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Old 08-05-2001, 07:19 AM   #1
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are the calves the hardest part of the body to develope or is it the triceps? or are we both wrong.

 
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i think its the calves!!! i've been training calves at least twice per week for a long time and saw NO progress. on the other hand when i begun training, my triceps started to develop in no time, i begun to feel hard muscle in areas of my arms that i didn't know i even had muscle(silly me!!). although i don't really train with much intensity, my triceps are quite shapely and hard. my calves!!?? thats another story. i also think its my genetic pre-disposition to have tiny legs too but this is ridiculous!! no growth whatsoever. i also have very flat feet and i hear that that has something to do with it.

 
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I remember Andrew mentioning that calves were really hard to develop and you basically are born with calves that work or don't.

 
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Calves can be very tough to develop, no doubt. Try doing this for calves if you've been working out for awhile, I found it on another website: using one step of the stairs or a cinder block or whatever, do calf raises with one leg at a time using your bodyweight. Do as many as you can for each leg. Concentrate on keeping your form strict. Repeat with the other leg. Don't do more than a couple of sets your first time doing this. Use your hands to balance yourself against the corner or wall or whatever. When this exercise fails to create a muscle pump in your calves you can hold a dumbell in one hand while doing them. It's an old recipe, but one that I really like. If you can find a workout partner, you might try doing resisted toe-ups to work the tibialis anterior muscle, which is located on the front of your shin.


I think that forearms are extremely difficult to build up personally. Just like calves, what you've been given genetically is a big factor. Persistence will pay off if you approach training them in the manner that best fits you. Positive visualization helps a great deal as well. If you're really serious about building them up it would be worth it to pay a good personal trainer for a session to glean some insight on training tips. Remember that everyone is different and that you might need to personalize your workouts to your particular body type, metabolism, etc.

I never had a problem with triceps however, and I don't really hear that much about it being a problem area...biceps seem to be harder than triceps if the genetics aren't there naturally, but that does not really mean anything specifically. Keep in mind that arm size is probably 60-70% tricep size (if not more) and that biceps are also worked during back exercises.

 
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I think it depends on the person. I am about 40 pounds overweight, and my calves still have very little fat on them. My triceps, on the other hand....well, let's not talk about that. For me, it's definitely the triceps!!

 
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