Hopw to develop veins on my calves
03-10-07, 09:50 PM
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Hopw to develop veins on my calves
ok, this is going to sound really vain (yuk yuk) but I want to know how to develop visible veins on my calves. I've got noticebale veins on my my arms and I'm starting to make some progress on my right leg. But I want more, haha. I'm not a troll! I just want aesthetic upgrades to show off to the ladies when I wear shorts! I mean, if you're going to put in a couple of hours a day on a bike there should be some kind of payoff, right??
03-10-07, 09:52 PM
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Did you know that there are a lot of surgeons out there who make good money getting those veins to go away?
Just give me a couple passes with the ol' valvulotome and I'll get those veins plumped up for ya in no time. You know you want to...
Just give me a couple passes with the ol' valvulotome and I'll get those veins plumped up for ya in no time. You know you want to...
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Originally Posted by cslone
Lower bodyfat.
im about 5'11, 148pounds and have veins all over the place. im sure my bodyfat is about 4% or lower.
just ride your bike more and stop eating burger king. its pretty easy
03-10-07, 09:56 PM
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Body fat is only part of the equation. Some folks just don't have big superficial leg veins.
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Parents that have the gentics to accomplish that and pass them to you. Or...
Calf extensions every other day. 3 sets, 20 reps, as much weight as it takes to go to failure on the 3rd set 20th rep. Start with low weight for a few weeks until you build up so as to not get injured.
If that and low body fat doesn't do it, it ain't gonna happen.
For some reason I feel like I gave this thread more attention than it deserved.
Calf extensions every other day. 3 sets, 20 reps, as much weight as it takes to go to failure on the 3rd set 20th rep. Start with low weight for a few weeks until you build up so as to not get injured.
If that and low body fat doesn't do it, it ain't gonna happen.
For some reason I feel like I gave this thread more attention than it deserved.
03-10-07, 10:34 PM
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Originally Posted by toshi
Cue photo of Hincapie's vericose jungle mania in 5...4...3....2....
LOL @ jungle mania!!!!!!!
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Let's see ...... you could ....
-- get pregnant
-- stand for prolonged periods of time
-- become obese
-- get old
https://www.emedicinehealth.com/varic...s/page2_em.htm
-- get pregnant
-- stand for prolonged periods of time
-- become obese
-- get old
https://www.emedicinehealth.com/varic...s/page2_em.htm
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What the hell is wrong with you man. Just ride ya bike.
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Originally Posted by Cypress
LOL @ jungle mania!!!!!!!
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03-10-07, 10:39 PM
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Originally Posted by DrPete
It would be so much fun to get rid of those for him...
You = sick.
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Originally Posted by Cypress
You = sick.
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Originally Posted by mrbubbles
That's just sick, how does he shave without cutting them?
I doubt he shaves.
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Originally Posted by DrPete
It really is a fun surgery... Lasers, knives, hooks... good times.
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Originally Posted by Cypress
I don't mind the cutting... It's just imagining that mess sans skin.
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Get someone to implant a garden hose?
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wow and I thought the orginal post was disturbed dr pete. Chicks dont dig exposed veins, or tooth pick arms, or wicked farmers tan, or guys that will spent 3-5 hours a day(on weekends for most of us) on their bike and not on them. Better off finding something else they might like ie. a personality or charm?