This is my 6th week on the Abs Diet Challenge. During the challenge, I’ve been doing 3 days of full body weights at the gym and 3 days of running (2 days of “long” distance and 1 day of interval or speed training). It would seem the abuse of my body has caught up to me.
I’ve been noticing a pain in my lower legs for the past week or more. I never really knew what shin splints were before, much less what they could do to you. After reading the description, I think there’s a better than average chance that’s what I’m developing. It’s not surprising either. Monday, Wednesday and Friday I do squats. Friday I also do lunges and step ups. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday I run. I still weigh around 220 pounds and I run.
I was planning on taking next week off entirely from working out, since fatigue and little pains here and there are telling me I need a rest. But I think I’m going to speed that up and take a couple of days off starting tomorrow.
I found another shin splints article.
Soft grass, smooth dirt, asphalt, and concrete represent, in order of increasing “hardness”, the usual spectrum of commonly encountered running surfaces. Concrete is very hard on the body and training on this surface should be avoided.
Sounds like my Thursday runs in my neighborhood may have to move off the sidewalks and onto the bike lanes as much as possible. In the meantime…rest.