Thread: my shins kill when running on a tredmill

really diamond?? i bought a $45 pare of Fila trainers, i bought them bak in 05, i still running in em now days and they been thru 3 seasons of indoor soccer, with me for part of my weight loss and even now to this day lol. the only bad thing bout em is the fluro yellow stripes on em hahaha.

Thats good Mondo! If I could buy a cheap pair and get the performance from them then I would gladly buy them. I only paid the big bucks for the Brooks to see if it would resolve my problem, and it did . ( By the way I only use Mr el cheapo shoes when weight training now and they are fine for that.
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Originally Posted by diamondscuba

Thats good Mondo! If I could buy a cheap pair and get the performance from them then I would gladly buy them.
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true man, u needed them i guess. in that regard i am lucky that i dont have any issues with foot shape etc or joint problems.

shin splints. man i feel ya. i needed to up my fitness quickly and every night i'd try go for a jog and nearly cry from the pain as i hobbled home. the pump was so intense i'd lose all movement from the shin down(alkle i couldnt move, could wiggle my toes only just)... see compartment syndrome on wiki, perfect explination of how it felt

best running shoes i could buy helped a little bit, but not much, stretching has helped, but mostly you just pick something else, bike/crosstrainer/box/etc for your cardio


link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compartment_syndrome

can shin splints cause any actully damage or is it just pain?

i beleive that shin splints is actually small fractures in teh front of the shin bone.

hmmmm, im sure i read that somewhere just last week, but ive just looked at wiki (i know it doesnt have all the answers) and it doesnt mention it at all.

If you are keen on running, go get checked out by a podiatrist. You can put a lot of stress on your shins of you have flat feet (like mine - killer shin splints). It could be your technique in running and you definately need to work on your calves. It'll take the pressure off your shin muscles. Also, which side do you get the pain, medial (inside) or anterior (outside) of the shin or both. Another thing to do is ice.

Originally Posted by mondo

really diamond?? i bought a $45 pare of Fila trainers, i bought them bak in 05, i still running in em now days and they been thru 3 seasons of indoor soccer, with me for part of my weight loss and even now to this day lol. the only bad thing bout em is the fluro yellow stripes on em hahaha.

Mondo, you should be changing your shoes every 6 months. To have them that long they'll have lost a lot of the suport in them.

Originally Posted by Beeman

i beleive that shin splints is actually small fractures in teh front of the shin bone.

Beeman I've heard this too. That the splinters of bone go into the muscle and then causes the pain. I was told that once but not sure if that is exactly correct.

yet might try the bike or cross trainer and see how that goes... dont think i'll box like mark said... last thing you want to do after a upper body work out is to throw punches lol...
does anyone use the rowing machine??

Originally Posted by soriminah

Mondo, you should be changing your shoes every 6 months. To have them that long they'll have lost a lot of the suport in them.

but they still feel nice to wear man. i have got other trainers which i won for free but i only wear them on special occasions lol, a $200 pair of Asics nice shous lol they look same as my Fila ones tho lol. I dont see the point in changing them man if they still feel nice to wear.

"shin splints" is a generic term that covers about 4 or 5 different causes for pain in the shin typically as a result of exercise. it's not a specific condition.

For everyone that gets shin splints and all that sort of stuff or cant find comfy trainers to wear for running, i heard this on the radio today:

if you buy Reeboks new trainers from Rebel Sports ($200) and they dont fix your problem, you can take em back and get your moolah back.

Just thought it may be an idea if Reebok think they are that great that they would put that kind of garuntee (sp?) on them. And the end of the day if youve still got the same problem, take them back.

Originally Posted by Beeman

For everyone that gets shin splints and all that sort of stuff or cant find comfy trainers to wear for running, i heard this on the radio today:

if you buy Reeboks new trainers from Rebel Sports ($200) and they dont fix your problem, you can take em back and get your moolah back.

Just thought it may be an idea if Reebok think they are that great that they would put that kind of garuntee (sp?) on them. And the end of the day if youve still got the same problem, take them back.

Sounds good, I'll have to see if that deal is over here