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For me a 6 min static calf stretch and the Therabody warm up programme has been enough to cure my tight calves.
I have heard different theories about stretching. Static vs Dynamic, timing etc. Maybe mine is classified more as a warm up but the advantage of a calf stretch before a run seemed pretty obvious to me as soon as I don't do it I feel tightness in my achilles and start to get a build up of tight twitchy calves.
I'm a massive fan of the Therabody though. I've stopped running daily after doing it for 18 months as I'm varying activities for a while. The Therabody got me through the last year of running without injury though.
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jackc
Interesting, my physio said stretching before excercise had no effect at all. Warming up, definitely, but stretching not so much. You noticed a real difference?