I am a drummer who recently started practicing regularly again. My right foot and calf get a lot of work (bass drum pedal work) and I believe my right calf is stronger than the left because of it.
Yesterday I was doing Good Mornings and my right calf started to hurt almost immediately. The right calf was being activated far more than the left.
I’m looking for some advice: Should I skip Good Mornings? Any alteration I should make? Accessory exercise to help? Other advice?
Make sure they are the same length with proper stretching (one calf at a time)
Make sure they are equaly strong with unilateral calf work.
Learn the double bass.
[quote]derek wrote:
Make sure they are the same length with proper stretching (one calf at a time)
Make sure they are equaly strong with unilateral calf work.
Learn the double bass.[/quote]
I will try stretching them next time before I start, thanks for the suggestion.
As far as learning double-bass, I am - but what really kills the right foot is all the double-strokes (heel-toe technique).