Yeah I went and got and X-Ray the same night the injury occured. I couldn't even get to the bathroom. There are no broken bones or fractures it's just the ligament on the outside of the foot. I am just wondering what kind of exercises help to strengthen those ligaments. Calf raises and what else?
those are a pain in the ass to strengthen / fix.
besides calf raises, id do alot of calf-type stretching...ie extend ur leg in back of you, knee locked out, ankle to the floor. feel the pull across the calves and hamstrings..
do some ankle rotations.
also PRO GYM has this (front calf) machine, where you work your Tibialis Anteior (muscle on front of ur shin) and it involved bringing ur toes up and have ur ankles planted...basically the opposite of a conventional calf raise.
u can do this at ur gym by standing on a pair of 25's (plates) with ur ankles. toes on the actual floor (meaning ur foot is sloped down)
then u bring ur body up, pivoting on the heel, lifting ur toes up. usually a soreness or pump/burn in the shin area lets you know your doing this right.
peace