what is a good pre workout stretching for your calves?
601958
The best pre work out stretch for your calves is to face a wall while standing, then place the sole of your feet up against the wall...  lean forward and feel the stretch.  You are best holding this for 20 sec... then releasing. Repeat this on each side for about 5-6 sets
713391
check out Active Isolated Stretching.  Works wonders!
325669
I have been to see a personal trainer in the past, the following leg exercises are good (I live in the UK, so weather not much better down here!)\n\n1) For inner thighs. Lie on your back, and raise your legs above the ground (about 45 degrees). Clutch your inner thighs with your hands, and pull your legs slowly apart, then push together again. You should feel it work your inner thighs. Do as many as you can. \n\n2) For outer thighs. Lie on your side, propping your head up with your hand, and fold the leg nearest the floor in a bending position. Then raise the top leg up and down slowly. Repeat on other side.\n\n3) For calves and thighs - Stand up, and space your legs shoulder width apart. Turn the feet outwards, and slowly squat down and then up again.\n\nHope this helps.
854493
Yes, it's best to do yoga stretches with running in order to get flexibility. Do some leg stretches. Go to google images and press in  yoga or stretches. You'll feel great mentally and physically. Always take deep breaths when stretching. It will take away any tension in your body.
1024391
Calves:\n-Put you foot against a pole or door frame and pull yourself torwards it. \n- Put your feet about 2-3 feet away from eachother( one infront of  an other) and push on a wall keeping both feet on the ground. You may have to bring more distance between your feet to feel a stretch. \n- Get into a push up position and take one foot and rest it on the foot that is alreadly on the ground and stretch untill you feel a pull\n-Lie on your back and have a partner take one leg( make sure you keep it streight) and pull it to you, pressing down on the toe and pulling up on the heel. Keep the othe leg on the ground. This is an uncomfortable stretch. It should only be uncomforatble pain, not searing pain. Stop if it is  really hurting. This one needs to be used only after an activity (running, swimming) when the muscles are warmed up.  \n\nHamstrings:\n- Stand and pull on leg behind you so that your foot is around your hip and pull your knee back untill you feel a stretch.\n- You can to the same on the ground, lieing down on you back (if you find it difficoult to keep your ballance)
1152455
squat all the way down with your derriere just above the floor and walk in a squated position as if you were pretending to be a duck and walk walk walk in that squatted position. You'll quickly start feeling your calves working hard. Also, if you lift your body in a controlled manner, with your metatarsals (on your tip toes) like in ballet, that works your calves as well. Your toes should be pointing outward not forward (think ballet positions -this would be first position). Hold our glutes, abs and the rest of your body up don't relax them and always keep your body controlled. Push yourself up from your calves and metatarsals. I hope I described these excersices enough to where you understand what I mean. Good luck!
764871
if your muscles twitch after you work out, you should try stretching before and after workouts.
275355
to work on your jumping work on your calves.
701347
It's good that you are remembering to stretch! Many people don't which results in pulls muscles and more.\n\nA little run or jog, lunges, and toe-touches on the ground (reaching for your toes while legs are stretched like a triangle, or pike stretch, reaching for your toes, legs together) are great to warm up your legs.
1033632
lie on your stomache (you can prop yourself up on your elbows)\n\nand bend your knees so that they are at a 90 degree angle. (your calves should be perpendicular to the floor and your feet should be together and pointed straight so they are paralel with the floor.\n\nplace a dumbell in the little notch made by the curve of your shoes when your feet are placed together. clench your feet and legs together to hold the weight in place.\n\nNow, slowly lift your legs down to the floor (but not resting on the floor) and then slowly back up to the starting position. do as many reps are you can. always make sure the weight remains in place between your shoes.\n\nthis will tone your butt!
555792
Lots of new evidence suggests that as long as you are physically and sufficiently 'warmed up' there is no need for preparation stretches before hand. The most important part is the post stretching.\n\nBUT if you do use prep stretches then i would say dynamic stretches are the best suited. Dynamic are basically stretches with movement.\n An example:\n\nRather then taking one leg forward, placing the heel on the ground, pointing toes to the ceiling and leaning into the front leg to stretch the hamstrings you would swing the same leg up and down in controlled movements so that you cover the whole range of movement that joint allows.\n\nAnother reason not to do most prep stretches before any physical event is that most people use 'static' stretches eg they take the joint so far and then hold it there for maybe 10-15 seconds.\n\nAnother example:\n\ntake the same hamstring as above, you lean into your front leg (which is heel down and toes pointing upwards) and hold the leg in that position while stretching it. This basically means that it is now safe for you to perform most movements within that range of motion.\nBUT if you are about to kick a football as hard as you can across a field your leg will finish way higher than your static hamstring stretch takes you. So therefore in this scenario that type of stretch is useless.\nSo try to use dynamic stretches like leg swings for one to basically take the joint through its full range of motion in a controlled manner first before you then go and give it the "big'un" during the actual sporting event!!
31849
First you have to warm up with a little of cardio like jumping jacks or running because the muscles are still stiff and you need to "warm them up".  This prevents strains.  Well, then after that you can stretch.
235064
Try stretching before and after your workout if you arent already.  Sometimes when i first start working out again i have problems with that but after i get into a routine it stops happening.  Just keep trying.
675515
Try stretches and other exercises
497888
Because they never get a break!!\n\nUntil your calves are in shape, you shouldn't work out more than every other day!\n\nTake a day or two break, then continue running on the treadmill every other day. When you feel your calves are much stronger, either increase the frequency or the time period.
930860
stretch your legs one at a time for 30 sec holds\nthen position them differently and stretch for 30 sec\nthen put one leg in front of you bent and the other leg straight    \n    behind you, slowly move the front leg more straight and hold it\n    as long as you can tolerate it \nAslo do the split for as far down as you can go and hold it for a  \n    min, once you get it far enough, balance yourself and put your \n    arms on your front leg and push down and hold as long as you \n    can\nDo stretches before and after splits\nstretch as often as you can
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make sure your are properly hydrated.\n\nSometimes extra potassium can help (bananas).\n\nDepending on which leg muscle it is, would determine what kind of stretch.