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Calves correlate to heart health, risk of stroke, and overall musculature. Most studies on calf circumference loss have the same caveat in common — they focus on the elderly populations, perhaps because they experience the most shrinkage. Something went wrong please at support fatherly.

And if they look better in cargo shorts while doing it, so be it. Yes, the founding fathers were comically obsessed with getting big calves, which were constantly on display thanks to their short pants. Please contact support fatherly.

Long-distance runners and other athletes typically have lower resting heart ratesso it makes some sense that they would have bulkier calves. Skeletal muscles wear down with age and calves are no exception, studies suggest. Researchers suspect that this may be because big calves give the body another place to store fat that could cause problems hanging out in the bloodstream.

However, if resting heart rates get too low, it can cause people to faint. Again, the larger the calf circumference, the more appendicular muscle people had the muscles that control the upper and lower limbsanother study found. Regardless of age, gender, body mass index, and other vascular risk factors, those with bigger calves had fewer fatty deposits known as plaques built up in their arteries, lowering their risk for stenosis, carotid artery disease, and strokes.

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By Lauren Vinopal. Incorporate calf raises when you walk on stairs.

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Since calves act as a proxy for fat deposits, scientists found that larger calf muscle circumference was linked with more lipid build-up and that calves could be used to screen for this liver condition. Ultimately, big calves are fickle beasts, but at least people with skinny calves have one thing going for them.

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In general, high resting heart rates, anything above beats per minutehave been linked to an increased risk of death regardless of physical fitness. As it turns out, the decision to skip leg day and remain small calved might be poorly considered. The process, known as sarcopenia, can start as early as age 40 and pick up from there, but issues are more common among seniors.

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The bigger the calves, the smaller the stroke risk, a study of 6, people found. Strong calves are great, but really big calves are a mixed bag.

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