I genetically have a small forearms and calves but huge thigh and shoulders Suck at distance running but perform and improve quickly in sprinting

My calves are small for me and i have big thighs.I got shocked that i can run fast so i search for this kind of video

Mike Tyson has small calves compared to his thighs as well as his forearm to arm ratio. One of the most explosive dangerous boxers who ever lived.

Doc , there's no way in even the seventh heven that my calves will have enough muscle to actually hinder my performance 😂

@1:46 what study? Please add sources so curious viewers can delve deeper into the content.

To run fast/ well at any decent speed or distance you need the whole body to be strong. If you have strong calves that's certainly an advantage and not a disadvantage, if your calves are weak say goodbye to good form and hi to a lot of injuries like shin splints, foot or calf injuries

Johnny Bones Jones has entered the chat. Mans the best Pound for Pound MMA fighter on the planet with small calves. He's the GOAT.

Dude Usain Bolt had fairly large calves. The runners you showed had fairly large calves. They just have no fat.

This video is partially quite inaccurate: - gazelles have a different anatomy: their lower limbs articulate forwards at the knee and their feet point downwards - while running, we're talking only about the recovery of the leg (bringing it forwards); pushing backwards is irrelevant regarding calves because they're literally connected to the ground and we're pushing off them, not rotating them - like in one if your sprinting videos, the leg recovery is done with a raised lower leg to lower the momentum - big calves do give your a helping push while running sprints; just get bigger hip muscles to move that mass and the entire leg will be quicker - calves are composed of more muscles; some are more useful for runners than others On Usain Bolt's calves: "The calves comprise two muscles: gastrocnemius and soleus. These muscles are vital to sprinting more than regular running, because the muscles of the calves control foot flexion when running. Sprinters should be prepared to spring off the next foot during each stride before impact to minimize time on the ground. Strong, elastic calves support the additional speed of a sprint. Usain Bolt has a very short gastrocnemius due to his elongated achilles tendon. Despite the muscle’s reduced size, it is still extremely powerful due to both training and its natural makeup of fast-twitch muscle fibres."

This is why Leon Edwards is the most aesthetic man ever

So hypothetically in a race the person with smaller calves would be ahead in the beginning but the person with bigger calves would be able to catch up in the race. Correct?

I guess top sprinters will also have very stiff calves, ankles and feet. Stiff running shoes help too.

You could also think about this in terms of torque. Torque is the ability of a force to rotate an object. The larger the distance you want to rotate the object about a pivot point, the larger the force is needed. (literally, this is written as torque=rFsin(theta), where theta is the angle of the force applied). Sorry for the physics lesson, carry on.

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I just have small calves with really defined muscles, but I just wish they were proportional to the rest of my body

So run away if you have skinny calves or stand your ground if you have big calves?

So youre saying training calves will make me slower?

I have big calves and thighs and I still run. And move quickly. Explain??

So the idea is to train the calves for strength and the quads for growth ?

Hey! So I have naturally quite thick calves compared to the rest of my legs. I’m looking to become a much better and efficient runner. Is there a way to slim down a calf muscle, because I literally don’t do anything other than hiking or running and they stay the same size. Is that a genetic thing or can I over time make the muscle mass smaller on them?

Maybe olympic sprinters have other biomechanical features that go with medium sized calves that help them. But growing up generally the most explosive athletes for starting/stopping in every direction have stronger calves. The RB on the football team, the crazy fast soccer or tennis player, etc. all have huge calves.

I have big calves because I walk every day, in order for me to have small calves is to stop walking. I run fast more than my peers.

Scientific evidence shows having big calves makes you a good dad. That’s why women are attractive to men with big calves. I made this up by the way so don’t attack me lol

Stop training calves, got it.

Hello. I learned something new. I was always concern about them, but I'm leaving them alone now. I can feel the difference already. Thank you for the information.

Calf size is irrelevant stop coping

Soccer players have huge calves.

It’s usually the hamstrings. Usain Bolt runs extremely fast because of it. My calves are 21.3 inches they’re much larger than my brother who’s a lot skinner than me. And I always run faster than him. I don’t think it’s really the calves but mostly the higher part of the legs.

Smaller calves equal higher risk of heart attack and or stroke. Calves act as a second heart

rip I have big calves and short achilles

I'll choose aesthetic all day

As a dude with big calves I can attest to this but fk I can kick hard

So apparently I’m the only one who is doing everything possible to not unintentionally get popeye calves from working out. I just skip calves when I work out on purpose

what is the point of this video...

Have you not looked at the most graceful and athletic people? Ballerinas have muscular calves.

Doesn't actually, this is total bs.Once their not way over developed.loads of sprinters have big calves

Anyone with ancestors who focused on active work to live (such as farming) and had a healthy diet tends to have smaller calves

this sounds like some insane small calve syndrome

I can see how big calves wont be an advantage in sprinting but its absolutely an advantage in heavy lifting and can translate to power even though alot af boxers dont have the biggest legs while many kickboxers do.

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Was on board until i realized usian bolt had long and larger than normal calves

What are carves good for then? In which sport?

I im a short person (1.67cm)my legs are not trained I have massive muscled legs and insane calves. I have never Been outrunned by someone, and I was a shortstop in baseball in my youth. And they where scouting my for my agility😂so this video make no sense for me at all.

I just wanna say as a dude with huge muscular calf’s (and I really don’t work out much I’m just Mexican) whatever this video says is false ….. it’s like comparing a 3 inch dingalang to a 10 inch one 😂 cmon be real bro….

I have big calves for a 14 yearold old i am a soccer player is there anyway to make my calves smaller so I can run faster

Massive cope

Yo this gotta be a joke

Wut? Thats Cap 😅

I have small calves but normal build thighs. When I go to muay thai class I get a lot that my kicks are very powerful and I dont know if its a result of better technique and rotation when I kick or the build of my legs

Cope

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That’s how small calves people cope for their shitty calves tbh. It’s like saying “I have small legs, but hey it’s actually better because that way it won’t impact my bench press” lol Instead of coping, train em harder

Heh nice

but they look stupid lol like that's definitely the main concern, not whether they are functional

Big calves help you pump your blood better

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Cope