or tear) occurs when one of the calf muscles (gastrocnemius or soleus) is stretched beyond its limits and separates from the Achilles tendon. When it occurs, you may hear or feel a pop in your calf muscle. Not warming up enough, doing too much hill work
drops below the step. Take at least 10 seconds to lower it all the way down – that’s the eccentric part of the move, which has been shown to help prevent Achilles tendinitis.Bent-knee Wall Stretch Runners often forget to stretch the soleus – a muscle