I hate calves.

I have done everything possible to make my calves grow.  I gained a lot of size everywhere on my body in the cycle I just did but only 1/2" on my calves.  They are 3" smaller than my biceps.  I hate it.  I did them once a week, Twice a week and three times a week.  None of these worked.  I have gone up in weight and do twice as much as 3 months ago with the same reps but they dont grow.  They hurt like hell but dont grow.  I am thinking about training them everyday.  Is that a bad idea.  Let me know how to make them grow.

Everyday? Calves are small muscles and they do need rest to recover and grow. I think it's your genes. You could always get calve implants if you got the cash!

I dont know the names of each calf muscle but the one that is underneath and runs from the ankle to the knee has grown.  I can tell it is bigger.  It is the head that sits on top that will not do shit.  I have pretty good arms so if I wear shorts and a tank top it looks stupid.  How safe is synthol.  I never thought I would say that.

Try a calf only day once a week. To bomb the hell out of them and then continue at 2 more times a week at the beginning of your workout.  Personally I look great from the knees up!  

keep working at it....what is your rest time between sets???that could b the porb...i try to only have a 30-45 sec rest range otherwise i could do calves all day long. also..i would only train them at a maximum of 3 times per week...supposedly u r supposed to b able to do calves and abs everyday if u want to but personally if u r loading them up like u should to make them grow they atleast need some time off.

i used a smith machine with 3 45's on it and drop another plate on the ground and do calves raises off the plate.. straight set in and out set.. 3 sets @ 20 reps...

Some peoples calves just do not grow. It genetic. I have good calves, but I have been int o board sports all of my life, I played catcher in Baseball for almost 18 years and I raced BMX. Actually my calves are one of my best shaped muscles. Which really sucks because since my back injury, I can't work my hams like I need to to get good size on them, so it just doesn't look right in a back pose. My hamstrings suck!!! Syntherol will help, but its going to be painful. Site injections will help also, but there again, there is going to be some pain involved. Calves recover quickly, so sometimes growth doesn't happen as fast as other muscle groups. Pound them once per week for size, and go a little lighter once a week for shape. Thats all you can really do. I don't think I would go the calf implant route. Everyone I have seen that has gotten them looks funny and the muscle doesn't look right, especially when they walk. Good luck! later

Here are a few things you can try to stimulate those bastards:

>work them 2x a week, more will be overtraining and cutting recovery time and growth.
>Don't rest more than 1 minute between sets.
>Alternate between 8-12 rep sets and 13-18 rep sets every so often.
>There are two main muscles there, the gastrocs and the soleus.  There are separate strategies to build them.  Split your calf routine to include exercises where your legs are locked straight and your upper body is at a 90 degree angle with your lower body (for the gastrocs), like donkey calf raises.  Doing standing calf raises WILL not stimulate the gastrocs as well as doing them donkey style.  THere are machines at most gyms to simulate the old-style donkey calf raise that Arnold talks alot about.

Here is a short article that might help too:

One point to remember about calves is that they have two main functioning muscle sections-the gastrocnemius and soleus. The gastrocnemius is recruited in calf exercises when the leg is at full extension, as in standing calf raises. The soleus is recruited during calf exercises when the leg is bent, as with seated calf raises. In dissection studies, the gastrocnemius came out as being mostly fast twitch (strength) fibers and the soleus is mostly slow twitch (endurance) fibers. This means you should train them accordingly. Low, heavy reps for the gastrocnemius and really high reps for the soleus. Because everyone's unique muscle structure regarding fast and slow twitch fiber percentages varies greatly, you should experiment to see what your optimal rep range is for your other muscle groups. More on that later. Here are a few calf blasters to get ya started down the right path.

Rest-pause drop sets on the seated calf machine. Get ready to work! Combining rest-pause with drop sets into one = one hell of a grueling workout for the soleus muscle. Use whatever sized plates you need to use so you can drop the weight 4 times. Instead of doing normal drop sets with it, do your first set of at least 15-30 reps and wait 20 seconds. Leave the original weight on it and grind out more reps with it till you can do no more. Wait another 20 seconds. Strip some more off and repeat until all four weight drops are complete at two sets for each weight. You will do a total of eight sets resting 20 seconds in-between each. This will test the limits of both your mind and body.

Standing calve raise negatives(assisted) Get in the standing calve raise machine and set the weight pretty heavy for yourself. Begin the rep pressing with both feet and lower using only one foot. This method immediately doubles the workload on the working calf during the negative portion of the exercise where you are stronger. Your gastrocnemius muscles need heavy training and this overloads them quite nicely! Go for about 4-8 negatives on each set and remember that your legs can handle a slightly higher training volume than most other groups because you have walked on them your entire life and they need the extra stress to provide enough shock.

your soleus is the long one underneath the large head or the gastrocenemius.  high rep seated calf will hit the soleus.  standing heavy weights for the gastroc.  be sure to keep legs absolutely straight for standing raise, since any bend in the knee during these will put emphasis on the soleus.

Quit worrying about it.  They'll never be huge perhaps.  Just do squats and concentrate on strength.  Over the years the calf will develop.  They may never be huge.  There are some people with muscular calves who don't exercise.  Be happy about the muscles that grow for you.  Quit worrying about your calves.  If a chick had a tight ass and perfect rack, would you kick her out of bed because her calves were not muscular?  Do you think chicks care about your calves?  Chicks look at your face first and foremost.  They don't obsess over a guys legs.

My calves suck too.
I started a new workout with 'em and I see results.
When I do my sets I roll my feet - roll inside 1, roll outside 1.
Takes a little getting use to and coordination but I had to lower weight and it burns like hell. Anyway - just an idea.

I played soccer since I was 6 and my coach made us run up the hill all the time. That's when I noticed my calves were huge and ripped but the rest of my body look tiny LOL.

Since summer is close, you might want to run up a slope couple of times and see if that helps. Good luck!