calf pain after squatting

[v4lu3s]

On Sunday while squatting i felt something weird in my left calf, and have had slight pain all week, most noticeable while wearing shoes and walking. Barefoot I am fine. Stretching doesn't seem to help at all. The pain is occurring a the thickest part of my calf, on my right calf, feels like its inside of the gastrocnemius possibly...
I can feel the pain most noticeably when i point my toe as well.

Should I be overly concerned? I squat every workout, and set a new peak lift today without a problem, but honestly I do not see how I managed to do something that would cause a pain there from squatting...

[badasszach]

i think u should take off squatting for a week... but on your form is it possible that you werent flat footed and u raised ur heel when u squatted?

[v4lu3s]

i am wondering about raising the heel perhaps, right now i cannot afford another pair of shoes and am wearing nike running shoes that are not ideal for support, and I have just moved past my own body weight for atg reps.
and yeah the pain when i point my toe is around the same position as if i had risen off the heel.
thanks for pointing it out.

[JRT6]

Sqauting, deadlifting and leg pressing should all be done with the feet as flat on the ground as possible. Squating in running shoes is putting your feet in a bad postion. If you can't afford a pair or wrestling shoes then I would just squat in my socks which is the way most of the high school teams who travel to our gym do it.

[v4lu3s]

Sqauting, deadlifting and leg pressing should all be done with the feet as flat on the ground as possible. Squating in running shoes is putting your feet in a bad postion. If you can't afford a pair or wrestling shoes then I would just squat in my socks which is the way most of the high school teams who travel to our gym do it.

thanks! I squatted in socks today, it was a totally different feel, my back felt less worked, and my quads were hit harder! I like it!