Inner Calf Pain?!

nicoleekristenn
nicoleekristenn Posts: 14 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Hey everyone,

So my gym was really packed last night and they're pretty strict about the 30 minute rule on cardio machines when people are waiting. I stupidly got in line because I knew I was already in a time crunch of 45 minutes at the gym and thus ended up with my treadmill and just started running without stretching first and only a 1 minute warm up walk. Anyways, I ended up feeling a sharp pain in the middle of my inner calf, more near the bone than the muscle. I slowed my running down and it still kinda hurt to walk home, and then hurts a little today. Anyone know what this is?

Thanks!

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  • Gallowmere1984
    Gallowmere1984 Posts: 6,626 Member
    I've had this happen before when I decided to be a smartass and try to do calf raises with over 500 lbs. It went away within a couple of days. However, since yours came from running and mine from lifting, it very well could be something different.
  • bostonwolf
    bostonwolf Posts: 3,038 Member
    You know how you do a normal calf stretch by putting your hands on the wall and stepping back with your heel on the ground?

    Do the same thing, but step about halfway back and bend your knee. This stretches that inner muscle (soleus?) as opposed to the bigger calf muscle.
  • da_bears10089
    da_bears10089 Posts: 1,791 Member
    I have these pains that come and go that start right above my ankle bone and climb half way up my calves. Mostly on my right leg. It is triggered when i do an excessive amount of jumping around, like jumping jacks. They aren't shin splints, and it's not a pulled muscle, and a doc at the walk-in clinic said... well, i don't know what it is, just try not to jump around as much.

    wow, really? glad you are getting paid to pass your extensive knowledge onto me.
  • GiddyupTim
    GiddyupTim Posts: 2,819 Member
    It's called tennis player's calf, or tennis leg. Doctors and physical therapy people will tell you to rest it until the pain is gone. I tried that once. It took FOREVER. I talked to an sports orthopedic specialist once, and he told me to jog on it, lightly, every day, even if it hurt. No sprinting. Just light jogging. He predicted it would be better in a week. It was better in five days. This was after hobbling for months with the injury.
    (Usually happens in older people. Hence the name. Back in the day, the only adults who ran were tennis players.)

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