Gene_WI Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Shooting an indoor match today. Second stage of the match, the 19-01 classifier. Moving to the second array, I feel like someone or something hit me in the back of the leg. Felt very odd. Shot the second array, leg starts hurting. Unload show clear... excruciating pain by now. I was half expecting to see blood. Was thinking that I either caught frag, a ricochet, or I shoot myself? Anyway look down at my leg and see nothing. Oddest thing ever. After I finished the match limping and dragging one leg, get home to find out that I tore my calf muscle. Out of the blue, without twisting anything or pushing too hard, my calf just ripped. I had a great classifier run Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AR Gunner Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 I did the same thing years ago. Sorry to hear it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK66 Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 It sucks! You're lucky it wasn't your Achilles... I completely ripped mine apart a couple years ago. Hope you have a speedy recovery! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Stevens Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 I'm about 7 weeks into a calf muscle. About 90 percent healed. Only taking Naproxen twice a day and wearing a brace if I'm outside. Not too bad now. Good luck. Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tampa-XD45 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 There are three grades of calf tears/strains. My grade 2 tear took 4 weeks to fully heal. I did Naproxen most of the 1st week plus ice & heat, and I bought a calf compression sleeve like this one: Amazon Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene_WI Posted December 16, 2020 Author Share Posted December 16, 2020 Unfortunately it sounds like I am not alone in this kind of match screw up. I have been getting laser treatments for the tear, and they seem to help a ton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene_WI Posted December 16, 2020 Author Share Posted December 16, 2020 8 hours ago, Tampa-XD45 said: There are three grades of calf tears/strains. My grade 2 tear took 4 weeks to fully heal. I did Naproxen most of the 1st week plus ice & heat, and I bought a calf compression sleeve like this one: Amazon Link Thanks for the link. Might have to try these out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClarenceOveur Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Tore a calf muscle a few years ago. Seemed like not much healing the first couple weeks, then it became noticeably stronger every week. Physical therapy 3X a week seemed to help. Not much you can do to speed up the recovery, but be very careful with it, easy to reinjure the muscle before it is fully recovered. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merldizzle Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 This thread makes me want to stretch now. Sorry to hear you folks had injuries while trying to shoot and have fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boudreaux78 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 Tore my calf muscle at work in June last year. Was healed by August but not back to full strength till late September. Now I don’t even think about it. Crazy part is how easy it was, but thankful it wasn’t my Achilles. Good luck with the healing process and don’t forget to stretch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH39 Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 On 12/12/2020 at 8:11 PM, Gene_WI said: Shooting an indoor match today. Second stage of the match, the 19-01 classifier. Moving to the second array, I feel like someone or something hit me in the back of the leg. Felt very odd. Shot the second array, leg starts hurting. Unload show clear... excruciating pain by now. I was half expecting to see blood. Was thinking that I either caught frag, a ricochet, or I shoot myself? Anyway look down at my leg and see nothing. Oddest thing ever. After I finished the match limping and dragging one leg, get home to find out that I tore my calf muscle. Out of the blue, without twisting anything or pushing too hard, my calf just ripped. I had a great classifier run Exact same thing happened to me at Limited Nationals two years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGoodwin Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 As a shooter and a physical therapist, I read this thread with great interest. I'm surprised that no one mentioned physical therapy. I treat athletes with calf strains frequently and help them get great results. My strongest suggestion for management of the injury is to get some PT! As far as stretching, it is good to do so. However, two caveats about stretching. First, it, by itself, is useless for injury prevention. Coupling stretch activities with plyometric training is key. Secondly, never do a pre match stretch. Just like you wouldn't go lift weights as part of same day match prep, stretching can cause decreased muscle performance for several hours afterwards. While the difference may be marginal, it is real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpYoursPal Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 That’s interesting. Usually I’ll do some active stretching for the hips and knees before a match. Is there a proper way to limber up for increased mobility? Or if you know there’s a low port coming up and you need just a little extra flexibility? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boudreaux78 Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 On 5/23/2021 at 10:43 AM, UpYoursPal said: That’s interesting. Usually I’ll do some active stretching for the hips and knees before a match. Is there a proper way to limber up for increased mobility? Or if you know there’s a low port coming up and you need just a little extra flexibility? Before stretching, you should get your blood flowing through your muscles. Jumping jacks or a light jog for a minute or two should work. Moving stretches seem to be the best types of stretches. Focus on hip flexors, hamstrings, glutes, quads, and calves. Throw in a few trunk twist and shoulder rotations and you should be fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
range_addict Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 That's crazy how you can tear a muscle like that while stationary. Hope you have a good recovery bud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halen Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 On 12/31/2020 at 11:21 PM, Merldizzle said: This thread makes me want to stretch now. Sorry to hear you folks had injuries while trying to shoot and have fun. Stretch, get a massage, stretch again .. and run a warm up lap just to be sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanniek71 Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 Older thread here but just tore my calf yesterday while aggressively moving from a shooting box to another shooting area. Felt like what the OP said like I got popped by a ricochet or something. definitely pulled me up from my run, but was able to finish. Luckily was just one stage left which I hobbled through. Seems to be mine isn't super bad, as today it is sore but I can flex my foot up and down and eventually the sore subsides and there is no visible bruising or swelling. I can put weight on it too so I am hoping it is just minor. Sucks because I have 4 majors left this year and I am not sure the next 2 are going to be happening. Its a fairly strange injury for me as I don't really have calf muscles I have cows and work out/stretch them regularly. I would have expected a groin or another MCL injury before I pulled a calf muscle (I've been an ice hockey goalie since I was 13-14). Sucks getting old! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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