Calves anyone?

[Technotart]

Dogmama - try pulling the pedals for a bit and see where you feel the pain - in your calves and the backs of your upper legs.

Since I finally got the hang of spinning, my calves ahve become MUCH more defined! They dont look like marshmallow calves anymore.

When you stand on the edge of a box and dip up and down on your feet with the weights on your shoulders, (gyms do have those) you are doing essentially the same thing and working the same muscles in the lower leg. This misses the upper leg however, for that you have to use another machine

[Dogmama]

Pulling up on the pedals (pedaling in a circle) works hamstrings (back of upper leg.) The standing calf press that you're referring to works calves because the concentric action (pushing) in pushing the weight up. When you lower it, you are using eccentric action (fighting the weight from going down too quickly) which is very different from pulling.

Your calves may be more defined because you've lost the body fat covering them from riding - not from pulling up on the pedals.