Swelling Calves

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moka183

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My calves are always sore and looks a little swelling towards the end of the day. My exercises are always done in the morning. Regular running, elliptical and various exercises that I change up time to time. I don't do anything specifically targeted for my calves.

But why are they always sore? Is there something I can do or rub on to make it go away? Maybe they are getting bigger? (I hope not, I'm already at 14inches on my calf)

I also stretch my calves before and after.
 
You may want to give them more time to heal. If your calves aren't healing fully, and you keep working them day after day, they are going to continue tearing. Take a coule of days off to let them finish healing before you go at it again.
 
If its always towards the end of the day could be a little thing called gravity causing some swelling. Try putting your feet up sometimes throughout the day or even wear compression socks at work.

Sounds silly when you aren't old but my brother and I both got varicosed veins in our 20's in the left leg due to genetics. His doesn't bother him so far, mine caused my left leg some swelling at first and then eventually pain so I had it surgically removed. But before my surgery the compression socks kept it from swelling and hurting and I still wear them at work to prevent others and I don't have sock marks later when I switch to shorts for going to the gym or swimming.
 
How much swelling is considered not normal. It could be like you said, gravity and at the end of the day calves may swell a little. I measured it in the morning and then at night before I go to bed. It is a .5 inch difference. Is that normal?

Where do you get compression socks?
 
I'm not sure how much is normal, thats about how much I get through the day though.
I got some compression socks at the drugstore cost about $9 a pair for the knee high ones. Like I say now I pretty much only wear them at work when I am sitting in one spot for a long period of time and I definitely get a lot less swelling and tired legs, also good for anyone flying to prevent a DVT which happens surprisingly often to people on long flights.
 
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