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Date: 03 Nov 2006 04:35:01
From: Cabbage
Subject: perpetual calf tightness
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Hi all,
I play basketball and I cycle to work every day. I do not stretch very
often. Im finding my calf muscles are getting increasingly tight, not
during exercise but during everyday life. I'm sat here at my desk at
work and my calfs just ache and all i've done today is cycle, i havent
trained or played basketball in over a week. Its more porminent in my
right calf but my left isnt comfortable either.
This isnt a sudden thing, they have ached for more than a year now but
they are starting to get more uncomfortable. I find if I've been doing
sport and I lie down and look at my calfs afterwards they pulse and its
almost liek somethigns moving under the skin. Kind of like little
electrical pulses are causing the muscle to twitch in small palces
every few seconds. Its freaky to watch!
I'm 21, 5ft 8 and ten and a half stone. I cycle to work for 20 minutes
every day up and down soem fairly big hills. I cycle home it takes 15
minutes. I do not feel overly tired when i've finished my cycle as my
cardio is pretty good. I also do not feel my calfs ache straight after
exercise, in fact thats probably when they're most comfortable.
Any suggestions as to what to do?
Thanks
Matt
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Date: 03 Nov 2006 09:20:11
From:
Subject: Re: perpetual calf tightness
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Cabbage wrote:
> I do not stretch very
> often. Im finding my calf muscles are getting increasingly tight
It certainly might help to do some effective stretches after exercise.
You might also consider a foam roll. For example, see
http://www.power-systems.com/News/01_26_06.aspx and especially
http://www.power-systems.com/news/01_26_06b.aspx .
I use the roll occassionally. It is great!
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Date: 03 Nov 2006 07:40:13
From: runsrealfast
Subject: Re: perpetual calf tightness
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Cabbage wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I play basketball and I cycle to work every day. I do not stretch very
> often.
There lies the root of your problem... Stretch it out!
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Date: 03 Nov 2006 06:36:34
From:
Subject: Re: perpetual calf tightness
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Cabbage wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I play basketball and I cycle to work every day. I do not stretch very
> often. Im finding my calf muscles are getting increasingly tight, not
> during exercise but during everyday life. I'm sat here at my desk at
> work and my calfs just ache and all i've done today is cycle, i havent
> trained or played basketball in over a week. Its more porminent in my
> right calf but my left isnt comfortable either.
>
> This isnt a sudden thing, they have ached for more than a year now but
> they are starting to get more uncomfortable. I find if I've been doing
> sport and I lie down and look at my calfs afterwards they pulse and its
> almost liek somethigns moving under the skin. Kind of like little
> electrical pulses are causing the muscle to twitch in small palces
> every few seconds. Its freaky to watch!
>
> I'm 21, 5ft 8 and ten and a half stone. I cycle to work for 20 minutes
> every day up and down soem fairly big hills. I cycle home it takes 15
> minutes. I do not feel overly tired when i've finished my cycle as my
> cardio is pretty good. I also do not feel my calfs ache straight after
> exercise, in fact thats probably when they're most comfortable.
>
> Any suggestions as to what to do?
I have suffered a similar problem. I bought a massage stick and it
works- http://www.thestick.com/
HTH
Edward
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Date: 05 Nov 2006 12:37:09
From: Miss Anne Thrope
Subject: Re: perpetual calf tightness
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Calf tightness?
Matt, are you from Scotland?
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Date: 06 Nov 2006 01:37:54
From: Cabbage
Subject: Re: perpetual calf tightness
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Nope, guernsey :)
Miss Anne Thrope wrote:
> Calf tightness?
>
> Matt, are you from Scotland?
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Date: 06 Nov 2006 11:24:33
From: Don Kirkman
Subject: Re: perpetual calf tightness
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It seems to me I heard somewhere that Cabbage wrote in article
<1162805874.224002.155090@h54g2000cwb.googlegroups.com >:
>Miss Anne Thrope wrote:
>> Calf tightness?
>> Matt, are you from Scotland?
>Nope, guernsey :)
Ah, well, then. Jersey calves are smaller.
--
Don Kirkman
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Date: 07 Nov 2006 02:11:27
From:
Subject: Re: perpetual calf tightness
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Cabbage wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I play basketball and I cycle to work every day. I do not stretch very
> often. Im finding my calf muscles are getting increasingly tight, not
> during exercise but during everyday life. I'm sat here at my desk at
> work and my calfs just ache and all i've done today is cycle, i havent
> trained or played basketball in over a week. Its more porminent in my
> right calf but my left isnt comfortable either.
>
> This isnt a sudden thing, they have ached for more than a year now but
> they are starting to get more uncomfortable. I find if I've been doing
> sport and I lie down and look at my calfs afterwards they pulse and its
> almost liek somethigns moving under the skin. Kind of like little
> electrical pulses are causing the muscle to twitch in small palces
> every few seconds. Its freaky to watch!
>
> I'm 21, 5ft 8 and ten and a half stone. I cycle to work for 20 minutes
> every day up and down soem fairly big hills. I cycle home it takes 15
> minutes. I do not feel overly tired when i've finished my cycle as my
> cardio is pretty good. I also do not feel my calfs ache straight after
> exercise, in fact thats probably when they're most comfortable.
>
> Any suggestions as to what to do?
Have you tried putting on any muscle cream?
>
> Thanks
> Matt
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Date: 12 Nov 2006 10:21:00
From: Steve Freides
Subject: Re: perpetual calf tightness
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"Cabbage" <iluvmallow@hotmail.com > wrote in message
news:1162557301.876028.183920@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> Hi all,
>
> I play basketball and I cycle to work every day. I do not stretch very
> often. Im finding my calf muscles are getting increasingly tight, not
> during exercise but during everyday life. I'm sat here at my desk at
> work and my calfs just ache and all i've done today is cycle, i havent
> trained or played basketball in over a week. Its more porminent in my
> right calf but my left isnt comfortable either.
>
> This isnt a sudden thing, they have ached for more than a year now but
> they are starting to get more uncomfortable. I find if I've been doing
> sport and I lie down and look at my calfs afterwards they pulse and
> its
> almost liek somethigns moving under the skin. Kind of like little
> electrical pulses are causing the muscle to twitch in small palces
> every few seconds. Its freaky to watch!
>
> I'm 21, 5ft 8 and ten and a half stone. I cycle to work for 20 minutes
> every day up and down soem fairly big hills. I cycle home it takes 15
> minutes. I do not feel overly tired when i've finished my cycle as my
> cardio is pretty good. I also do not feel my calfs ache straight after
> exercise, in fact thats probably when they're most comfortable.
>
> Any suggestions as to what to do?
>
> Thanks
> Matt
A good calf stretch - stand in front of a wall, place your hands on the
wall for support, and walk your feet backwards a bit. Now try to press
one heel or the other into the ground. Find the distance from the wall
so that, with a bit of effort but not too much, you can press your heel
into the ground, and "walk" from this position - by "walk" I mean just
alternate pressing your heels into the ground in a rhythm similar to
slow walking. Lock the knee when pressing the heel into the ground,
otherwise you will not stretch the calf muscle.
-S-
http://www.kbnj.com
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