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TryScott posted 47 weeks ago.
This is more of a question than a suggestion. Would a frozen water bottle be good to roll up and down the calf be good? I use the Trigger Point products a lot even if I'm not sore, but if I was sore, I might combine the massaging with ice.
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CadenceGuy posted 47 weeks ago.
I use the 'wooden rolling pin' technique and its great. Lots of stretching, some rolling pin action and Im good to go.
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burnman posted 47 weeks ago.
TryScott wrote:
This is more of a question than a suggestion. Would a frozen water bottle be good to roll up and down the calf be good? I use the Trigger Point products a lot even if I'm not sore, but if I was sore, I might combine the massaging with ice.
Cold massage is not the way to go. When massaging, you want the muscles to be warm and supple so you can sufficiently manipulate them. Then, once you've finished massaging, ice the crap out of them.
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amphibops posted 47 weeks ago.
Rolling pin has been awesome for me. I just started doing it about two weeks ago. Should have started years ago. I read somewhere that you should roll up to the hear. Read elsewhere that you should roll away from the hear. In any case, the rolling pin works wonders and is quite inexpensive. It has taken away my calf problems 100% in two weeks.
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kylie posted 47 weeks ago.
Massage should be down towards the heart -- you want to avoid pushing blood against the valves in the veins.
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TonisTri posted 47 weeks ago.
kylie wrote:
Massage should be down towards the heart -- you want to avoid pushing blood against the valves in the veins.
Can you clarify that? Should you massage the legs from the ankle up towards the heart or down and away from the heart?
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TryScott posted 47 weeks ago.
burnman wrote:
TryScott wrote:This is more of a question than a suggestion. Would a frozen water bottle be good to roll up and down the calf be good? I use the Trigger Point products a lot even if I'm not sore, but if I was sore, I might combine the massaging with ice.Cold massage is not the way to go. When massaging, you want the muscles to be warm and supple so you can sufficiently manipulate them. Then, once you've finished massaging, ice the crap out of them.
Thanks for the info. I can't remember who told me about using a frozen water bottle to roll across the calf. We were talking about post race massages.
I'm happy with my current routine of Trigger Point stuff before the workout and before bed, and an ice bath after long runs.
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jtrimom posted 47 weeks ago.
the only time I have been told to use a frozen water bottle is when my plantar fascitis flares up and I roll my heels over the bottle
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j.qualle posted 47 weeks ago.
What's the adage? An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure? I'm an older guy and after years of running a lot, i began to get sore in the calves. I began doing calve raises on a regular basis, twice per week, and the problem has gone away. I feel more pop than I did in my twenties. Just a suggestion but weight lifting over all has kept me going in my late 40s.
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kylie posted 47 weeks ago.
TonisTri wrote:
kylie wrote:Massage should be down towards the heart -- you want to avoid pushing blood against the valves in the veins.Can you clarify that? Should you massage the legs from the ankle up towards the heart or down and away from the heart?
Sorry it was a typo... should read "should be DONE towards the heart"
so legs massage up.
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Pantani13 posted 47 weeks ago.
Sometimes a perceived calf problem can actually be caused by the achilles tendon. Particularly if the soreness is about half to 2/3 the way up the calf from the ankle and feels deep in the tissue - where the top of the achilles tendon joins the Soleus. If you are also getting any soreness in the achilles at the back of the ankle then it would be worth checking it out. You would be prone to these problems if you have flat feet and/or overpronate.
I used to get sore calf muscles after long runs and just put it down to my poor conditioning. I then started to get achilles pain and was recommended by a sports doctor to use some 'off the shelf' orthotics in my running shoes (as used for flat feet). Over a period of a few months the achilles pain dissapeared, but surprisingly the calf pains went away immediately and have never reappeared.
There is a great book which may help called 'Sports Injuries - A Self Help Guide' by Vivian Grisogono ISBN 0-7195-4111-5. I think that it is still in press in the UK
Does anyone have any tips for combating sore calves (especially the day after a long run)?
Thanks.
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