Last week we discussed the numerous benefits of not skipping ‘leg day’. But while many of us work our butts off on ‘leg day’ and earn well-developed quads and hamstrings, we still have difficulty building massive calves.
For many (including me), calf muscles are hard to build. For many of us guys, biceps and shoulders or pecs are no problem. Quads and hamstrings – not easy but can be done if you don’t mind some painful squat workouts. But calves? They often seem very resistant to growth.
I would go out on a limb to say that the most stubborn and hard-to-develop body part for most people is definitely a pair of diamond-shaped calves. Even at the professional bodybuilding level, a great pair of calves is seldom seen on stage.
Ironically, a lot of people who have great calves don’t even train them, at least not directly. For them, they are
