JoeBlackSpade
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Hey everyone. I was hoping some of you seasoned runners could offer a moment of your time and brain energy on my question:
How do I get rid of shin splints?
Background: I'm 210lbs, 6', in good health, normal blood pressure, good resting HR, etc. I suffered from Shin Splints in high school on the cross country team, and later, while training for the Marine Corps I aggravated the problem with ruck runs, heavy packs, rappelling at high speed, etc.
One day (again, years ago in the USMC) it reached a breaking point, where I actually collapsed to the ground unable to move. This particular day, it was running a hilly cross country course, and the pain just built and built and built. I stopped. I walked. I stretched. Then the pain just exploded, pulsing in my shins, and I laid out on the ground in the fetal position. Words cannot explain the pain I went through. It was like sledghammers hitting me on my shin bones.
I didn't run again for 2 weeks, and after that I healed up. Eventually the problem went away by itself (I have no idea why.) For the rest of my time in the Marines, the problem didn't recur, and I went on to run 50K events, without a problem.
Now, fast forward to modern day, and I am training very hard again, but this time, I'm prepping for marathon distance running. My training week is divided between power and bulk lifting for my upper body, and long runs for my lower body. I do this because I don't want to look like one of those championship Kenya runners, and lose all of my upper body mass.
My diet right now is about 80% to 85% protein, super low fat, and very modest carbs. I know that a low carb diet isn't good for glycogen, but I'm trying to get my body to burn fat for its energy. Its not easy sticking to this, as I get very hot, and have to exert alot of effort to keep running anything past 4 miles. Despite this, my fat loss has been VERY VERY SLOW. (Grrrr!)
Anyway, not to get off track, as my distances have gone up lately, my shins have started to hurt again. The last time this happened, it reached a pinnacle that left me on the ground in the fetal position, and immobilized from the knees down for 2 weeks .
I don't want this to happen again.
What am I doing WRONG????
How do I get rid of shin splints?
Background: I'm 210lbs, 6', in good health, normal blood pressure, good resting HR, etc. I suffered from Shin Splints in high school on the cross country team, and later, while training for the Marine Corps I aggravated the problem with ruck runs, heavy packs, rappelling at high speed, etc.
One day (again, years ago in the USMC) it reached a breaking point, where I actually collapsed to the ground unable to move. This particular day, it was running a hilly cross country course, and the pain just built and built and built. I stopped. I walked. I stretched. Then the pain just exploded, pulsing in my shins, and I laid out on the ground in the fetal position. Words cannot explain the pain I went through. It was like sledghammers hitting me on my shin bones.
I didn't run again for 2 weeks, and after that I healed up. Eventually the problem went away by itself (I have no idea why.) For the rest of my time in the Marines, the problem didn't recur, and I went on to run 50K events, without a problem.
Now, fast forward to modern day, and I am training very hard again, but this time, I'm prepping for marathon distance running. My training week is divided between power and bulk lifting for my upper body, and long runs for my lower body. I do this because I don't want to look like one of those championship Kenya runners, and lose all of my upper body mass.
My diet right now is about 80% to 85% protein, super low fat, and very modest carbs. I know that a low carb diet isn't good for glycogen, but I'm trying to get my body to burn fat for its energy. Its not easy sticking to this, as I get very hot, and have to exert alot of effort to keep running anything past 4 miles. Despite this, my fat loss has been VERY VERY SLOW. (Grrrr!)
Anyway, not to get off track, as my distances have gone up lately, my shins have started to hurt again. The last time this happened, it reached a pinnacle that left me on the ground in the fetal position, and immobilized from the knees down for 2 weeks .
I don't want this to happen again.
What am I doing WRONG????