Tight Calves or Bracing Issue?

[edelweissmaedl]

@Jilly I know in normal life I bear too much weight on my heels. Last year I started to be more focused about distributing my weight across my foot in hopes of carryover to my skiing stance. I can't say I've paid much attention recently, but it's likely the weight is in my heels more than it should be.

@liquidfeet Maybe I just need to up my concentration on dorsiflexing and see if I can net out some improvements. I was so thrilled to not have all my brain energy consumed with my floating heels anymore, but I've kind of been in a place of giving a little attention to a lot of things I have taken away from lessons, etc instead of trying to tackle one idea at a time. Having better explanations for some of the why's is a stronger motivator to increase the focus on dorsiflexing.

 

[shadoj]

I bear too much weight on my heels

If this is the case and you're trying to "roll your feet" to get edge to edge, that could definitely irritate the side of your calves -- compare this to getting your weight over the midfoot/ball of your foot, pressuring the inside vs outside metatarsals. Muscle tension anywhere further up the line (inner thighs, glutes, hamstrings, you name it...) can also be the culprit. Hope you figure it out! It's always been one thing or another with my calves throughout my life, but they're at least a little tamer now. (Moo.)