ain that occurs in the calf muscle on the lower part of the leg often is the result of a pulled or torn calf muscle.

A torn calf muscle is similar to an Achilles tendon tear or rupture, but occurs higher up in the back of the leg. A sign of a torn calf muscle is similar to that of an Achilles tendon rupture. You may think you've just been hit in the leg and potentially hear a 'pop.' There is sudden pain at the back of the calf. Then you’ll experience pain, swelling or bruising in the calf muscle, and you’ll have difficulty walking properly or standing on your toes.

Calf muscle tears usually occur during acceleration or changes in direction. However, we have known people to tear their calf muscle by simply walking across the road.

Calf strain may be minor or very severe.

First off, getting the split to show better only comes with low body fat. There are no 'cuts' or muscle separation without low levels of subcutaneous body fat. Now for a tip for training calves. Bent knee calf exercises (such as seated calf raises) work the soleus (the underlying muscle on the back of the lower legs) and straight knee exercises work the gastrocnemius (the two muscles on the upper portion of the lower leg ). Work the soleus with the 8-12 range heavy, and work the gastroc's with 20-25 reps and you won't walk for a couple days. For bodybuilders, build your calves to the same size as your upper arm for good symmetry Some of you can do this no problem, some will have to watch getting too big, and the majority will have to train like crazy.

First off, getting the split to show better only comes with low body fat. There are no 'cuts' or muscle separation without low levels of subcutaneous body fat. Now for a tip for training calves. Bent knee calf exercises (such as seated calf raises) work the soleus (the underlying muscle on the back of the lower legs) and straight knee exercises work the gastrocnemius (the two muscles on the upper portion of the lower leg ). Work the soleus with the 8-12 range heavy, and work the gastroc's with 20-25 reps and you won't walk for a couple days. For bodybuilders, build your calves to the same size as your upper arm for good symmetry Some of you can do this no problem, some will have to watch getting too big, and the majority will have to train like crazy.