robin_3_16

two questions in one thread
while training right now i want to try and stop my belly growing so if i do about 10 minutes running after my workout will this maybe burn a bit of fat without loosing mass?
also when i have been running recently my shins have been hurting alot
anyone got any ideas why its like my shin muscle are bruised
not excruciating just painful, bearable though

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Panthro

its shin splints mate! its a right c***. basically the "sheath" holding the tendons on your shin get inflammed. Ibuprofen and running on grass or sand can help.

I suffer from them badly, and the 2 things that work best are:
1) about £23 from Boots are these orthapedic insoles for your trainers, if you want more info PM me.

2) forget nike air trainers etc to run in. Get a proper pair of running shoes, like asics or something. These are only cheapish £40-50 and make a world of difference too.

Otherwise there isnt really much you can do for them. :(

Hope this helps.

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Insanity

I don't if I can handle two questions at once, I leave multitasking to women, well, they seem to be able to apply make up and drive at the same time...but I'm babbling here...right...here we go, 10 minutes running will do bugger all, don't worry about your weight going up, you can do all the fat removable stuff when you stop your cycle, it happens, no one is different, even myself! I'm getting fatter, I'm getting the wind ups, I don't care, because once I finish my cycle, I'm doing 2 months fat loss and I'll look great for summer, and laugh in their faces. As for your shins, I think it's the extra weight you're putting on top, the extra strain on your legs perhaps, I think. I've got the same problem, it could be drugs related, but I doubt it. If anyone else likes to contribute to this, I'll be glad to know if I'm right or wrong

Jock

I have this problem also, my shins suffer when I gain a lot of weight quickly.

Stick to cycling for cardio.

Don't worry mate, it won't last.

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robin_3_16

thanks guys superjoolz gona pm you about it now mate!
thanks guys not greatly worrying just thought i would ask

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demon

The same happened to my shins too robin.
I cut out the running and started taking glucosamine and high potency fish oil and they're better now.

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hackskii

I think I have the answer to your shin problem.

First of all the calves or the back of your guys legs are getting stronger while neglecting the front of the shin. Now this is the muscle (small) that lifts the foot up (toes off the ground) while the heal is on the ground. I would be willing to bet that there is an imbalance here. Runners frequently suffer from this injury and you will simply have to work the muscles in front of the shin to support the shin. This can be done on the leg extension machine. NOT LEG EXTENSIONS BUT THE LEG EXTENSION MACHINE.
Drop the pad that would normally come in contact with your ankle and lower it to where your toes connect to the foot. Then hold your foot out and just do the reverse of a calf raise. Pointed toes then 90 degree to the leg. This will pump and work the front of the muscles next to your shins. Kind of hard to work but you will have to use really light weights for this. Your measurements will actually tape bigger if you do this for your calves.
Would be similar to swimming with fins on your feet as this would give perfect balance to your calves.
Stretching this area might give some help along with stretching the calves.
Sorry, I don’t know if I explained it right but if you need more help I might be able to explain in more detail.

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robin_3_16

i think i get what yu mean, which machine is leg extensions though, because now i am confused to which machine u mean?

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robin_3_16

but thanks guys will help out alot,
will definately start doing what hackskii suggested when i figure out exactly what it is!

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hackskii

The leg extension machine is a machine that you sit in and your legs kindof hang down and you extend your legs in front of you. Straighting your legs.

Ok try this too or instead. This is an old exercise that does the same thing. Stand on a curb or step. Put the curb/step with your heal on the step/curb. Hang your feet off the end of the curb/step and do what would look like a calf raise. It is not a calf raise but actually opposite of a calf raise. Drop the toe's down and pull the feet back up. This will work the front muscles in front of the shins too. You might want to hang onto something as you will lose your ballance easy.

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T-man

Yeah shin splints.

I had to give up playing basketball because of them. I have flat feet and have othopedic insoles but they don't help. I got quoted £1,000 for some new carbon fibre ones to be made, forget that.

I have also gained a bit of fat robin and have started to do more cardio 30-45 mins 3 times a week on my rest days. Wait for a while after your cycle before dieting to hard as you don't want to loose what you have worked hard to gain.

By the way how did you do on your cycle weight/strength gains etc.?

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