calf strain from running

[Aston]

is there any runners in the house ...

i pulled my calf muscle running about 10 days ago...i left it about 5 days and there was no pain, then, i ran again. after 1 mile, it went again. couldnt run, limped home. put it in ice and the next day bruising developed. its beem classed as a category 2 strain. (no rupture) how long should i leave it till i run again? some say 2 weeks, some say a month but i cant stand the thought of a month without a run.

any advice boys and girls??

 

[jay]

I would stay off it until you buy a SIGMA:smilewinkgrin:

 

[Aston]

a 'pull cutter' is way way worse than a pulled muscle ;0)

 

[jay]

least you wouldn't have to run around trying to make up time just because you didn't buy a SIGMA

 

[Stewart]

Depends on how long you rest it (including work and walking) and how much treatment you give it. I run five times a week and last strain I had, I was out for 2 months and that was with physio. If it's bad get some treatment on it ASAP.....

 

[Aston]

its not as sore today as it was 3 days ago. i have been limping like an old school harlem pimp for the past 2 days so that i am not putting any weight on the calf muscle... i'll give it 2-3 weeks then chance it again. i reckon i did it doing calf raises with weights. i always warm up and warm down but these things happen hey. could be worse, could be an achillies tendon!!!

 

[chrisroe]

your getting old !!

 

[Aston]

never!!!! i'm still a puppy :0)

 

[Stewart]

your getting old !!

He's not getting old.... Just injured it kicking the tv while watching the football....(;0)

 

[Aston]

ok so i'm getting old...there, you happy now ;0)

 

[ozboz]

Hiya Mate! your as bad as me ! I went to a 'Spinning class' and a Boxercise class !! oooooooh bit stiff for a day or two !! got a personal trainer on my case. freebie though! , need excercise to help with type 2 diabetes, anyway ill ask her ( trainer that is ) what you should do, seeya Steve............

 

[Deleted member 9966]

Like Stewart says Ed, physio might be the best way forward. you might have to consider other ways to exercise for the time being, like swimming or even just some good old simple walking. I can't cycle at the moment for obvious reasons and it's killing me watching my husband go out on his bike. And I can't really walk up bank anymore because my stomach muscles are so tight. Swimming is all I have left :cry2:

 

[Aston]

a personal trainer hey mr ozboz?? and a her too ;0) i could do with some of that....let me know what she recommends.

elizabeth, i'll do as you said and go swimming and take the bike out a bit more but i'll have to go easy on the peddling, ie try and keep my feet flat as they peddle. the minute the toes point downwards, thats when it hurts...

thanks for all the help on this ;0) your a good bunch!!

 

[Andy Allen]

i strained me wrist the other day...:8: but my personal training drinking buddy tought me how to use the other arm

 

[ozboz]

I do a bit of bar-robics as well :lol: I ,ll ask the question Ed ok Mate .....

 

[hillhead]

Have you fell out with the B17 Ed?
That running lark is bad for ya. Lol.
Sounds sore though.

 

[Aston]

i love that b17 nearly as much as my rubi tx700, although the bike is a lot lighter lol

 

[hillhead]

Carrying a rubi about would pull anyones calf, lol.
My bike still going strong Ed.

 

[Stewart]

Carrying a rubi about would pull anyones calf, lol.
My bike still going strong Ed.

Am I the only one that doesn't find the tx 700 and 1200 heavy...? Either I'm spending too much time in the gym or there are a lot of vegetarian tilers out there......

 

[Andy Allen]

how can you find it heavy its only made of plastic ....lol

 

[hillhead]

Iv never lifted one to see, lol.

 

[ozboz]

Hi Mate, seems you are prob best leave it for two weeks, then try calf raise excercise, see how they go, perhaps advice from sports pys would be good start point, i went to one, I had all sorts of tendon problems about 3 years ago in leg and arms, I did some light weight training for about 6 weeks and all went away was 20 sobs well spent !! this latest bit is due as I said because of type 2, muscle wasting and circulation can be a prob if left, and it costs nowt, good friend of mine, hope yo sort it anyway mate !!

 

[Spud]

I was told never to stretch out cold muscles Ed, light warm up first then very light stretches then work out then again a little light stretching to finish a trainer told me the stretching actually weakens tendons not sure how true this is ?

 

[Prem Tiler]

If its a tear ( gone all black and blue) then leave well alone. Take arnica, Ice and drink lost of water. If its just DOMS then rest for a couple of weeks then make sure your warm before any streching. walk for atleast 15 mins before you do any running/jogging. Calfs are prone to tear on trainers that rush in to it because there over using there lower legs and not the primary muscles above the knee. Its kills I know. Good luck with it.

 

[Aston]

cheers prem ;0)

i dont stretch first, havent done since starting mma excercises in 2006. i think i did the damage doing calf raises too heavy. then when i went on the run, after a mile, it went. just been to jjb / dw sports because they are closing down in hunts cross liverpool... everything is buy one, get one free, so i bought a golds gym 15kg disc for £19-00p (he also made a mistake on the price too ;0) and got the other one free..carried them to the car but i have aggrivated the little barstewd again. it gone sore now!!!! lol why do we bother training hey ;0)

its black and yellow at the moment so the bloods getting cleared up by whatever eating it. i reckon 2-3 weeks the way im going.