Calves Are Correlated With Overall Musculature
The size of one’s calf muscles is an indicator of muscle mass throughout the entire body, as well as adequate nutrition, research shows. Again, the larger the calf circumference, the more appendicular muscle and skeletal muscle people had, another study. Strong men’s calves might help with standing but unless they’re implants they don’t stand alone and are symptoms of a generally buffer body.
Big Calves Mean Lower Stroke Risk
The bigger the calves, the smaller the stroke risk, a study of 6,265 people 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. 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. It’s not just muscle back there.
Big Calves Are Correlated With Liver Problems
Bulky calves may lower some health risks, but they could act as a trojan horse for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, or excessive liver lipid accumulation in people that’s not a result of alcohol abuse. Since calves act as a proxy for fat deposits, scientists found that larger calf muscle circumferences were 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.
Big Calves Deflate Over Time
Skeletal muscles wear down with age and calves are no exception, studies suggest. The process, known as sarcopenia, can start as early as age 40 and pick up from there, but issues are more common among seniors. Most studies on calf circumference have the same caveat in common — they focus on the elderly populations, perhaps because they experience the most shrinkage. But it’s important for dads to pay attention to their calves early on because exercise can help offset age-related muscle loss and the health problems that follow it. And if they look better in cargo shorts while doing it, so be it.
Small Calves Mean a Higher Resting Heart Rate
According to a studyhe smaller a person’s calves are, the higher their resting heart rates might be. In general, high resting heart rates, or anything above 100 beats per minute, have been linked to an increased risk of death regardless of physical fitness. Long-distance runners and other athletes typically have lower resting heart rates, so it makes some sense that they would have bulkier calves. However, if resting heart rates get too low, it can cause people to faint. Then even the sturdiest legs can’t keep you from falling.
Calf Muscle Check List
Workout early and often: Exercise can help offset age-related muscle loss and the health
Don’t go crazy. Strong calves are great, but really big calves are a mixed bag.
It’s not actually about the calves. Calves correlate to heart health, risk of stroke, and overall musculature.
Genetics plays a part in the size of ones calves.
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