Muscle Size

Is there a way to get thinner, rather than large and bulky muscles? My calf muscles are much larger and bulkier then the rest of my body and I was looking for a way to thin them down to achieve a more balanced body. Any help would be great. Thanks.

Well, I know that my calf muscle do vary with atrophy or work. I think that if you can figure out how to get your muscles to atrophy then you might have some success. I would try to figure out if you are doing something that makes them big and then stop doing whatever that is.

Sling Skate

Six weeks in a leg cast will do wonders for reducing your calf size.

bowman schrieb:

Not if you have calf cramps for three of these weeks.

You might try doing high repitition exercises with much less resistance than you normally use.

Bill

Unfortunately, you cannot 'train' a muscle to be thinner. Training for tone instead of bulk is a misconception- they are just 2 points on the same continuum. Just do not train your calves so they don't get any larger! I have a long gastroc muscle myself- that tends to give you muscular calves even if you don't want them.

Chris McNeil http://www.lifestyledynamics.com http://www.fasterfitness.com