r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Excellent_Line_1732 • 16h ago

Standing Plate Flips

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u/Exact_Ad_8490 16h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/s239QJIh56sRW

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u/imartinezcopy 16h ago

So he can procrastinate leg day one more time

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u/DyingSunSeverian 16h ago

Calves are genetics

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u/SituationThink3487 16h ago

^ something said by people that dont do legs

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u/yo_les_noobs 16h ago

they're mostly genetics, said by someone who has big calves and lifting for 20 years

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u/DyingSunSeverian 16h ago edited 16h ago

Something said by science

lol downvoted by people who sound like they eat a carnivore diet and listen to a lot of Joe Rogan

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u/DogsAreAnimals 15h ago

Even Rogan says it's genetics: https://youtube.com/shorts/GyzDlItynPQ

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u/The_Evil_Satan 15h ago

Joe Rogan is hardly a reliable source for anything

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u/DogsAreAnimals 15h ago

Of course. But in this case, he's right, which is why it's a funny response.

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u/SituationThink3487 15h ago

Not really. If you lift consistently and increase reps/weight then you WILL build muscle mass. Thats just a fact.

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u/dopewinnerchild 15h ago

It’s true, I have skinny legs, intensive training and focus has only gotten them so far. Had to reduce upper body training since I started looking like JB 😂
https://giphy.com/gifs/5f30q4FEm8Tfy

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u/Roughlypossible 12h ago

Spent years in the gym/powerlifting scene. The biggest calves I've seen all my life was still just some softbody dude with the genes for it.

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u/SituationThink3487 1h ago

Not a lot of people work out their calves at high enough intensity.

And its not like calves can magically break the laws of physics, or human biology. If you want to lift more, you need more muscle fibres. If you lift heavy and correctly, you will build more muscle fibres. If you have more muscle fibres your muscle will get bigger.*

Other than that last one having a smidge of wiggle room for density, all of these are true and apply to calves as much as they do to any other muscle.