tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29677084.post4150765345023293381..comments2024-03-27T20:31:44.878-05:00Comments on Steve in a Speedo?! Gross!: Thirsty (for knowledge) Thursday: 2 Exercises That Have Helped My Achilles ProblemsSteve Stenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11419298404210612118noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29677084.post-57268002277711817252015-10-22T12:06:50.557-05:002015-10-22T12:06:50.557-05:00funny you should mention eccentric calf raises ste...funny you should mention eccentric calf raises steve, because my coach has me do these, and i cant walk for a good few days afterwards. i do 2 x 15 per leg on saturdays and even this week up to yesterday my calves were still tender! hopefully with time i will be able to up the reps and lower the amount of post raise pain! - kim k. (formerly teta equals booby)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15033478478885613501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29677084.post-23367055924613108352015-10-22T10:41:54.808-05:002015-10-22T10:41:54.808-05:00By doing the seated raises, you're working on ...By doing the seated raises, you're working on the soleus muscle more, rather than the gastrocnemius. I believe when you're running the soleus is what takes the load (thus also stabilizes) and the gastroc is your mover. Which may be why you are fine for the most part with movement but have that terrible ache/pain.<br /><br />So, I always try to do calf stretches on a half roller both standing and seated. I seem to do better that way.<br /><br />Hopefully, somebody with more biomechanics credibility can verify if I understand this right.<br /><br />And thanks for posting this, it reminds me that I need to get back in the gym and do those seated calf raises.Jumper 2.0https://www.blogger.com/profile/04944168560349599110noreply@blogger.com