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What do you suggest, I have tight calves today after heavy sessions, including speed sessions and hills. Shall I do a couple of easy miles tonight or Rest? Which will help the most?
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Seriously, try the deep tissue massge, andy is right, you tend to scream but it does feel better the next day. I had tears in my eyes, and the swearing was interesting!
Alternately, try some easy miles, then do some long stretching combined with ankle rotations, and foot stretching.
i did ask the masseur bloke last time i went where i was on the scale of tightness (assuming i was 8 out of 10 or 9 out of 10) - he said i was only a 3 or a 4 (10s cant stand up) and the real stiff people suffer quite a bit more than i did
sports masseurs - more hated than dentists
(though i am a little concerned at the grin that appears on mentioning "ITB Stripping")
I tend to suffer with tight calves when I've been training heavily or doing lots of races. Massage really is the answer along with specific calf exercises.
I do one where I sit on the floor with a rolled up towel pulled around my foot, which is then used to pull the foot towards me really giving the calf a stretch. Then I do it with the knee bent but while pulling the foot towards me I push back with my foot. Hope that makes sense. The sports therapist I saw gave me the exercises. Worth a try!