Welcome to the Get Fit Guys quick and dirty tips to get moving and shape up. My name is Brock Armstrong, and I'm the Get Fit Guy.

Listener Victoria wrote to me the other day and said, I have really skinny calves, so skinny that I'm starting to feel self-conscious about wearing leggings without high boots.

How can I get my calves to match the rest of my strong physique?

Well, Victoria, you're not alone.

Tons of people have trouble building their calves.

Just look at the photos of bodybuilding competitions even,

and you'll likely see that more than half of the competitors have

an imbalance or two and it's usually centered around their calves.

Heck, even Arnold struggled with that back in his early days.

Believe it or not, working your calves is not exactly rocket surgery.

Caves are not a difficult body part to work, but they can be a very

difficult body part to grow. The good news is that calf workouts don't tire you out like squats do,

so you won't have to spend the rest of the day on the couch. And they also don't burn you out

like a shoulder workout does, so you won't have to get some close friend

to wash your hair for you. Cabs are also pretty easy to foam roll and self-massage,

so there really is no excuse to not add in some serious calf work into your plan.

Now the calf muscles may look like a complicated set of interlocking and intertwining

bands of tissue, but in all actuality, they're not that wacky. So let's break them down. First, we have

the gastronemias. Gastro is Greek for belly. And this muscle is what most people commonly refer to when they say calves.

They're the most noticeable muscle in the lower leg, and they get the most activity during your

everyday activities. The gastronemias is most visible when you're standing up. If you want to see them

even more, try this. Stand up and raise your toes off the ground toward your shins.

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