# @thebodybuildingvegan on Instagram - **Type:** Video - **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DaIcamwOwH6 - **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/67375888-thebodybuildingvegan-instagram - **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/b5e92f560c.jpg - **Posted:** 2026-06-28T13:57:32.000+00:00 - **Account Owner:** John Thomas (@thebodybuildingvegan) β€” https://gondola.cc/thebodybuildingvegan ## Caption What’s the deal with training calves? Let me break it down: Standing calf raises (Straight leg) trains the Gastrocnemius muscle in your calves, which is the large of the calf muscle. Seated calf raises (Bent leg) trains the Soleus muscle, AKA, the smaller of the two calf muscles. And so, having your leg straight will grow your calves more than if your leg is bent because you’re training the larger of the 2 calve muscles. With this knowledge, I would prefer to program more standing over seated calf raises for my clients if possible, and only straight leg if you could only pick 1. (P.S. Go follow my client rosiee.lifts and follow her journey to the stage as a VEGAN bodybuilder for the first time ever πŸ’ͺ🌱) . πŸ’šπŸͺž If you want to transform your life, who you see in the mirror, and the way you speak to yourself follow and DM vegansquadcoaching! 🌱πŸ’ͺ Vegan Contest Prep Fitness Coach Serious inquiries only - fill out my application link in my bio. . All edits done by vegangympeanut . 20 Years Vegan! Follow me: thebodybuildingvegan πŸ’šπŸŒ±πŸ’ͺ . Subscribe to my YouTube Channel! Vegan Merch for sale! Links in bio! . Support me! Use my code! vedgenutrition Code: BodybuildingVegan greenbitesgo code: #BODYBUILDINGVEGAN saygraceprotein: Code: BodybuildingVegan gym_pin Code: BodybuildingVegan . thebodybuildingvegan.com . #calfraises #fitnesscoaching #veganbodybuilding ## Stats - **Views:** 0 - **Likes:** 28 - **Shares:** 0 - **Comments:** 3 ## Tags fitnesscoaching, bodybuildingvegan, calfraises, veganbodybuilding --- Copyright (c) Gondola