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Mon Jan 18, 2010 8:38 am  |
| This is Miranda wrote: |
At my peak I was using the leg press to calf raise 150kgs (330lbs) which was 3 x my body weight. |
Wow Miranda, you're like an ant! 
Your post got me to thinking about the muscular fiber composition in our calves, that is, between the so-called "fast-twitch" and "slow-twitch" fibers. If I remember correctly, the fast-twitch muscle fibers are the bulkier ones that are engaged during quick bursts of speed, while the slow-twitch fibers are more compact and engaged during long, endurance-type activities.
While everyone has a particular, genetically predetermined proportion of fast/slow twitch fibers, (for example, I probably have a higher proportion of fast twitch muscle fibers overall, while you Miranda, probably have a higher proportion of slow twitch fibers) I wonder to what degree we could reshape, increase or decrease the size of our calves by the type of exercise or activity we engage in.
If this theory holds, then it would make sense that in order to bulk up calves, you'd want to do things like explosive movements like jumping around; to reduce calves, I suppose it would be things like walking?? (Or perhaps atrophy? Now there's something that wouldn't engage any of the muscle fibers!! Just kidding! Then again, perhaps that's really not such a bad idea!) |
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Mon Jun 14, 2010 4:27 am |
| JLM wrote: |
And Dr. Park's website itself, addressing calf reduction:
http://drpark.co.kr/eng/med04.htm
Interestingly, he has very specific guidelines on the attributes of a proportioned calf: that the circumference measures 20% of height, and length 22% of height. |
I have to say this whole thread makes me very uncomfortable. Reducing the size of muscle through surgery/botox? Wanting your muscle to atrophy? This sounds really old-world back to the days where it was preferable for women to be weak and helpless. I think you should celebrate being strong and healthy. And I think the "after" picture in this website is so very sad. Atrophied calves are not attractive in the slightest. |
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