i think I did something really wrong

[kh_s]

On Thursday, or i think it was on wednesday i dun really remember, I was doing calf raises, on the floor. I did 3 sets of 40 and after that I skip roped, but only for 1 minute since those damn side stitches stops me from donig any more.

I think it is because I skipped roped after, or I did too many calf raises. But there was no weights involved. My calves are stiff, only my left leg mostly. So stiff that i have to limp when I walk. I don`t think it is shin splints because the pain is around the upper leg, the bigger muscle part. I am going to the doctors tomorrow and see. I should of came here first before I tried these calf raises.

The other thing is that, I am worried that I will start to walk weird after the pain even goes away, I have been told to try walk normally, and it is damn hard to do it with this type of pain.
has anyone experienced this before ? If so how long did it take for you to heal ?

[Szczepankiewicz]

Ha ha ha.

Been there done that.

You may have just overworked your calves. I've done it before and have been unable to walk. It is good that you are going to the doctor, but if the pain is localized in the calf muscle you probably just overworked it.

What kind of pain do you have? Does it hurt in the joints or just in the muscle mass?

I wouldn't worry too much until you've seen the doctor.

You gotta learn to take it easy and be progressive in your workouts. ESPECIALLY with the calves.

Let me know how it all works out.

Spanky

[kh_s]

The pain ? I can barely stand up straight with my legs. The joints don`t hurt at all. I put some type of 'ice' on it, I think it is some type of muscle reliever or something, I put it on myself whenever I have sprayned something or muscle pain.

I am sitting down right now, I can make my leg go straight out, but it hurts if I try to make my toes go up. I can't really explain lol.

[Guest]

Do a set of barbell squats with a heavy weight across your back.

Then try to sit down for a week. Arrrrgh!

Its called DOM - delayed onset muscle soreness.

Revel in it! It reminds you that you're alive!

[Biker]

It will also help to stretch the muscles after a workout. Helps the muscles to heal.

[Szczepankiewicz]

It sounds exactly like you overtrained. If you have no joint pain you probably didn't hurt any tendons/ligaments. However I am not a doctor I only play one on the internet and when I go to Bitty's for a spot of tea.

Seriously if it doesn't get better check with a doctor like you had planned. DOM sounds like what it is to me. You have to be very careful when you train your calves. I've done that three separate times in me life. You'd figure I'd learn. About 48 hours to set in and another 72 to be completely gone.

Good luck.

Oh... and surfing porn only makes the pain worse.

[terry]

Rather than cease all working out I would tend to reduce the weight to 15-20% of normal training resistance and progress higher as tolerated. Back off if the pain reoccurs. Doing some very light work on the muscle may help the healing process.

If the problem persists I would go to a sports medicine doc and get their opinion. They can help narrow it down to a muscle strain or, more seriously, a tendon strain or tear. Let's hope you get better before the doctor has to get out the MRI machine--because the bill for that will hurt as bad as the injury.

[Disciple]

Sports med is going to be my specialty, so hopefully this helps:

Try to differentiate between soreness(burning pain) and injury(sharp pain). It sounds like you worked your calves too hard. Forty rep sets will cause a huge buildup of lactic acid in the muscle especially if they are not used to that type of workload.
I have done the same thing to my calves on occasion. For some reason my calves take much longer than some of my other muscle groups to recover. If they are sore, light to moderate aerobic leg work will help remove the lactic acid faster(increased circulation). Avoid any weight training to the calves until the soreness starts to subside. If the pain continues for longer than 1-2 weeks, see your doctor.

[kh_s]

okay, thxs for the replies, but yeah I think i was overtrained. Or maybe undertrained? I never usually train my calf muscles. But I didn`t go to the doctor on Saturday, I couldn`t get an appointment, I don`t know why. But the pain is nearly gone, I can walk normally and all. But Just wondering If I should just see a doctor just to be sure ??

[Disciple]

As long as you don't have any sharp or shooting pain, muscle weakness or numbness/tingling, you shouldn't need to see a doctor. Avoid any "balls to the wall" workouts unless you build up to them first. This will keep your body from doing more than it can handle.