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Runners and other athletes are also prone to calf tightness, as the calf muscles are constantly firing to stabilize the ankle and both absorb each landing and push the heel back off the ground. Interestingly, calf tightness can also be symptomatic of weakness elsewhere in the leg. If your glutes and/or hamstrings are weak, your calves will often try to make up for that weakness, which means the muscle gets overused, which in turn exacerbates calf tightness.
Calf pain can be caused by a strain or tear in the muscles due to injury or overuse. According to the University of Maryland Medical Center, any muscle in the calf or leg can become dehydrated or be affected by low levels of potassium, sodium, calcium or magnesium in the bloodstream and become painful.onsiderations. Some leg and calf pain can indicate a serious condition called peripheral artery disease, or PAD. These symptoms are severe muscle cramping in the hips, thighs or calves. PAD can be caused by a buildup of plaque in the blood vessels which lessens circulation to the legs.