I am also a muscular calf, and my calf circumference is thicker than yours! I went to the plastic surgery hospital for consultation. What you said about muscle cutting is not a feasible method, because the doctor said that the method of muscle cutting is immature, which is easy to cause people to be disabled, that is, the calf can't be forced and it limps when walking! The doctor's advice is to take botulinum toxin, which is a drug that temporarily eliminates calf muscles, but it is expensive and lasts for up to 3 months, and the muscles will grow back as before! Therefore, muscular calves are really troublesome, and the best way is to desalt the oil. This is the advice of my personal trainer and nutritionist. I don't know if you can hold on. I haven't eaten salt and oil for a month, but my food is only boiled, because the best way to remove muscle is not to eat salt and oil! My calf is really thin now! But it's really hard to live without salt and oil! I hope this method can help you! I wish you success in stovepipe!