The calf muscle is made of two major muscles: A calf strain is a tearing injury, most commonly to the gastrocnemius or soleus muscle. Most often, the injury occurs in the medial gastrocnemius.

A flat, long muscle that runs deep underneath the gastrocnemius ... Had a foot, ankle, or calf muscle injury in the past? Check with your doctor before you start a workout that might reactivate ...

Interestingly, one study revealed that stretching between sets didn’t make a difference for the gastrocnemius calf muscle, which has mixed fibers, but inter-set stretching did improve the ...

Conclusion In adults with mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy, heel lifts were more effective than calf muscle eccentric exercise ... and reduce gastrocnemius muscle length and Achilles tendon strain ...

the thickness of the calf muscles increased. Interestingly, one study revealed that stretching between sets didn’t make a difference for the gastrocnemius calf muscle, which has mixed fibers, but ...