If you want your calves to grow, you need to shock them constantly. Calves can be especially challenging. We've heard plenty of lifters complain they just don't have the right genetics to build big ...

The warm summer months inspire us to embrace our bodies by not covering them up. Our legs should be no different. While we recently spoke to you about developing your thighs over the summer months, ...

Varicose veins twist-and bulge under the skin, often causing pain, swelling, or that heavy feeling in your legs. The veiny and map-like vein structure on your calves, is not from excessive movement, ...

For lower-body workouts from Stephanie Mansour routines — plus fitness challenges, walking podcasts, meal plans and inspiration — download the Start TODAY app! Large muscles like the hamstrings and ...

If there’s a muscle that often gets overlooked during leg day, it’s the calf muscles and, if you do remember to train them, more often than not, it usually includes quickly smashing out a dozen calf ...

When you rise up onto your toes and lower back down, your calf muscles squeeze the veins in your lower legs. This action ...

THE KEY TO building a strong, symmetrical physique comes down to focusing on body parts most people neglect. One spot typically overlooked (and improperly trained) than others: the calf muscles. If ...

Stronger legs set the foundation for your independence as you move through your sixties and beyond. Every step, transition, lift, and change of direction relies on the muscles in your quads, ...

Dorian Yates, the six-time Mr. Olympia winner, is known not only for his massive size but also for his self-developed ...

Calf (heel) raises are designed to help strengthen the soleus and gastrocnemius, located along the back of the lower leg. The gastrocnemius is larger and more visible, the soleus lies underneath. At ...

If you want to improve your blood flow and are experiencing fatigue and numbness in your legs, a vascular surgeon recommends ...

Long hours spent sitting at a desk are becoming increasingly the “new normal” for many working women, be it in offices, ...