The Soleus Secret (The Anatomy behind Calf Definition and Volume)

Thanks for watching! If you like this video, you'll LOVE Fitness-Tip Friday! My FREE weekly e-mail newsletter that is always short, significant, and science-based - bringing king-sized value in a bite-sized package! 👉 https://www.dr-gains.com/fitness-tip-friday

You can now also access ALL Dr. Gains Premium Content (over 1,000 exercises with anatomy breakdowns + 100s of hours of video tutorials) For Just $9.95!! 👉 www.dr-gains.com/all-access

Be sure to subscribe before you go! 👉 youtube.com/drgains

***LINKS***

The Soleus Secret Part 2 (the anatomy applied to a killer combo calf exercise!): https://youtu.be/9GWanonHt40

Ready to get serious about building your legs and calves?? Use this link to join the Beta-Tester Waitlist for my Hypertrophy Series Total Leg Program and get 50% OFF the program when it launches! 👉 https://www.dr-gains.com/beta-tester-waitlists

All-Access Membership 👉 www.dr-gains.com/all-access

Fitness-Tip Friday Weekly Newsletter:👉 https://www.dr-gains.com/fitness-tip-friday

Content Requests & Feedback Form: 👉 https://www.dr-gains.com/content-requests-and-feedback

The Dr. Gains Curated Best-of-Amazon Fitness Product List: 👉 https://www.amazon.com/shop/michael_kamalu

Want to help SUPPORT my channel? 🙏 Here's how:

1. Try out one of my full online programs! 👉⁣ www.Dr-Gains.com/Store
2. Share my channel with your friends, family & on social media!
3. Like, Comment, Subscribe & Turn on Post Alerts! All those things tell the YouTube algorithm that my videos are worth recommending 🙏
4. Check out my Amazon product referral list! (I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you when you buy a product via my links): 👉 https://www.amazon.com/shop/michael_kamalu
5. Follow me on Instagram and TikTok for more science-based fitness! 👉⁣ @michael_kamalu

Mahalo! 🤙

===

The "Soleus Secret" is based around the lesser-known and lesser-worked of the two muscles that form what we call the "calves" - which is the soleus. The gastroc (short for gastrocnemius) is the outer, more superficial muscle of the two, and therefore is what provides most of the exterior definition of the muscle. However, the gastroc lies on top of the soleus, which is what provides much of the bulk or volume of the calf muscle as a whole.

This video goes over the anatomy of both calf muscles in detail, and describes how we can use the knowledge of the difference in origination points of the two to understand how to best work the often-overlooked soleus muscle!