super tight left calf, what do I do???

Bump, I am desperate.

Back off a bit for a few days and use a compression sleeve.

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Would you say the calves are insanely tight?

Eastwood wrote:

Back off a bit for a few days and use a compression sleeve.

http://revelsports.com/shopdisplayproducts.asp?catalogid=1248

I am using a compression sock on my left leg, i think it is working the same. I folded down the upper portion of the sock to put a lot of pressure on the tight area.

I would really start using a foam roller or a trigger point set!! http://www.tptherapy.com/ I use to have the same type of problems with my calfs when I was running in college and rolling out and using trigger point message really helped out.

need help fast! wrote:

We have a workout today, my calf feels better then it did yesterday but i can still feel it when i walk, should i run the workout or do a slow run around our cross country course?

( I know 7 minute pace is normal for a recovery run, but my team thinks otherwise...)

Take it easy until the soreness is gone. Why injure yourself needlessly?

simple wrote:

[quote]need help fast! wrote:

Take it easy until the soreness is gone. Why injure yourself needlessly?

Do you think i pulled or strained something? or is it just soreness?

simple wrote:

need help fast! wrote:

We have a workout today, my calf feels better then it did yesterday but i can still feel it when i walk, should i run the workout or do a slow run around our cross country course?

( I know 7 minute pace is normal for a recovery run, but my team thinks otherwise...)

Take it easy until the soreness is gone. Why injure yourself needlessly?

Sometimes I feel that the exact opposite is sometimes better.

@OP: try running on it, even doing speedwork or something. Obviously if it gets a lot worse, stop, but it might feel a lot better the next day.

I had a super tight and sore hamstring on saturday morning. Did speedwork that day. The next day my hamstring felt perfect.

need help fast! wrote:

@OP: try running on it, even doing speedwork or something. Obviously if it gets a lot worse, stop, but it might feel a lot better the next day.

I had a super tight and sore hamstring on saturday morning. Did speedwork that day. The next day my hamstring felt perfect.[/quote]

Ok today i will warm up and see the trainer, Ill do one repeat and see how i feel, if it doesn't hurt I will keep going but as soon as i feel anything i think ill stop.

I agree with several of the above. Take it easy on the next few runs to see how it feels. Stretch before and especially after a run. Use a roller or some other form of massage. I have come to the conclusion, that tight calves not properly addressed may ultimately lead to problems with the achilles. When they happens you will have to take some time off. So even when it is better, if you calves tend to be tight make sure you stretch them and perform some type of self massage. Also, don't forget your hamstrings, these muscles are all connected and impact each other.

need help fast! wrote:

simple wrote:

[quote]need help fast! wrote:

Take it easy until the soreness is gone. Why injure yourself needlessly?

Do you think i pulled or strained something? or is it just soreness?

I doubt if there is serious damage, because the pain was a delayed reaction after an easy run (if I'm reading you right?). So the pain is a result of hard work done two or three days ago? If that is the case, then it's just delayed onset mucsle soreness, where the muscles stiffen up. They should be recovered enough to do more hard work about five or six days after the initial hard session.

simple wrote:

I doubt if there is serious damage, because the pain was a delayed reaction after an easy run (if I'm reading you right?). So the pain is a result of hard work done two or three days ago? If that is the case, then it's just delayed onset mucsle soreness, where the muscles stiffen up. They should be recovered enough to do more hard work about five or six days after the initial hard session.

OK yeah i did 7 repeat miles on our cross country course the day before that so it may be from that! ill go easy today!

simple wrote:[/

Take it easy until the soreness is gone. Why injure yourself needlessly?

This. I ran a hilly race over the weekend and my calves have been SO sore/tight. Just easy running will help loosen it up. At first, it is very uncomfortable but gets better each day. I'm third day out from the race and ran an easy 10 miles today. I would definitely not consider any speed work until I felt fully recovered.

I think that is the best plan. Especially if those 7 mile repeats were quite quick? That would reqire a few days easy days for recovery.

once you injure the calf, you will be plagued by it, so don't do any repeats and just take the day off, walking only. Be extremely conservative (only walk/jog) until it feels good. You will not pr if you get injured.

I did a workout today, I ran 4 hard 5 minute intervals. then it started to hurt again, I am going to go extremely easy for the next 3 days. But it felt fine and now i feel it but i wouldn't call it a pain.

stay off hills

stay sway from speed

massage the hell out of the calf

slow down your pace

STOP STRETCHING

I get the feeling sometimes before working out of tight calves and they kinda annoy while walking, just do the workout and see if it doesn't hurt. And stretch, stretch, stretch.

I would get it massaged

Tight calves lead to all sorts such as pf at

Once its clearing up warm up then stretch by standing with toes on end of step then lowering