Anyone Have/Had Shin Splints?

take a couple days off put ice directly on the shin then after about 20 min wrap them tight with an ace bandage and that will help the pain.

You can use a foam roller, or PVC pipe on yor shins too.

Dorsiflexion, dorsiflexion, dorsiflexion.

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Dirty Gerdy:
Any exercise for the tibialis helps. Lying reverse leg curls (lol) sit reverse on a leg curl machine and place your toes under the pad. Then curl the toes toward your body and it will stretch and work the tibialis.

Or place a 45lb plate under your heel and on top of your toes then lift up. [/quote]

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g star 24 7:
1-STRENGTHEN THE TIBIALIS-sit on the floor in front of a cable/pulley station,set at its lowest point.
Attach an ankle strap to it,but put your foot through instead,over your shoe.
sit far enough back so there is a bit of tension on the strap before you start.support the working leg with your other leg bent underneath it,then flex the foot with the strap attached towards you.
Count one second up,two or three seconds down-it is important to choose a weight you can slowly control the return on,to target the muscle through the eccentric phase.
Also choose a weight you can do 3 x sets x 12 reps of-you are aiming for a balance of strength and endurance.
This is a finesse exercise to correct an imbalance,so you should feel you’re working it,but not ‘balls to the wall’! [/quote]

EVERYONE should be doing this…for complete calf growth. Avoiding shin splints is a plus!