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Do a reaction on mario rios saying calve size don't matter

@heyman373

10 ай бұрын

He said increasing strength calf increase athletism not the size itself.

@saksham79

10 ай бұрын

@@heyman373 he said both

@heyman373

10 ай бұрын

@@saksham79 size is only a causation of getting stronger. Train for strength, size will follow.

@evooff

10 ай бұрын

Who is this random noob and why should anyone care about what he says?

@IzThatit

10 ай бұрын

Black people genetically have smaller calfs but significantly more explosive strength because of the type of muscle fiber.

😂😂😂 My calves are more stubborn for me than lower abs.. I'm glad to be hearing this

This is awesome! I am a high school strength coach and I will borrow these exercises for my athletes!

Yes week caves can ruin your athleticism and it's very frustrating

I've been obsessed with calf training since rupturing my achilles, great vid!

@arjayavon7250

7 ай бұрын

wow.. I respect your comeback after an Achilles injury.. that's really hard to come back from.. you're a beast! Keep it up!

I'm speechless!!? Ty so much!!!

People often go by bodybuilding principals for their calves not realizing the muscle fiber types that dominate the calves which is why I believe loaded carries of all kinds as well as landmine training on your toes will build much bigger calves more quickly but this video isn't about building the size. I just know people will make the joke that dad's have calves fat men have calves and forget that strongman competitors have calves so I just wanted to point out the value of carrying heavy things in a wide variety of styles

@larsenconditioning6742

10 ай бұрын

Everyone that have asked me i told them the best way to grow the calves, is buy a weighted vest and go for long walks with it everyone who is overweight gets to have big calves for that reason. Big calves isnt any where near genetically dependent as ppl think.

@jean-pierre9698

10 ай бұрын

Lmao calves are mostly slow twitch muscle fibre type what are you talking about

@WideAwakeHuman

10 ай бұрын

@@jean-pierre9698lmao you sound like someone that learned a few new words but has no idea how it actually works

Great video

Can't wait to try these

Bigtime info for superb athleticism in calf development with multisport applicability. I commend you, Sir.

@JTD472

9 ай бұрын

Do you say that “I commend you, sir” shit in real life? That’s something you’d say?

@kwilliams1958

9 ай бұрын

Yes, thank you for your query, "I commend you, Sir!" @@JTD472

As a child I wanted to dunk ASAP. And I thought big calves was what I needed. And so I did calf raises consistently from 4th grade through 12th😂🤣

@Nothing.T

9 ай бұрын

did it work 😀

HI Dane B-W front foot raised split-squat bent-leg calf raise

I'm glad I don't have small calves. Still watch the video though. Great content!

Gotta add some of these ASAP. Maybe I’ll grow some calves!

Have you ever tried heavy sleds with an assisted start. Pick a weight just above what the athlete could push from a dead stop, one person pulls and the other pushes and once the sled is going one of them drops off and the athletes has to drive as far as possible

Rocky and Tyson both used a 300lbs heavy bag to grow punching power. Imo, heavy heavy bag training promotes calf drive as does jump rope. Also, I practice scything and proper technique requires calf activation. I would like you to hear you comment on heavy heavy bag training and scythe mowing.

@GarageStrength

10 ай бұрын

100% agree with heavy bag work and the rope! I have only ever used a scythe 3 times and would need to experiment more.

Maybe call them something like unstable split squat calve extensions( or flextensions)

Downhill skiing is underrated for building calves.

Call those the SUSS-DP Flex - Stationary Unsupported Split-Squat Dorsi/Plantar Flexion

I do jump rope. Is that enough for calf strength?

I do have big calves. It's allot of genetics involved but with training they've got en larger.

I guess this is kind of an anatomy question but why do you count the tibialis and the soleus as part of the calf when I thought they were more in the shin?

