Guest guest Posted February 2, 2001 Report Share Posted February 2, 2001 cavumine@... [cavumine@...] wrote: > Has anyone come up against this one: I've been doing my calf raises > religiously, and just upped the weight, but what hurts is my feet! My calves > barely feel like they're working, but the bottom of my feet hurt throughout > the movement....any ideas? do you have flat feet? do your feet pronate or supinate? an expert is really the best person to ask about the right sort of shoes for your feet. it could just be the type of shoes of you wear normally upseting your natural geometry. stretching tendons etc. I do fairly heavy standing calf raises and have no problems. Deus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2001 Report Share Posted February 3, 2001 In a message dated 2/3/01 5:01:33 AM Eastern Standard Time, Deus Ex Machina < vicc@...> writes: do you have flat feet? do your feet pronate or supinate? an expert is really the best person to ask about the right sort of shoes for your feet. it could just be the type of shoes of you wear normally upseting your natural geometry. stretching tendons etc. Nope...in fact, my feet are great. I'm the only one in my family that doesn't have foot problems. The only time I ever have that sort of pain is with the calf raises, and I'm not overloading the weight, by any means. I use 50 lbs on the sitting calf raise. Granted, I have huge calves - comes from years of carrying around 250+ lbs. of body weight, and now that I'm almost normal weight, they're still not decreased at all. I wish they would go down some. Maybe this is a sign to ease up on my calves. Hard to say. a "What then, is the true Gospel of consistency? Change. Who is the really consistent man? The man who changes." - Mark Twain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2001 Report Share Posted February 3, 2001 In a message dated 2/3/01 5:01:33 AM Eastern Standard Time, Deus Ex Machina < vicc@...> writes: do you have flat feet? do your feet pronate or supinate? an expert is really the best person to ask about the right sort of shoes for your feet. it could just be the type of shoes of you wear normally upseting your natural geometry. stretching tendons etc. Nope...in fact, my feet are great. I'm the only one in my family that doesn't have foot problems. The only time I ever have that sort of pain is with the calf raises, and I'm not overloading the weight, by any means. I use 50 lbs on the sitting calf raise. Granted, I have huge calves - comes from years of carrying around 250+ lbs. of body weight, and now that I'm almost normal weight, they're still not decreased at all. I wish they would go down some. Maybe this is a sign to ease up on my calves. Hard to say. a "What then, is the true Gospel of consistency? Change. Who is the really consistent man? The man who changes." - Mark Twain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2001 Report Share Posted February 3, 2001 Deus, I do have very, very, very flat feet! I also had foot surgery 10 years ago on both of my feet. My feet hurt also during calf raises and I never really thought about flat feet being the problem. You think I can wear certain shoes that would help this? Sara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2001 Report Share Posted February 3, 2001 I've switched from standing calf raises and seated calf raises to using the leg press. I find I get a better stretch and I can do more weight until I reach fatigue. I'm able to use 315lbs on the leg press machine with good form and get a great stretch and burn. One of the trainers at the gym suggested wrestling shoes but did say that my cross trainers were just fine. I would not recommend using running shoes. Glenda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2001 Report Share Posted February 3, 2001 I've switched from standing calf raises and seated calf raises to using the leg press. I find I get a better stretch and I can do more weight until I reach fatigue. I'm able to use 315lbs on the leg press machine with good form and get a great stretch and burn. One of the trainers at the gym suggested wrestling shoes but did say that my cross trainers were just fine. I would not recommend using running shoes. Glenda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2001 Report Share Posted February 3, 2001 a - I have the exact same problem with the calf raise. I can't do it to the point of failure on my calf muscles because my feet are burning with pain before my calves. I've had foot problems for years after several broken bones in feet from martial arts. I have found that different shoes do make a difference, and I will sometimes wear my indoor soccer shoes to do it. Running shoes seem to make the problem worse. I'm not sure if it's related to flat feet (I have them) or just bad feet. The problem is not as bad using the leg press machine for calf raises as it is when I try standing calf raises. Jarel > Has anyone come up against this one: I've been doing my calf raises > religiously, and just upped the weight, but what hurts is my feet! My calves > barely feel like they're working, but the bottom of my feet hurt throughout > the movement....any ideas? > a > " Curiosity is a delicate little plant which, aside from stimulation, stands > mainly > in need of freedom. " - Albert Einstein Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2001 Report Share Posted February 3, 2001 Sara Altmyer [sasasup@...] wrote: > Deus, > > I do have very, very, very flat feet! I also had foot surgery 10 years ago on both of my feet. My feet hurt also during calf raises and I never really thought about flat feet being the problem. You think I can wear certain shoes that would help this? > quite possibly. its worth a try. if you wear the wrong shoes it will make life hard on your feet, which might come out when you work them. Deus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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