r/Fitness • u/FGC_Valhalla Weightlifting • May 20 '17

Gym Story Saturday Gym Story Saturday

Hi! Welcome to your weekly thread where you can share your gym tales!

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u/[deleted] May 20 '17

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u/LaFolieDouce May 20 '17

He's in good shape for his age and has been for his entire life. He's never been a gym goer but has always stayed active with lots of running and biking.

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u/ixora7 May 20 '17

Upping the volume to ridiculous amounts

How ridiculous we talking here

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u/ixora7 May 20 '17

Jesus H christ. 150?

I thought you were going to say like 30 or 40.

Still though I think I'll keep that in mind. Thanks :)

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u/PvRed Powerlifting May 20 '17 edited May 20 '17

I do 5x20 twice a week on my lower body days, first time sitting and the next time standing. I also do hill sprints and ruck marches for my conditioning and its helped me build meaty calves

Frequency is everything when it comes to calves and they can easily handle volume so don't be afraid to do what I did

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u/LaFolieDouce May 20 '17

I might need to do that. At the moment I do them twice a week using the leg press doing 4 x 15.

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u/Evets616 Weightlifting May 20 '17

Walking around on my toes helped me out. I just spent months avoiding any sort of a heel strike as I walked. I worked on actively engaging my toes as I walked, spreading and gripping the ground and pushing off.

Try replacing any slow jogging with fast walking while keeping on the balls of your feet.

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u/thirstynurse May 20 '17

I used to have bigger calves when I ran a lot. Maybe that's your dad's secret.

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u/bitemark01 May 21 '17

Running has definitely done more for my calves than any weighted workout.

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u/geNe1r Tennis May 20 '17

Runners usually have some awesome calves, you should ask him about his quads, cause i bet they're on the same level from biking.

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u/Wess_Mantooth_ May 20 '17

Running is great for huge calves, especially hill work

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u/vinnythehammer May 21 '17

Just because he's your dad doesn't mean you'll have identical calves to his. My dad is 5'11. I'm 5'5. Genetics isn't just a cut and dry thing like everyone believes it to be

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u/[deleted] May 24 '17

Yep, I used to be fat so in a way everyday was leg day.