Small calves in general means long tendon and mean explosive power , look horse frog cricket and for sure cats or other animal who are powerful or athletic , the key is to have powerfull legs and glutes hips and small calves with big tendon and I promise u my calves are skinny but nobody with big calves are agile and explosive like us, but yes that more fragile , and it’s always like that , a powerfull race bike or car will be more fragile than a regular car , big cats are very powerfull and athletic but they can be hurt more easily than hyena for exemple

Is it true that training calves will stiffen up your Achilles tendon which will make you less elastic? I always hear this from sprint coaches

@F-Tier_Physique

10 ай бұрын

No. Doing full range of motion with a good stretch at the bottom will make you more elastic and faster. A full ROM seated or standing calf raise is basically a weighted stretch for the muscle and tendon. I have 3 Achilles ruptures prior to lifting, they all came from overuse(running too much and not training any calves). After rupturing my Achilles for the third time I actually started lifting and training calves, I am now faster than I ever was. Strength training makes you faster and more resilient, anything else is pure bullshit.

i have an injuried achillies maybe some of this will help

I happen to possess the world's largest posterior tibialis

I have noticed many great athletes, especially combat having small caves, do you think they are leaving athletiscm on the table?

@gaelr.s7123

10 ай бұрын

Small calf insertions = bigger tendons that produce more force

@guillermoValdez369

10 ай бұрын

@@gaelr.s7123 doesn't that go against the advice in the video?

@joalvarado8506

10 ай бұрын

@@gaelr.s7123That’s a myth. Phil Heath has high calf insertions, but he doesn’t have small calves. Stop defending leg day skippers.

@slick1908

10 ай бұрын

@@joalvarado8506 not really a myth, people with good calves will never understand. Calves are the muscle I prioritize yet they are just a bit over 15 inch. my arms are like 16.5 inches

@gaelr.s7123

10 ай бұрын

@@joalvarado8506 You misunderstood, but i also didnt write my comment correctly. I meant that high calf insertions = bigger tendons that can produce more force. Im not defending "leg day skippers", i just stated a fact. Ps: to bring up a bodybuilder in a thread that is about ATHLETIC performance isnt appropiate, sure, hipertrophy is important to have good performance, but it shouldnt be the main priority for the athlete.

i have a pretty high calf insertion i heard that’s good

I wanna do bodybuilding to build as much muscle as I can naturally(I don't wan a compete though), And focus on strength at the same time, do calisthenics because calisthenics is harder if you're heavier but that's my goal get heavy so my process on calisthenics is slow but I make sure I'm gettin stronger

@Memesdotcom

4 ай бұрын

Same tbh

I am making progress using the sled with wheels. My ankles , knees and calves are getting stronger and pain is fading away coming off a Achilles rupture. Thanks to you and knees over toe 😂guy I have a clear way to train PROPERLY!😊

As well, you know, this immense friction, like in a computer circuit, will transfer the attributes accumulated from today's workout training and remove half your properties. Theory no because it's testable.

“Gastrocs for show, soleus for GO!”

I've never seen a world class sprinter or a basketball player with huge calves.

@muhammadtyson8676

10 ай бұрын

Its more about strength and force than size

@Gojimaru

10 ай бұрын

@@muhammadtyson8676 I know but look at the title.

@muhammadtyson8676

10 ай бұрын

@@Gojimaru yeah bro its clickbait

WEAK calves, not SMALL calves

top long distance runners (northeast africans) have small calves though, they are another form of athletic. Although put them on a bike for any distance and they do not perform well

@GarageStrength

10 ай бұрын

Soleus more so

Why then do the fastest sprinters and highest jusmpers proportionally have very small calves ?

@Gojimaru

10 ай бұрын

Because they have very long ligaments in proportion to their muscle bellies. And long ligaments store more energy. Like an elastic band.

@JayzsMr

10 ай бұрын

@@Gojimaru this has also been disproven , ligaments don't store energy

@joalvarado8506

10 ай бұрын

Both sprinters and jumpers need to be as light as possible, so they are skinny in general. And explosive athletes tend to rely on their achilles tendon when moving, which is the opposite of what you want to do for calf growth. The achilles tendon is one of the strongest tendons in the body.

@Gojimaru

10 ай бұрын

@@JayzsMr Tendons my bad. I meant tendons.

