I've always had skinny calves. At school I lived on my bicycle. I've run, lifted weights and done calf raises on the stairs. I even gained 10 kilos of love-chub as a newly-wed. And through it all, my calves remained disappointingly stick-like. These are the only boots...

The weights section is an intimidating place when you don't know what you're doing. All those bros, sweating and grunting. All that heavy metal. So much competition for equipment. But also, so many amazing gains to get. Lifting weights comes with a long list of...