Hey guys couple exercise questions.I've been running on the treadmill lately and every time i run the front of my lcalf eft always feels really tight any tips on how to prevent this? Also What are some good exercises to build stronger calves and pecs, without machines and just some free weights at home?
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knapplc wrote:How is that link helpful? He asked about shin splints, not how to build leg muscles.
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AEMRICH wrote:Hey guys couple exercise questions.I've been running on the treadmill lately and every time i run the front of my lcalf eft always feels really tight any tips on how to prevent this? Also What are some good exercises to build stronger calves and pecs, without machines and just some free weights at home?
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knapplc wrote:How is that link helpful? He asked about shin splints, not how to build leg muscles.
Sure he did!
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My apologies. Carry on!
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"I do not think baseball of today is any better than it was 30 years ago... I still think Radbourne is the greatest of the pitchers." John Sullivan 1914-Old athletes never change.
AEMRICH wrote:Hey guys couple exercise questions.I've been running on the treadmill lately and every time i run the front of my lcalf eft always feels really tight any tips on how to prevent this? Also What are some good exercises to build stronger calves and pecs, without machines and just some free weights at home?
A "tightness"...well...I'm no expert, but make sure you are running heel/toe heel/toe, because I think running on the balls of your feet could cause tightness in the front calf area...otherwise, if it's muscle tightness (not sure what other kind it could be ) I would try to isolate the tight area in a stretch after you get warmed up a bit...also stretch it after you are finished running. Sounds like a difficult muscle to isolate with a stretch, but if you put your toe in the ground and put resistance at a certain angle, you should be able to get it.
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by AEMRICH » Wed Mar 19, 2008 3:25 pm 
) I would try to isolate the tight area in a stretch after you get warmed up a bit...also stretch it after you are finished running. Sounds like a difficult muscle to isolate with a stretch, but if you put your toe in the ground and put resistance at a certain angle, you should be able to get it. 
