Most effective exercises for improving calves?

Calve workouts every day. We're built to walk. Also if you don't have a job which requires you to walk around you're already losing gains. If your job requires you to stand at a register just walk around it so you can work calves.

How do you think most asians have big calves, those fampais walk all day for commutes

Also, do anterior tib exercises

Work requires me to walk around constantly. It's rare for me to not be moving.

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Calves are used every day so you need to hit them with high volume to be effective.

The easiest way is to be a fatass, since as they get heavier their calve muscles have to grow to make sure their fat ass is still mobile (to a degree), but if you dont want to go epic bulk built fat mode then I suggest a lot of running (see pic related) or rucking long distances, or maybe even wearing a weighted vest for daily walking about the office or walking to work.

Wear 40kg weight vest every day all day for months/years to simulate being obese.

If I can't afford a weighted vest can I throw some bricks in a backpack for similar results?

Walk everywhere on the balls of your feet.

I don't want to look like more of an autist than I already do

bad idea, you need to work the shin as well.

this is actually a good idea

yes

I recommend just weights, running doesnt really help and just wastes time

You really just need to target calves everyday, heavy weights.

biking, no joke.

>start roadbiking every weekend for 6 mo
>calves suddenly outta no where