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way too big calves

megan18 Posts: 1 Joined: 2002/11/09	2002/11/10, 12:04 AM im a woman and my calves are big is there an exercise to make them smaller? and big is not fat its muscle thank u
AMENAZAOMAR Posts: 13 Joined: 2002/11/08	2002/11/10, 12:15 AM SINCE IM THE ONLY PERSON HERE, NOT THAT I KNOW MUCH ABOUT WHAT YOU SHOULD DO, BUT PERSONALLY I THINK WOMEN WITH BIG CALVES ARE SEXY, IT LETS US KNOW THAT A WOMAN REALLY WORKS TO HAVE THOSE CALVES AND THAT THEY CARE TO LOOK GOOD.... BYE
Carivan Posts: 8,542 Joined: 2002/01/20	2002/11/10, 10:59 AM I suggest you do a search or try the other board under female discussions, I believe there are some postings in there. Welcome to the site and good luck. -------------- To change it, or to create it, simply train it!
Ravenbeauty Posts: 3,755 Joined: 2002/09/24	2002/11/11, 11:33 AM Hi megan, welcome to the site!! Well first off, working out your calves with a really light or no weight at all will be good, this will tone them and hopefully slim them down a bit. I have fairly god size calves too and I noticed when I did a lot of running it trimmed them down a lot and just basically showed the muscle... good luck and hope this helps. -------------- Bettia.... You are nothing less than Beautiful in my eyes.
effalunt Posts: 333 Joined: 2002/10/17	2002/11/11, 01:51 PM Hi Megan, My calves used to be a problem for me too. Remember that your muscular calves are better than a pair of toothpick calves anyway. I do not do machines or any kind of weight lifting with my lower body- I end up looking really bulky. Look into pilates or basic ballet exercises, you get gorgeous definition but none of the extra bulk. Ballet builds long, strong, lean muscles, give it a shot. Good luck. -------------- Think you can or think you can't; either way you're right--Goethe
Kasper Posts: 153 Joined: 2002/08/30	2002/11/16, 10:19 PM i had a p.e teacher (male) who's calves were HUGE!!! i mean freakin huge all muscle and had thick as veins going through them which look like snakes..lol
Philia2 Posts: 4,078 Joined: 2001/10/19	2002/11/17, 02:46 AM Stretch them!!!! Stand on a step on your toes and go aaaall the way up and aaall the way down, 4 times 20. Oh yes it'll hurt and burn BUT you'll get nicer looking calves. Do this 3 times weekly for 6 weeks (and NO it wont give you bigger calves!!!!) -------------- - Nina :o) Les Victoires éternelles sont celles du coeur.
katerinka44 Posts: 16 Joined: 2002/11/20	2003/12/02, 11:19 AM There IS hope!!! I just wanted to share my personal experience on the subject. As long as I can remember, I was never able to buy the pair of knee high boots I liked because my calves were too wide - not fatty, just the way I am built, very muscular, but wider than I wanted! I even think I posted a question about that in the forum, how to slim down the calves awhile back. And I must say - I agree completely with Philia2 - stretching does work!!! During the last year I really got into yoga and pilates, I do it 4 to 5 times per day in addition to 2-3 days of cardio, and a few days ago I decided to measure my calves again (last time I did it was over 6 months ago). And - o miracle! - they were 3 cm about 1.2 in smaller than from the last measurement!!) It is incredible - I never thought it would be possible, but with all the stretching from yoga (especially standing poses, like downward facing dog etc) I feel that my calves (actually probably all my muscles) got longer and thinner. I went to the store and every pair of boots I tried fit perfectly!! :) It may be trivial to some, but I am still on top of the world about the news (women will understand me :) Figured I'd share my experience so it can be helpful to others who struggle with the same problem. Good luck! ============ Quoting from megan18: im a woman and my calves are big is there an exercise to make them smaller? and big is not fat its muscle thank u =============