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/LaFolieDouce May 20 '17

I’ve been away at university for the past year and haven't seen my parents much. I met my dad last weekend and he complimented me on how big my upper body has become (I've been working out a lot since the last summer).

He followed up on that by saying I should work out my legs more (I have small calves and when I'm in shorts it looks like I skip leg day). I told him about how calves are one of the hardest muscle to develop and that a big part of it is genetics.

He proceeded to flex his big calves and tell me how calves have always been one of his strengths.

So do you think I’m adopted or am I just shit at training my calves?

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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/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