Apr 16 2007
Log: Standing In the Bucket
I somehow strained my calf last week. I expected to be sore over the weekend but I didn’t expect to be limping and cramped. The bizarre thing is that last week’s workout wasn’t that much more than usual, I can only come up with one reason my right calf was so taxed after last week: I changed the angle of my of my foot in my stance.
I believe trainer’s call it “standing in the bucket,” or when you’re rear foot is generally perpendicular to where you’re facing (pointed towards the side). This reduces the range of motion of your ankle and thus the potential explosion forward. I fell into the habit of standing in the bucket and my trainer corrected me on this point last week.
With my foot pointed in the right direction my calf has to work harder, hence additional stress and subsequent strain in my right calf. When combined with my sore rotator cuff I decided to skip class tonight. Instead I did 30 mins of cardio and 3 sets of 30 lunges and hot/ice baths. I’ll be back to training tomorrow.
