Do people have larger calf muscle when they're overweight?

[Liveyyy]

I've noticed on some people that are overweight, their calves are much larger/more muscular than normal. Is this because the muscle has become larger from having to carry around so much extra body weight? Or what?

[This_guy_here]

Not necessarily, the calves are genetic. On my mother's side they have gianormous calves and they aren't fat. On my father they have chicken legs and many of my relatives are fat drunks.

It took me about 3 years of heavy lifting to develop decent calves since I got my father's side.

[Illusive_Man]

As according to Arnold.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/A9Yc36GCAAAPVMI.jpg

[Phoenix98]

On overweight people it's usually a mix of fat and muscle more then often there is more fat involved though. On large fit people it's usually purely muscle.

[Ped1981]

Their legs are bigger because they're carrying a lot more weight around. You're body adapts to the loads put on it. Legs obviously carry most of it

[WestcoastBratt]

Yes and no, there calves are normally big because they have a lot of bodyfat but if they where to lose weight there calves would get smaller

[neoagent1]

That is not necessarily muscle you are lookingat. If they are severely overweight there might be some fat around their calf too.

[oldanddecrepid]

Sometimes... sometimes it is just genetics.

[Ismael777]

Sometimes.