walking/running advice

[Gary L. Pa]

Hi,

At the beginning of May 2002, I was weighing in at 262 lbs
with a height of 5'11". I began working out daily with weight
training in a local gym. After each workout I walk on the
treadmill for ten minutes at a fairly rapid pace(3.5 to 4.0).
It is now the beginning of August and I have dropped 22 lbs
and now weigh 240 lbs. I wish to drop more weight, but the
burn in my calves and shin are unbearable. Universal advice
tells me to increase my cardio, but I can barely get past what
I am already doing.

Any advice to overcome this?

[Tomg]

"Gary L. Payton" wrote
> At the beginning of May 2002, I was weighing in at 262
> lbs with a
height of
> 5'11". I began working out daily with weight training
> in a local
gym.
> After each workout I walk on the treadmill for ten
> minutes at a
fairly
> rapid pace(3.5 to 4.0). It is now the beginning of August
> and I have
dropped
> 22 lbs and now weigh 240 lbs. I wish to drop more
> weight, but the
burn in
> my calves and shin are unbearable. Universal advice
> tells me to
increase my
> cardio, but I can barely get past what I am already doing.
>
> Any advice to overcome this?

I'm no expert, but I would try the simplest things first:

First, reduce mph's as much as necessary to eliminate pain.

Second, -gradually- increase total minutes, over a period of
weeks, up to some target level in the 30-60 minute range.

Third, only then, -gradually- increase mph's.

[Roo]

Hi, I had the same problem, and did just that, walked slower
for longer, eventually pain will only come initially, and
towards middle of session ease considerably. It has got to
hurt a bit before it gets better. Roo "tomG" <tmg@jorsm.com>
wrote in message
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>
> "Gary L. Payton" wrote
> > At the beginning of May 2002, I was weighing in at 262 lbs
> > with a
> height of
> > 5'11". I began working out daily with weight training in
> > a local
> gym.
> > After each workout I walk on the treadmill for ten
> > minutes at a
> fairly
> > rapid pace(3.5 to 4.0). It is now the beginning of August
> > and I have
> dropped
> > 22 lbs and now weigh 240 lbs. I wish to drop more weight,
> > but the
> burn in
> > my calves and shin are unbearable. Universal advice
> > tells me to
> increase my
> > cardio, but I can barely get past what I am already doing.
> >
> > Any advice to overcome this?
>
> I'm no expert, but I would try the simplest things first:
>
> First, reduce mph's as much as necessary to eliminate pain.
>
> Second, -gradually- increase total minutes, over a period of
> weeks, up to some target level in the 30-60 minute range.
>
> Third, only then, -gradually- increase mph's.

[Fitness]

I am also a beginner in running. I had tried running many many
times before but everytime I used to face the shin problem and
had to quit since it was no fun. Ultimately somewhere I read
that all kind of injuries are due to the fact that you are
trying too much too soon. Slowing down is the key to it and
build up slowly as others said. I started wth a run - walk
program. You can visit newrunner.com for such a training plan.
Then I tried to run extremely slowly (people used to laugh at
my slow running pace, but who cares?) and tried to cover more
distance without stopping. After that, I tried to increase my
running speed. When I tried these things, my splin splint
problem was gone.

If you seriously want to get rid of your injuries, you would
just need to slow down. Your body needs to adapt slowly and it
will do if you give time and stick to it. One more thing is I
feel running outside is more fun than running on treadmill. Oh
yes, when I feel fatigued, I also try to look at the sky or
trees around or a small bird chirping sweetly and by
concentrating on other things, I get some relaxation which
helps me to pull on to where I want to. If you want to
continue on a treadmill, maybe listening to music will help.

As I said, I am still a beginner in running but what I want to
convey is if you give yourself time and start slowly and try
to relax and enjoy and have fun running without stressing
yourself too much by thinking on how much you ran, you will
definitely be able to run faster and longer soon.

Besides, while you build up your running capabilities, you can
go for many other cardio activities too. Like swimming,
cycling and even brisk walking is great. You can also get
involved in sports like tennis, basketball or whatever you
like. When sometimes I cannot find time for a workout, I just
run up and down some stairs.. that gives me some cardio
activity too and luckily I am on a high rise building at work.
Oh yes, you can use jump rope too..its fun to be a kid again.

With time, as you build up your running capabilities enough
you can shift totally to running if thats your ultimate goal.

Finally, Since you have already started your weight training,
I am sure that will also be of help you to build endurance.

Hope this helps - and I hope experts will fill in and correct
me if I said anything wrong in above.

"Roo" <Roo@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi, I had the same problem, and did just that, walked slower
> for longer, eventually pain will only come initially, and
> towards middle of session ease considerably. It has got to
> hurt a bit before it gets better. Roo "tomG" <tmg@jorsm.com>
> wrote in message
> news:lHx39.113929$cm.3831209@bin3.nnrp.aus1.giganews.com...
> >
> > "Gary L. Payton" wrote
> > > At the beginning of May 2002, I was weighing in at 262
> > > lbs with a
> height of
> > > 5'11". I began working out daily with weight training in
> > > a local
> gym.
> > > After each workout I walk on the treadmill for ten
> > > minutes at a
> fairly
> > > rapid pace(3.5 to 4.0). It is now the beginning of
> > > August and I have
> dropped
> > > 22 lbs and now weigh 240 lbs. I wish to drop more
> > > weight, but the
> burn in
> > > my calves and shin are unbearable. Universal advice
> > > tells me to
> increase my
> > > cardio, but I can barely get past what I am already
> > > doing.
> > >
> > > Any advice to overcome this?
> >
> > I'm no expert, but I would try the simplest things first:
> >
> > First, reduce mph's as much as necessary to
> > eliminate pain.
> >
> > Second, -gradually- increase total minutes, over a period
> > of weeks, up to some target level in the 30-60 minute
> > range.
> >
> > Third, only then, -gradually- increase mph's.
> >
> >

[Keith]

hi

i'm keith and i know exactly wher your hurting it used to
happen to me, sometimes it still does when i run over 7miles.
The muscle at the front of you shin is used to lift your foot
up, thats why running on hills makes the burn even greater,
sorry i mean more painful, lol. What I did, and it worked for
me was I started training that muscle. Put a reasonable light
weight on your toes, the lift your toes and foot towards your
shin until you can't move them anymore, then lower your foot
and repeat, because you are trying to inprove stamina go for
high reps and 3-4 sets each foot, it's easier if you sit on a
bench or chair because you can reach down with your hand and
balance the weight to stop it falling off. I hope this is of
use to you. "Gary L. Payton" <glpayton@direcway.com> wrote in
message news:H2l39.8505$u7.680825@news.direcpc.com...
> Hi,
>
> At the beginning of May 2002, I was weighing in at 262 lbs
> with a height
of
> 5'11". I began working out daily with weight training in a
> local gym. After each workout I walk on the treadmill for
> ten minutes at a fairly rapid pace(3.5 to 4.0). It is now
> the beginning of August and I have
dropped
> 22 lbs and now weigh 240 lbs. I wish to drop more weight,
> but the burn in my calves and shin are unbearable. Universal
> advice tells me to increase
my
> cardio, but I can barely get past what I am already doing.
>
> Any advice to overcome this?