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simple .. what's the most effective wourkout for gaining mass in the calf area ??

is there other wourkout better than calf-raises?

I asked a similar question some time ago cause the weight was too easy. I have learned in the meantime form a colleague that the best thing to do is step on the gas cycling uphill. His calves are living proof...

Isnt calfs more about Genetics? You should see my calfs. They have always been very small.

I played basketball, soccer, volley ball, Inline skate (aggresive) work outs and now cycling!

My calfs are still small . I made up my mind that, they will never be big for the same reason.

Bad news. You either got 'em (and thank your parents) or you don't. Yeah, you can push them a little if they aren't much, but you won't see miracles. I have shit calves recently tried a calf-blaster cycle that required training every day. Sorry, but no spectacular results - just a very small improvement. No doubt someone with beefier calves would have had better results. Since your calves normally get a lot of work from everyday moving around, you need to do reps reps reps with weight. I believe calf development exercises are most likely more effective if you are late teens to late 20's when you grow the best.

I don't think that it's just genetic .. cuz calfs are muscles like all other muscles ..
sure the size may be a bit limited .. but you can train them and add mass if using the right exercise ..
so far .. I see that the calf raises are best..

Bad news. You either got 'em (and thank your parents) or you don't. Yeah, you can push them a little if they aren't much, but you won't see miracles. I have shit calves recently tried a calf-blaster cycle that required training every day. Sorry, but no spectacular results - just a very small improvement. No doubt someone with beefier calves would have had better results. Since your calves normally get a lot of work from everyday moving around, you need to do reps reps reps with weight. I believe calf development exercises are most likely more effective if you are late teens to late 20's when you grow the best.

I had to just face the facts that I am never going to have the calves I want. My father has no legs. I have worked my legs for 6 years (along with all my other body parts). They toned up but that is about it. They still look like a womans set of legs from the knee down.

I think it is genetics, I'm a leg man, calves will get my attention everytime! It seems to me, white men seem to have the dominant market share on calves. I have even seen fat out of shape guys with gorgeous calves, that have never thought of stepping onto a stair master. It's like massimouno said, you have them or you don't.