My tennis leg

I got “tennis leg” two days ago. Tennis leg is an acute strain of the large calf muscle. I found some other guy detailing is journey with it, and that was helpful to me, so I figured I’d do the same. I’ll update this as things progress. This post will probably be boring unless you’re interested in this specific injury. Day zero I’m playing tennis! I’m at an adult drills session with my wife, and while I’ve been hitting balls with my family here and there, this is the first time I’ve actually been trying to win points against anyone since I played competitively 25 years ago. I’m having a blast, but my body is not used to it. I’m at the baseline, and an opponent hits a short ball. I lunge forward to rush the net, and suddenly it feels like someone punched me in the back of the calf. My immediate thought is that someone whacked a ball super hard and it hit me there. I turn around thinking, “Who did that?” But no one is behind me. And now I can barely walk. I limp off the court, hoping…