elliptical trainer and calf injury?

View Full Version : elliptical trainer and calf injury?

Blakesq

HI, I had a calf injury, after a layoff of over 3 weeks, when I ran again, i felt a twinge at 8
minutes, so, I tried an elliptical trainer, and did it for 30 minutes, with no calf pain. Any ideas
on whether I am doing calf injury to myself unknowningly?

Eduardo Suasteg

"blakesq" <blakesqspam@spamearthlinkspam.net> wrote in message
news:Q0Ika.14611$ey1.1262550@newsread1.prod.itd.earthlink.net...
> HI, I had a calf injury, after a layoff of over 3 weeks, when I ran again,
i
> felt a twinge at 8 minutes, so, I tried an elliptical trainer, and did it for 30 minutes, with no
> calf pain. Any ideas on whether I am doing calf injury to myself unknowningly?

What sort of injury? My experience with elliptical trainers is that they aggravate any calf muscle
soreness or injury I may have, so do the ellipse with care. In general calf, Achilles heel and
Plantar Fasciatis injuries result from inflexible and tight calf muscles. Try massaging the calves
thoroughly at least three times per day (you can do this your self with your hand, a smooth
stick/pipe, or The Stick), and definitely before and after you exercise them. Follow the massage
after the run with stretching.

--
ø¤º°`°º¤ø,,,,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,,,,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,,,,ø¤º°`°º¤ø¤º°`°º¤ø,,,,ø¤º Eduardo Suastegui "Test everything.
Hold on to the good." (remove '701' when replying via e-mail)
ø¤º°`°º¤ø,,,,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,,,,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,,,,ø¤º°`°º¤ø¤º°`°º¤ø,,,,ø¤º

Max Power

You probably need to stretch more. I would suggest Yoga or Fitness Yoga.

"blakesq" <blakesqspam@spamearthlinkspam.net> wrote in message
news:Q0Ika.14611$ey1.1262550@newsread1.prod.itd.earthlink.net...
> HI, I had a calf injury, after a layoff of over 3 weeks, when I ran again,
i
> felt a twinge at 8 minutes, so, I tried an elliptical trainer, and did it for 30 minutes, with no
> calf pain. Any ideas on whether I am doing calf injury to myself unknowningly?

Frank In-Toront

On Sun, 13 Apr 2003 22:11:20 GMT, "Max Power" <mrMP@fakeaddress.com.nz> wrote:

>You probably need to stretch more. I would suggest Yoga or Fitness Yoga.
>
>"blakesq" <blakesqspam@spamearthlinkspam.net> wrote in message
>news:Q0Ika.14611$ey1.1262550@newsread1.prod.itd.earthlink.net...
>> HI, I had a calf injury, after a layoff of over 3 weeks, when I ran again,
>i
>> felt a twinge at 8 minutes, so, I tried an elliptical trainer, and did it for 30 minutes, with no
>> calf pain. Any ideas on whether I am doing calf injury to myself unknowningly?
why not just stretch? why introduce yoga at all? ...thehick

Alan Williamson

Yoga is good in the sense that a person stretches muscles and also strengthens muscles doing
the poses.

"Frank in-toronto" <thehickNOSPAM@canada.com> wrote in message
news:ukrj9vgopt5pdp3s1rvg21qjlahgee1cil@4ax.com...
> On Sun, 13 Apr 2003 22:11:20 GMT, "Max Power" <mrMP@fakeaddress.com.nz> wrote:
>
> >You probably need to stretch more. I would suggest Yoga or Fitness Yoga.
> >
> >"blakesq" <blakesqspam@spamearthlinkspam.net> wrote in message
> >news:Q0Ika.14611$ey1.1262550@newsread1.prod.itd.earthlink.net...
> >> HI, I had a calf injury, after a layoff of over 3 weeks, when I ran
again,
> >i
> >> felt a twinge at 8 minutes, so, I tried an elliptical trainer, and did
it
> >> for 30 minutes, with no calf pain. Any ideas on whether I am doing
calf
> >> injury to myself unknowningly?
> why not just stretch? why introduce yoga at all? ...thehick

Natalie

Make sure you stretch for at least 10 minutes before doing any intense training. I know I have to
stretch and warm-up for at least 10 minutes or else my muscles get really sore the next day. Good
luck with your training!

"blakesq" <blakesqspam@spamearthlinkspam.net> wrote in message
news:<Q0Ika.14611$ey1.1262550@newsread1.prod.itd.earthlink.net>...
> HI, I had a calf injury, after a layoff of over 3 weeks, when I ran again, i felt a twinge at 8
> minutes, so, I tried an elliptical trainer, and did it for 30 minutes, with no calf pain. Any
> ideas on whether I am doing calf injury to myself unknowningly?

Natalie

Bill-Always Har

>Make sure you stretch for at least 10 minutes before doing any intense training.

NEVER, EVER stretch before exercise, only after. This dumb ***** knows nothing.

Bill R.

=============> - -- - ( o ) ( o )
OO ?
>-----<

Alan Williamson

What an asshole? You know we do live in a society...wake up and smell the coffee!!

"Bill-always hard-Rodgers " <thebillrodgers@aol.comNOHAM> wrote in message
news:20030419052444.18806.00000234@mb-m13.aol.com...
> >Make sure you stretch for at least 10 minutes before doing any intense training.
>
> NEVER, EVER stretch before exercise, only after. This dumb ***** knows
nothing.
>
>
> Bill R.
>
> =============> - -- - ( o ) ( o )
> OO ?
> >-----<
>

Doug Freese

Alan Williamson wrote:
> What an asshole? You know we do live in a society...wake up and smell the coffee!!

The sad part is Wee Willie is not trolling and thinks he is correct. There is a tiny notion of truth
hidden in the sptic tank but it takes a lot of effort to pull the seeds from the turd.

Stretching before running can cause problems if not done correctly. Cold muscles do not respond well
to stretching and must be warmed up first. The wee one suggests don't do it at all and only do it
after when muscles are warm. This will work but start out slowly for the first mile or so. The smart
money suggests you do some light running or exercises first to warm things up, stretch and then do
your workout. When finished stretch again.

To further add mystery to the stretching issue, some suggest no stretching at all. Soo, if you are a
stretching proponent you can do both before and after but be careful if before. If not then don't.

--
Caveat Lector "the further you go outside, the further you go inside" - B. McKibben Doug Freese
dfreese@hvc.rr.com