I killed my calves - SuperiorMuscle.com

WonderWoman · #1 12-29-07, 10:41 PM

I did 6 sets of 21s on calves on the leg press today with about 180 pounds, not too heavy, but I think I strained my left calf and am limping as of now. I fell asleep on the couch and just got up and can't stretch my leg all the way out.

What should I put on it to make it calm down.. its screaming @ me...

Heat???

redback · #2 12-30-07, 12:52 AM

I have done this lots, to the point where you can hardly walk the next day. Just keep stretching them as often as you can.

Mr incredible · #3 12-30-07, 02:41 AM

I get a 72 hour thing if I over stretch my calves during training, i.e. they get progressively worse over 72 hours then start to get better

WonderWoman · #4 12-30-07, 05:20 AM

so now both are sore and luckily only the left one is super tight. I think I have a knot in there too. luckily its the left one I am off to drive to the airport and its over an hour trip. I put some ice on it thru the night, brrrrrrr. But it feels a bit better than it did before just much tighter now.

Battle scars...

Stonecold54 · #5 12-30-07, 07:50 AM

to relieve sorness do the same exact movement you did to get the soreness (some type of calf movement with little or no weight, a few sets). and if you use ice you have to alternate it with heat otherwise it will be worse.

WonderWoman · #6 12-31-07, 06:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stonecold54

to relieve sorness do the same exact movement you did to get the soreness (some type of calf movement with little or no weight, a few sets). and if you use ice you have to alternate it with heat otherwise it will be worse.

good idea,never thought of that. Next time I kill them I know what to try. I kept ice and heat on them all day yesterday. It worked a bit, but I must say they are probably just super dooper sore because I hardly ever train them. I was blessed with big calves so my coach doesn't want me to train them much. They will come along better when I shred up close to few weeks out of a show. Luckily they have mass.

grnmchn · #7 12-31-07, 02:12 PM

Do you think it is necessary to train calves with heavy weights or just high reps? I can't get the same pum using heavy weights, so I train them to failure with little or no weights. The result is I can't walk right for a few days...thoughts???

WonderWoman · #8 12-31-07, 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grnmchn

Do you think it is necessary to train calves with heavy weights or just high reps? I can't get the same pum using heavy weights, so I train them to failure with little or no weights. The result is I can't walk right for a few days...thoughts???

I do both but just went heavier on them the other day. My calves felt better this morning, but now my right one is sore. Hopefully tomorrow they feel better. My heels are gonna kill them even more in a few.. grrr!

better have a few to have the pain subside, hehe!

Stonecold54 · #9 12-31-07, 05:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grnmchn

Do you think it is necessary to train calves with heavy weights or just high reps? I can't get the same pum using heavy weights, so I train them to failure with little or no weights. The result is I can't walk right for a few days...thoughts???

how about heavy weights with high reps

grnmchn · #10 01-01-08, 08:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stonecold54

how about heavy weights with high reps

I hear ya SC, I guess my point was that I don't feel the same pump/soreness when trying to go heavy on calves. Can you make gains on them without going heavy?

Stonecold54 · #11 01-01-08, 12:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grnmchn

I hear ya SC, I guess my point was that I don't feel the same pump/soreness when trying to go heavy on calves. Can you make gains on them without going heavy?

sure intensity variables are a great tool. I do my JREP training with them (I think I explained elsewhere about that protocol).