I have always had small legs since I was a child. I played many sports, however, I have never had my calves look as large as some of my friends. I know some people are genetically gifted, but if you just train consistently your legs will grow.
I saw this video of these guys talking about a 90 day squat challenge and how after three weeks into the challenge you won't be sore anymore. The first three weeks was hell according to them, but after it's like a walk in the park. So basically they always do legs at the gym and never have to worry about doing leg day. As motivation, I have started to do calves every day. I have done it for the past week and I can already see a change. I start off all my workouts with calf raises and then end my workouts with calf raises. I know what you're thinking, isn't over training bad for your muscles. Well, I'm no expert, but I know calves are an endurance muscle just like your forearms and you have to do many reps just to feel a good burn in those muscles. As long as you don't go to hard on your workout you will be able to do calf raises everyday. After the first week you should see how it gets easier and that your legs have gotten stronger.
You are probably wondering what do I do for my calf workout. Well at the gym I go to they have this sitting calf machine. I do 30 reps of my desired weight with my feet in it's natural position, then I turn my toes inward and do 30 more reps and then I turn my toes outward and do 30 more reps. After this I go on doing my daily workout and then I do this same routine right before I leave the gym. The first day I started this I was doing 110LBS for 20 reps and after four days I was able to raise the weight to 130LBS for 30 reps. So just in this short time I already could see some gains.
One more thing before you go, make sure you measure your legs before you start this so after 30 days you can see how much mass you have gained.
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