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 Jan 21 2005, 04:16 PM
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 Tina + Tommy  Group: Member Posts: 427 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 21,575  |
you know when people run a lot they usually get like really big calves. i know their muscles and all but can you make it smaller?
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Jan 21 2005, 04:21 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Official Member Posts: 4,882 Joined: Sep 2004 Member No: 47,064 |
stretching, or doing minor exercises to work your calves may help. I run a lot, but my calves are small! Maybe try jogging for like 15 minutes a day, or something similar where It's not overworking your calves that may cause them to get bigger?
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Jan 21 2005, 06:55 PM
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 nOW wHY tHE hELL aRE tHEY bLINKIN'!?! Group: Member Posts: 116 Joined: Jan 2005 Member No: 85,739 |
Yea.. excersize them but.. sometimes it confuses me,, cause if you excersize them.. itll be filled with muscles.... wow theres like no way around lifes problems.. WHAT THe EFF
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Jan 21 2005, 07:09 PM
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 白人看不懂 !!!! Group: Member Posts: 3,838 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 40,824 |
moved to sports
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| *stephinika* |
Jan 21 2005, 07:58 PM
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hm i'm not sure quite about making them smaller but do some different excercises focused on the tone and not the strength so they won't look so big perhaps?
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Jan 21 2005, 09:16 PM
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**I'm O sO fLy** Group: Member Posts: 304 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 42,281 |
Yea i have the same problem. I am like skinny until it comes to my legs it's all filled with muscles 'nd make me look fat!
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Jan 21 2005, 10:06 PM
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 RiKACHANtEL Group: Member Posts: 3,876 Joined: Sep 2004 Member No: 51,230 |
y would u want them to smaller
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Jan 21 2005, 10:15 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 1,531 Joined: May 2004 Member No: 18,624 |
If you run on a daily basis, I'm not sure if you can make them smaller. The only thing I can think of is stop running. You'll lose muscle...but you probably want to keep working out, so stop running wouldn't be an option.
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Jan 22 2005, 05:51 PM
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 tower over me Group: Member Posts: 1,190 Joined: Jan 2005 Member No: 77,717 |
Swimming.
Always helps the legs! |
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Jan 22 2005, 05:56 PM
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I like my calves.
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Jan 23 2005, 10:21 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 118 Joined: Jan 2005 Member No: 89,053 |
yeah i think my calves are huge because i run and play soccer alot and im in decent shape. i see other people that run and play soccer alot and their calves are small, maybe its genetics lol =P
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Jan 24 2005, 10:26 AM
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 Yawn Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 9,530 Joined: Nov 2004 Member No: 65,772 |
^ true alot of it is genetics. but if you wanna make ur calves smaller then i suggest jogging for about 10-15 min at a time, or doing sprints. and be sure to stretch, it was weird tho because when i played basketball my calves got smaller...maybe it was because of the short sprints instead of the long running
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Jan 24 2005, 08:22 PM
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 HOY!!!!! Group: Member Posts: 268 Joined: Oct 2004 Member No: 55,098 |
i play soccer [alot] and my calves are huge compared to other people like basketball players....
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Jan 27 2005, 10:33 PM
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Newbie Group: Member Posts: 2 Joined: Dec 2004 Member No: 69,827 |
Yea I play soccer and taekwondo so I got big calves too. There are 2 different kinds of exercises. Toning and building. Toning is for smaller tighter muscles that are for endurance. Building is for BIG quick lift muscles. To tone you just run alot not fast. For building you run fast not alot. Thats why sprinters have big muscles and marathoners(?) are really thin. kk
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Jan 28 2005, 11:11 AM
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 This bitch better work! Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 13,681 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 28,095 |
you might be able to get them small if you don't walk for a long time or maybe if you don't eat alot of protein. or if you don't work out.
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Jan 30 2005, 08:44 AM
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 yan lin♥ Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 14,129 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 13,627 |
i have big calves because of vball. you should swim.
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Jan 30 2005, 04:18 PM
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 Happy Person Group: Member Posts: 1,729 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 4,674 |
ohhh dem calves are a bizatch to change.... they protest in pain to increase and grow fat with lack of exercise =_=
I think they get larger when one uses them in bursts, such as running and jumping.. plyometric exercises... So uhhhh don't tear dem calves =p |
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Jan 31 2005, 07:46 PM
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 original member. Group: Official Member Posts: 4,825 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 1,460 |
thunder thighs =O
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Feb 9 2005, 07:32 PM
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i have to watch the one i love, forget shes loves me. Group: Member Posts: 1,128 Joined: Nov 2004 Member No: 61,209 |
my brother tells me to do toe/ calf raises or w/e constantly duno how to explain how to do em but if you do it till it hruts and do it evenly over time liek a month i'm sure itll help
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Feb 12 2005, 01:46 AM
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SWIMMING! i had small calves when i swam :) and when i did basketball too.
ehh, they grew bigger when i did more running/tennis and stuff :/ |
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Feb 13 2005, 09:45 AM
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 the Ray... it filters through Group: Member Posts: 575 Joined: Dec 2004 Member No: 76,081 |
Wait.. what? Ppl who run get these skinny calves.
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