Styleforum › Forums › Lifestyle › Health & Body › Is there a way to shrink the size of one's calves?
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

Is there a way to shrink the size of one's calves?

post #1 of 19
8/17/08 at 6:32pm
Thread Starter 
I'm about 6'2 and 170 pounds so I'm not the thinnest guy..but will overall weight loss reduce the size of my calves?
I have lost about 15 pounds over the past 3 months but I have yet to see a decrease in the size of my calves.
Right now, my calves are about 15" going around at the widest point. I've heard that most of size is genetics so not much can be done.
Are there any exercises(stretches?) I can do?
Reply
Reply
post #2 of 19
8/17/08 at 7:17pm
Stop walking.
Reply
Reply
post #3 of 19
8/17/08 at 7:24pm
Lose fat. The calves are pretty much determined by genetics, so you'll really just need to lose all over fat. They're just your stubborn area. We all have them.
Reply
Reply
post #4 of 19
8/17/08 at 7:57pm
take the elevator
Reply
Reply
post #5 of 19
8/17/08 at 7:59pm
if you're 6' 2", 170, you're pretty skinny. That being said, if your calves are big, it's probably due to muscle- I can't fathom, at 170 lb, your body is stores fat in your calves, rather than your stomach.

15" is no big deal- maybe you're being too self-conscious about it? I'm 6'4", and my calves are 17" around, but I don't think anyone would write home about them. They're not excessively large.

Besides, some girls find big calves really hot(!)
Reply
Reply
post #6 of 19
8/17/08 at 8:01pm
6'2. . .170lbs. . ."not the thinnest". . .

This is a joke right? No seriously, is this a joke?
Reply
Reply
post #7 of 19
8/17/08 at 10:00pm
wait wait hold up.

6'2, and 170 and you're trying to lose weight? Either your numbers are wrong or you need to start lifting buddy (skinny-fat perhaps). And then, you want to get smaller calves? Why would you want them smaller?
Reply
Reply
post #8 of 19
8/17/08 at 10:14pm
Don't let Johnny Drama near this thread.
Reply
Reply
post #9 of 19
8/17/08 at 10:16pm
Big calves are always envied. (said by a man with small calves)
Reply
Reply
post #10 of 19
8/18/08 at 2:39am
ya, Ill trade his fat-storing calves for my gut any day.
Reply
Reply
post #11 of 19
8/18/08 at 4:14am
Twenty inches. Meat, not lard. Blame it on the blocking sled. Makes it hard to find OTC socks...
Reply
Reply
post #12 of 19
8/18/08 at 4:35am
i have long beautiful model like gazelle legs. and would never trade them for big calves!
Reply
Reply
post #13 of 19
8/18/08 at 5:10am
Try inventing a new lace-up calf-corset with a compression bandage.

Or if all else fails, wear some 60's vintage white vinyl go-go boots.
Reply
Reply
post #14 of 19
8/18/08 at 3:44pm
You can't shrink calves unless you are mega-fat. Or unless you are exercising them a lot and you stop. End of story.
Reply
Reply
post #15 of 19
8/18/08 at 3:49pm
I read this article about women botoxing their calves (think it was in Korea) to atrophy the muscle, leading to slimmer calves. Very pricey and painful.
Reply
Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
  Back to Forum: Health & Body
Styleforum › Forums › Lifestyle › Health & Body › Is there a way to shrink the size of one's calves?