Originally Posted by
EarlJam
Calling Greybeard!
Here's an odd thing. As many of you know, it's been one year since I tore my Achilles and had surgery. It's been a long road but I've been playing tennis, competitively, now for about two months and just recently started playing basketball again.
As time went by with the cast on last summer and fall, my calf muscle shrank considerably. Since I've been exercising, the outer calf muscle has gotten quite a bit bigger, stronger. But the inner calf muscle isn't growing nearly as fast.
No problem until....
Softball. I went out to hit the other day and noticed that when I swung the bat, something about the rotation of the body works, pulls at, that inner calf muscle (right leg, right handed hitter).
What's that all about? It scared me a little. I never thought the calf muscle played such a big roll in hitting a softball. Much less the inner calf muscle.
So, if I'm to play regularly, I'll need to build that inner calf muscle up.
BUT HOW?
I've looked on line but haven't really found anything helpful.
Thanks,
-EarlJam