Calf Pain - after intense? training

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Hi guys,
I am a 6'2", 92 kg guy, lightly muscle, a bit on chubby side.
I am training lightly every now and then, but on friday I might have taken it a bit too far?

I did some standing calf raises, and I did like 8 sets throughout the day with about 15 reps each time. I did not feel any significant pain while doing the exercise and also during the next day. However, today 2 days later the exercise, its hurting so bad!

The entire calf muscle is sore, painful and painful to squeeze lightly. Also it has become really soft and a bit swollen. And I've stayed in bed today, I could get a doctors appointment only on wednesday as I am in UK and I cant go emergency.

When I walk for a while and stretch slowly the pain seems to ease, but the moment I rest for a while and try again I get sharp stinging type pain, which is definitely something I've never felt.

I rubbed some ibuprofen cream and taken an ibuprofen tab to hopefully reduce swelling. What should I try so I can live with the pain till wednesday?
 
Hi thanks for the reply! I do believe my gp diagnosed the same on the telephone and told me just move around and rub the leg and I feel great today!
 
STRETCH! Stretching after exercise is Very Important- make sure you hold your stretches long enouhg, varies per person but for me anything less then 45 seconds per postion is not enough and the next day I am in pain!

Also make sure your posture is correct, bad posture can make a stretch pretty worthless. One of the funniest I keep seeing is the quad stretch, you know the one where you stand on one leg, bend at the knee on the other leg and hold the foot up to your bottom. I see so many people with wandering legs...one knee ****ed to the side like a dog, the other leg not doing a very good balancing act....! Hold onto something if you need to, there is no shame in it, your posture is what is important here. Knees in line and as close to touching as you can get, thighs in line, together, if you want a different variation to add to that, flex your food (the one touching your derrier), hold for an additional 45 seconds. Swap legs.

Calf stretch wise there are so many but the heel over the side of the step is a great one, also try this one: keep your position -with the heel over the edge of the step, other leg holding your weight at flat on the ground. Bend the leg which has that heel over the edge of the step but important: do not move the heel, do not change anything else, just simply bend the leg. You may naturally put a little more pressure on this foot, this is fine its whats supposed to happen. You should feel a stretch in your lower calf. It can take some concerntration to get right but it makes such a difference! Hold for 45 seconds per leg.
 
cutegirl said:
there are so many but the heel over the side of the step is a great one, also try this one: keep your position -with the heel over the edge of the step, other leg holding your weight at flat on the ground. Bend the leg which has that heel over the edge of the step but important: do not move the heel, do not change anything else, just simply bend the leg. You may naturally put a little more pressure on this foot, this is fine its whats supposed to happen. You should feel a stretch in your lower calf. It can take some concerntration to get right but it makes such a difference! Hold for 45 seconds per leg. for more info please visit
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Why did you just copy paste what I just wrote??
 
I'm sorry to hear your "ordeal." Even though I am just reading your post, it seems that I can feel your body pain. The guys here are right. Stretching after an extraneous workout can really prevent soreness of muscles. Also, if you feel that your body cannot take anymore the exercises, stop from there already or else you will be hurting your body.
 
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