Calf Strength Progress Monitoring?
Hi Everyone,
I’m wondering if anyone has been regularly measuring and keeping track of your calf strength over the recovery period. I would love to hear from a few of you. Here’s my experience (from memory, I didn’t do a scientific log book in pen and get it witnessed or anything). Measurements are taken using a regular bathroom scale, pushing down with the ball of my foot.
Weeks 0 -3: In cast, unkown.
Week 3: ~30lbf - tendon pain limited.
Weeks 3-7: Steady linear gain to 80 lbf, tendon pain limited.
Weeks 7-10: Started to become calf fatigue limited on multiple reps, about 10lbf gain per week
Week 10.5: 120lbf, calf fatigue limited
Next milestone is to get to my wieght of 160lb, which means I can do a calf raise. At this rate that’s about 4 weeks away.
Doug Said,
June 23, 2009 @ 3:50 pm
Hi Peter,
I did check from time to time, but I don’t remember specifics. I know I did 140 pounds the night before my doctor visit 6 1/2 weeks postop, and was able to hold my 240 pound weight up briefly about two weeks later. It was another week or two before I could do something resembling a calf raise, though. Lifting weight up is harder than keeping it up.
Best wishes,
Doug
tracer Said,
June 23, 2009 @ 7:56 pm
Not up to doing calf raises yet, but my wife was teasing me about how pathetic my injured leg looks (yes, gotta love the support!). I was just excited that I was able to actually flex it a little this morning and see it move!