Squats etc enough for calves?

Hello all, I have just started 2 day upper/lower body split. in my lower body program I am doing squats, lunges and deads, my question is... is this enough work for my calves?I seem to bulk up pretty quickly for a girl( must be my shortness) and I am sure that my substantial thighs are going to develop nicely but I don't want to end up with skinny calves in comparison. I notice that Krista has awesome calves, but also she seems to advocate calf raises. I find calf raises mind numbing.....

Actually, this is virtually no work for your calves. None of the mentioned exercises directly works the calves but instead will hit the quads & hamstrings (biceps femori). The calves tend to be rather stubborn for 'most' people. Standing calf raises are the way to go here - go for 20 reps per set.

How hard are you planning on working the squats & deadlifts? If either of these is done with the proper intensity, you won't have any interest in doing the lunges which are more of an isolation movement & not a mass

Not for most earthlings.

Calves tend to be stubborn to develop. If your thighs are taking off but calves are not, that's probably the answer to your question.

That's funny. Most people find them calf-numbing.

I used to dislike them years ago, but for some reason now find them invigorating. Probably because I'm using more weight.

Damn!! oh well

Looks like I will replace the lunges with calf raises....not too much love lost there though..... Thanks

To work your calves, you're going to have to do something that involves going up on the balls of your feet. Which you could do with standard squats/DLs if you already have good calves and good balance, but that's a bit of a catch-22.

I do squats holding dumbbells down by my sides, rising up (explosively) to on the balls of my feet (3x15, normally); that works my calves fairly nicely, and reduces the balance issues. Then, I've already got fairly decent calves from several years of cycling, so a strength-endurance sort of weight for the quads and so on isn't too much for my calves.