.13% -
14-14.75
6 15.38% -
15-15.75
5 12.82% -
16-16.75
10 25.64% -
17 + (unlikely!)
13 33.33%
Thread: What is the size of your calves?
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12-20-2005, 08:56 AM #1Banned
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What is the size of your calves?
Measured in inches when flexed. A lot of people have trouble building their calves, so its just interesting to see how big everyone's are
DAMN, i should have put more options in the poll. I underestimated how big you huge dudes can get!!!Last edited by Flexor; 12-20-2005 at 11:07 AM.
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12-20-2005, 09:01 AM #2
Don't know the size, all I know is I fried them on sunday and I can hardly walk today.
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12-20-2005, 09:08 AM #3Banned
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14.25" for me. I've never trained them other than just running but I really should get around to it
Yeh when the calves ache they usually ache like sh1t
Don't know the size, all I know is I fried them on sunday and I can hardly walk today.Last edited by Flexor; 12-20-2005 at 10:18 AM.
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12-20-2005, 09:55 AM #4
mine are about 17 inches
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12-20-2005, 10:21 AM #5
18 inches and counting...
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12-20-2005, 10:29 AM #6Originally Posted by Kaminsky
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12-20-2005, 10:29 AM #7
Length or around J/k
Mine are 16.75" flexed. I always thought they were bigger than that but I guess not, they will be getting an @ss kicking on Thursday forbeing such wimps.
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12-20-2005, 10:42 AM #8
18 1/2" cold, my calves are my best part
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12-20-2005, 10:53 AM #9Associate Member
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16" even and I'm not complaining one bit considering I'm still recovering from a severe leg wound from last year. Ya I'd like some more size on them and will be getting it here soon as I'm hitting week 5 of my cycle and have been hitting leg workouts HARD lately.
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12-20-2005, 10:55 AM #10Banned
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Good going guys, I had no idea that most people had the genetics to grow their calves that big. Considering that arnie had 19" calves and everyone says he had gifted calf genetics.
Am I wrong here, did he have even bigger than 19"? I heard some bodybuilders can't get past 16 even though they have 18-20" arms.
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12-20-2005, 10:58 AM #11
I have never really worked my calfs til the last month and i'm 25 my calfs are 17's but i didn't know that's considered gifted for not lifting olm cause I'm 5ft9 about 203 now I feel i gotta him olm even harder lol.
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12-20-2005, 11:00 AM #12Originally Posted by Flexor
Arnolds calves were anything but gifted. They were in fact his most lagging bodypart for a long time. I doubt they were much bigger than 19".
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12-20-2005, 11:02 AM #13Banned
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I just checked Arnie had 20". if he was working out today they would probably be 22"!!!
According to various calculations and formulae in this excel spreadsheet i found on forum.bodybuilding.com, my wrist size of only 6.5" and height of 5'8" means I can't get calves bigger than 15". I'm so damn lightly boned and yet I look quite built.
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12-20-2005, 11:03 AM #14Banned
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Originally Posted by stayinstacked
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12-20-2005, 11:07 AM #15Originally Posted by Flexor
Arnolds wrist size was also extremely small for his body, and his calves were big. **** scientific studies, work those bitches and make em grow
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Originally Posted by stayinstacked
I'll work towards a target of 16", I reckon I'll get them up to 15" in one month easily. I'll have to put in some seated calf raises though, to work the soleus more, at higher reps as well since its mostly slow twitch.
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12-20-2005, 11:18 AM #17Originally Posted by Flexor
Arnold also said, for calves to grow large you need to really work them hard. Twice your bodyweight on standing calve raises at least. When you walk your using one calve to support your bodyweight, so if you weigh 240 then you'd use 480 minimum on standing calve raises. Or work up to that as best as you can until you can do it. And by hard work on your calves, about 500 hours to see good results he said. I know way too much about this guy
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Originally Posted by stayinstackedLast edited by Flexor; 12-20-2005 at 11:27 AM.
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12-20-2005, 11:29 AM #19Associate Member
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I always thought I had chicken legs. I don't even consider myself a very stocky guy. I'm 6.1" and 200lbs.
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12-20-2005, 11:32 AM #20Associate Member
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Originally Posted by Flexor
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Originally Posted by USMCSS
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12-20-2005, 11:43 AM #22Associate Member
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Originally Posted by Flexor
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12-20-2005, 12:01 PM #23Banned
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Originally Posted by USMCSS
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12-20-2005, 12:33 PM #24
I never measured mine before until now. I've got 17's. I have not worked my calves in 3 months.
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12-20-2005, 01:59 PM #25
same exact size of my arms...18 1/2 inches
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Originally Posted by Bigpup101
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12-20-2005, 04:19 PM #27
mine are 17 1/2..
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12-20-2005, 04:50 PM #28
16.5 ahhhhhh grow fkuers grow!!!!!!! my weakness
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12-20-2005, 06:23 PM #29
My calves are scrawny and even if I kill them for years I just don't have the genetics for BIG calves. My brother who has never worked out in a gym a day in his life has both perfect and monster calves, he plays tennis and squash a few times a week. He has the genes but maybe I should start playing squash heh..
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12-20-2005, 09:28 PM #30
14 1/2 only workum once a month besides cardio
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12-20-2005, 11:47 PM #31Originally Posted by Flexor
i don't know how many tell the truth but i'll post pics..just took some yesterday, but i could take some with a tape around it, they used to be bigger than my arms and i NEVER trained them, maybe one every two months, they just grew on their own lol
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12-22-2005, 12:39 AM #32
Mine are 17"... i'm 5'6"
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12-22-2005, 10:10 AM #33Anabolic Member
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16 1/2" for me. I've just started to figure out how to make them feel the pain. Drop sets, rest pauses, super sets in that order with a high volume of sets, usually 15-20, and a good stretch in between supersets. Sometimes I'll give them a full day of pure pain and it'll feel like I've got a hot knife in them for a few days.
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12-22-2005, 10:16 AM #34Banned
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Originally Posted by ODC0717
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12-22-2005, 10:26 AM #35Anabolic Member
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Originally Posted by Flexor
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12-22-2005, 12:04 PM #36
17.75 cold and I never train them......well once a month just for fun
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12-22-2005, 02:53 PM #37Anabolic Member
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16.75 cold. GD bastard calves! However, I am not complaining, as they are my weakest bodypart, but I have found the correct way to train them. You could say it's taken me over a decade to learn how to stimulate these sumbitch calves.
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12-22-2005, 08:36 PM #38Originally Posted by stayinstacked
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12-22-2005, 10:16 PM #39Senior Member
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Originally Posted by stayinstacked
NICE! im only like 18" Pumped,
18 1/2 cold is ****ing nice bro.
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Originally Posted by Narkissos
thats good nark, your really lean too so ill bet in person those look huge man.
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