Why won’t it grow?
It's all about the inches...
During a break at work today between treating clients, I had a chance to sit and chat for a few minutes with my buddy and colleague, Dr. Marco Tocco.
Now Dr. T as we call affectionately call him, is no ordinary chiropractor.
Behind those massive (yet gentle) mitts used for Active Release Techniques (ART)® and that polished pate, lies a mind full of ideas worth checking out.
His forearms are actually bigger than my thighs.
In fact, due to his imposing physical proportions and his uncanny resemblance to a certain Hollywood celebrity (Vin Diesel anyone?), he’s the go-to-guy when anyone asks the question: “why won’t it grow?”.
No, he won't prescribe you the little blue pill.
All joking aside, I was fortunate enough to chat with Dr. T about why some body parts seem resistant to muscular growth and development when compared to others.
From our discussion, we whittled it down to two areas that our clients seemed to have the most difficulty coaxing to grow: the calves and the forearms.
We then whittled it down further to a couple of likely reasons why.
And without any pomp or fanfare, here they are:
- Don’t train them properly (frequency, intensity, type of exercise, timing of exercise)
- Don’t eat enough.
The two most likely reasons why some of your body parts (e.g. calves) haven’t attained their full potential.
If you don’t believe me, have a look around when you’re out and about in your neighbourhood.
Check out the size of the calves on almost anyone who would be considered overweight or obese who still gets around on their own and has been doing so for some time.
What do you see?
For some “unknown” reason (think training principles), these individuals seem to have some of the most muscular, most defined calves around.
You would too if you were always in a caloric surplus and carrying the extra load around 24/7.
To your cranked up calves and formidable forearms.
Dev Chengkalath