R Lower Leg, Calf Strain
2018-11-03 – 2018-11-12
Grade: 3
Occurred in terrain on Saturday, number of factors, not warmed up enough, cold climate with water and marshes, over trained legs still getting used to terrain, not enough strength training.
Recovery through plenty of stretching of calf, regular rolling and more static exercises, like calf raises, squats and lunges (no additional weight) . Ensuring a good warmup before every training. Sometime can notice the calf after a long session but as an early warning sign to take it easy. Also keeping the legs warm helps.
Think that the cause of the issue initially was over straining the calf and lack of strengthening. Not giving it a suitable rest week.