Manny Pacquiao has bigger calves at 130 lb and a lot of 250 lb meathead men. He jump ropes, works angles in the boxing ring and sprints . Punching a heavy bag with forward velocity is one of the best things for any athlete but the problem most of these muscle heads that lift a ton of weight is they have no punching power and it look like fool standing in front of a heavy bag so it's never talked about... Just my two cents from an amateur boxer who has huge calves and all's I do is jump rope

Guess that makes sens why I'm so fast, but can't slow down for shit

tell that to Mario rios

Hey GarageStrength, post a picture of your calves at age 21. I'd be willing to bet they're almost the same size as you've got now 20 years later.

@drip369

10 ай бұрын

Imagine the pixel quality between them, which isn't going to determine size. You would be better off wagering money if he had recorded it on paper and then would measure again today. I got put on size in my calves in the last six years since I started doing more strongman exercises but go ahead and tell me how they don't change size just because you aren't putting in the work

@TheDrokon

10 ай бұрын

@@drip369 My point is that guys with calves the size of this guy, they've had big ass calves their whole lives. His calves look very defined now, and they're most likely stronger but I'd bet they were top 10% in size from the time he was a young man. Calves are like 90% genetics.

@JayzsMr

10 ай бұрын

Absolutely true and also more of a negative indicator of athleticism

Exercise name: Bulgarian Calf Raise

what if u have flat feet

PVC pipes also available at your local mom and pop hardware store🤙

Someone show Mario this

Actually, if that's just black drain pipe, that's ABS pipe, not PVC.

"Like when I did DK and I did him for sets of 20." Ayoooo!

@GarageStrength

10 ай бұрын

It was a lot to take... I'll tell ya

I got a calve pump just watching this

Well then, explain Leon Edwards (most aesthetic man in the universe)

Jon Jones :)

Jon jones has smallest calvs in heavyweight mma..also he is one of the best in terms of athletism.

@james-bx4wr

10 ай бұрын

Yup. Size does not equal strength

@wtfudimbo

10 ай бұрын

​@VisKnightLeanlol no. Plenty of boxers, MMA fighter who are shorter have small calves. Most Africans do. It's not about size. Calves are the easiest thing to grow on the planet if you have the genes for it. Size does not equal strength or athleticism lol. Fucking bodybuilders.

@F-Tier_Physique

10 ай бұрын

Because his calves are 80% tendon which is great for being explosive. Growing them huge like a bodybuilder when ur a literal giraffe is super hard. Thinking he doesn't do any jumps or sprints (weighted and unweighed) or any other calf work with his strength and conditioning is a joke.

We got some small calves around here. They don’t cause nobody problems. We just wait for them to grow up, usually about two years.

Mario Rios been a little to quiet after this came out

Michael Jordan's calves just entered the chat

The best thing that ever happened to my calves was barefoot running.

Mario rios is angry

Bodybuilders☕️

So what are good benchmarks for calf strength? And can i replace pogo jumps with something like the karate bladed stance, and shuffle around like this kzread.info/dash/bejne/dZ5hx9p-ptPTkqw.html ?

@angelarballo4478

4 ай бұрын

You wouldn't want to train my calves by working on the pendulum steps. Pendulum stepping should be trained through working on coordination. To train your calves for footwork, just jump rope and find other similar plyometric exercises, especially ones that train stability as well.

Jump rope. Weighted if necessary.

Ok this is rubbish any basketball sprinter or boxer kickboxer almost all sports that are athletic need you to have small calves if you don’t they adapt your body to their demands along with smaller calves and small calves are better for athletic performance any nba basketball player will have small calves i dare you to check

Dont big calves slow down sprinting. Hence why most nfl players have smaller calves

@GarageStrength

10 ай бұрын

Not lineman…

@basicmeme1040

10 ай бұрын

@GarageStrength even lineman do. All the fast lineman, Chris jones quinnen aaron etc have small calves in proportion to their thighs.

@Bigman.I.S.

9 ай бұрын

on my football team mostly everyone has decent size or big calves tho

Small calves is why Jones Jones can never be GOAT.

Large calves are hard to handle, they moo too much.

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Tool😂

any good exercises build endurance in calves? My R calve cramped badly 15 min into a slow jog so thinking need build some endurance fibers in soleus/gastroc. txs