A friend of mine, while serving his prison sentence, claims he was able to build his calf muscles by carrying heavy buckets of water up and down the stairs. Is this possible?
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It's certainly plausible.You can actually build some impressive calf muscles by regularly walking up and down stairs with weights. It also builds your endurance. – Kneel-Before-ZOD Aug 11 '15 at 0:18
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1What does drug possession(heroin) have to do the with question? What part is fishy? He carried buckets or the guards made him? – paparazzo Aug 11 '15 at 2:52
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1@Frisbee, the main question is still whether carrying heavy objects up and down the stairs will build calves muscle. Though, I would prefer if he wrote the question instead of the story. – Aizul Aug 11 '15 at 3:03
Yes, it's entirely possible.
The main function of the calves (Gastrocnemius and soleus) is to plantar flex (point) the feet.
So, as you step up, you dorsiflex your foot slightly, then push up with your thighs and calves to elevate to the next step. Do this over and over, and you will build solid calves.
