HUGE problem about cardio

[DeathB4Dishonor]

ok, i got a big problem.
whenever i do any type of cardio..like playing basketball, running, or just walking. I get this crazy pain in my chin bones like 5 mins after i start...sort of like major cramps and they hurt like crazy. i thought it could be the clen im taking but it still happens even in my off weeks so i got some taurine, ate bananas but it didnt help and then i asked my friend he suggested that i try some chewable calsium but that didnt work either. now i dont know what to do. i cant do any cardio at all and it hella sucks. someone said it could be chin splits, what the hell is that? is there anything else i can take for this? this is really troubling me man. i hate this.

 

[SOLID]

sounds like shin splints to me, has em when I played football, hurt like hell, everytime your feet hit the ground (when running) you get a shooting pain in your shins.

 

[DeathB4Dishonor]

sounds like the same thing i got bro. but what can i do about it? lol i need help man, i'm missing out on all my cardio and i HATE it.

 

[mvmaxx]

I'm reading your post thinking "why the hell would he be having pains in his "CHIN"?? That REALLY IS weird......

"shin" splints - LOL

The only cure is to play through them or try exercising the muscle opposite the calves. I've seen machines in some gyms; you put your toe in to the machine and basically do toe raises. You can also do this with a universal machine and a single handle type bar that you'd normally use for crossovers. Hook it up at the bottom and sit on a bench a few feet back. Stretch out your leg and insert your shoe into it so that the bar sits on top of your shoe at the bottom of your laces. Then raise the weight by pulling it towards you while keeping your heel stationary on the ground. It works that muscle that runs up the front of your shin.

 

[Kakdiesel]

I'm reading your post thinking "why the hell would he be having pains in his "CHIN"?? That REALLY IS weird......

"shin" splints - LOL

The only cure is to play through them or try exercising the muscle opposite the calves. I've seen machines in some gyms; you put your toe in to the machine and basically do toe raises. You can also do this with a universal machine and a single handle type bar that you'd normally use for crossovers. Hook it up at the bottom and sit on a bench a few feet back. Stretch out your leg and insert your shoe into it so that the bar sits on top of your shoe at the bottom of your laces. Then raise the weight by pulling it towards you while keeping your heel stationary on the ground. It works that muscle that runs up the front of your shin.

um no..thats a false treatment..no flame bro but honestly, shin splints is just the stretching or "widening" of the muscles that make up both sides of your leg (on the medial side and on the lateral side)..in the front, the muscles that attach are just stretching out due to abnormal stress (sports, etc.)

The best thing to do is stretch your leg by extending your foot downwards (like an imaginary seated calf raise) before and after every cardio session..

hope this helps.

Kak

 

[mvmaxx]

funny, I've seen this work for several people who've had problems with shin splints.

 

[Kakdiesel]

funny, I've seen this work for several people who've had problems with shin splints.

my bad bro..i'm not trying to discredit you or say that you're wrong..its just that some people (old school high school football coaches are the worst) just tell kids to "keep working through it" and it can cause severe damage..

people have to realize that they cant put the same amount of stress on the muscles..they have to lighten it up and stretch it so that the tendons wont rip

 

[mvmaxx]

just tell kids to "keep working through it" and it can cause severe damage..

people have to realize that they cant put the same amount of stress on the muscles..they have to lighten it up and stretch it so that the tendons wont rip

I agree. The "keep working through it" comment was meant more along the lines that there really isn't a miracle cure for it. Granted, you should try to lighten the load by not doing as much running, etc, but if you are in a situation where you're on a basketball, football or other team you may not have that choice.
And stretching as well as working out the shin muscle will still only help to a slight degree.


Whenever I used to start running I'd get shin splints the first few weeks and then it would go away. The stretching and workouts, which help stretch the muscle, may help in accelerating that process.

 

[JoeDbol]

I used to get terrible shin splints when i played football. The only thing i found to help them was either advil or tylenol. Other than that the only thing you can do is rest.

 

[Keep it beefy]

um no..thats a false treatment..no flame bro but honestly, shin splints is just the stretching or "widening" of the muscles that make up both sides of your leg (on the medial side and on the lateral side)..in the front, the muscles that attach are just stretching out due to abnormal stress (sports, etc.)

The best thing to do is stretch your leg by extending your foot downwards (like an imaginary seated calf raise) before and after every cardio session..

hope this helps.

Kak

don't be so quick to shoot other people down. his was not a false statement bro, and neither is your's. i think what you're trying to talk about is compartment syndrome. that, just as you say, is from abnormal stresses (high impact) as well as just muscle toning during exercise. both the swelling during exercise, lactic acid formation, and post exercise edema help contribute to very very tight muscle compartments in the calves. the reason they are commonly felt in the lower to mid calf (below or medial to the gastrocs) is because that is where the muscle has less cross sectional area (and is more tendinous), and the compartments are much tighter as a result. this tightness of the muscle sheath prevents normal swelling of the muscle during activity. the solution is stretching and time off. also training of the opposing muscle group (the anterior tibialis) can also help reduce impact while running, significantly reducing the force transmitted to the calves, which could also help your problem. antiinflammatories should also me taken.

check out this link...this sums it up well:

http://www.sportsinjuryclinic.net/cybertherapist/front/lowerleg/anteriorcompart.htm