thanks sir, been my 3 weeks after strain and i can finally walk normally without pain. now start followin your instructions to get start to strengthen my muscles again before going back to my hobby.

This is a great video. Thank you very much for your help :)!

Great video!! Gotta try those exercises soon..

Wow, very helpful. I've done exactly what you described - the strain, stop for 2 weeks, and go right back and strain again! Thanks for telling that story so I could relate. Now I know, that I need to take a more deliberate process before going back to running. I'm not 20yrs old anymore and my body doesn't just quickly heal itself. I'm now in my 50's and physical fitness seems to take more work than it used to.

Very clear instructions,. I’m definitely guilty of getting hurt, stopping, and then running again after two weeks. I need to do some strength training. Should I do the exercises you instructed every day?

Thank you very much

I've watched a lot of calf vids - i think this is the most helpful, thank you

Did strain my right calf in middle off January in 2023, did rest without training to come back, did tear it up again. Waited 2 weeks, same happend. Then I rested for 3-4 week with spinning. Did a half marathon and i went okay. This was in june 2023, did think it was good then, and did tear it up again in late june. And since then i almost haven’t run. Maybe 100km since june of last year. Whent to doctor in desember 2023, (finally) and we tok a MR and found a 6cm tear in calf. So now i have slowly been building up again. So i hope i will be back to running i april.🙏🏻

😮 I strained both 😮

great video. overdid my run volume and got a calf strain, even tough only running eaaasy. but my main sport is cycling, almost all indoors. what is your opinion on easy cycling during the recover process? fwiw, i have grade I, small, but theres pain in the leg!

Hiw often should you do these exercises? Every day?

soleus muscle pain from biking ugh.. tightness now...

I tore my calf muscle on February 23rd playing soccer and it was awful. 4 weeks later it's still tender and bruised. Going to start PT next week. 😢

If you hurt left outer gastroc from speed work but get no pain jogging or with weight calf rises. Is it fair to just reduce intentisity and keep jogging easy, avoiding speed work for a period. It’s definitely been tweaked but unsure how bad. It’s a bit tender to palpate.

Thank you! Very helpful, I have one question: why I feel my calf is heavy ? Is it a strain? Sometimes I confuse muscle strain and muscle contraction

This is super helpful, thank you!! For a moderate calf strain, would you recommend 2-3 weeks of these with no running? After about 4 days of rest, I can do a lot of these exercises so I think it's just a moderate strain. But, I'm apprehensive to try running again! It's probably too soon :) Thoughts?

I recently did a 30 k and at around km 24 I started to feel a gradual throbbing pain in my superior, lateral calf area. I went down to a run/walk and it just continued to get worse. I went to my massage therapist who found a couple of big knots. She worked them out and I felt great right after. About 4 days later I went and did 5 k of intervals and I had no issues. Today, did a 13 k with a lot of incline and decline (which I shamelessly avoid) and the pain came back and brought me to a walk. Pain seemed to radiate up to proximal patellar area and stop just inferior of my hamstrings. Almost around the biceps femoris. With this being gradual, and her being able to work it out last time, does this sound like more of a strain or a tear? I have 50 k coming up in 3 weeks and I’m not sure I should do it.

Would you recommend swimming with a grade II or I Calf strain?

Am I okay to cycle (stationary) with a calf strain? I’m a bit apprehensive about dropping cardio altogether

Is it normal to feel discomfort while doing these exercises, and should I continue doing them even though I feel pain?

I ran a half and felt a small tightness in my left calf but went away. Felt fine afterwards. 2 days later went out for a run made it a mile and i feel a ball of pain in my left calf. Tried again today and 100 feet in felt painful again. Doesnt hurt to sgretch it walk or jump....what gives? Strain? Tear?

Totally dehydrated I strained both don’t be an idiot please hydrate