I am currently training for fitness and figure competitions. So far body has responded well to everything...except when it comes to running and the treadmill. The pain in shins is unbareable and I have to keep stopping which makes trainter yell at me . Some say it is shin splints and others say its not and that I just need to work through the pain. It gets so bad I end up feeling like I have 90 lbs bricks attached to the bottom of feet and like I am stomping. Which I actually think I am because steps are very loud. Can someone anyone pleas help me to get this solved. I hate feeling defeted or like I can not do something and this really bothers me.
Have you tried running like Phoebe from that one episode of "Friends" because I'm almost certain that would solve all of your problems. More importantly, have you tried yelling back at your trainer? Or kicking him in the shins and then telling him to run?
In all seriousness (as much as I truly hate seriousness) I also used to get pains in shins from running because foot shape, contour and arches are different enough from the norm that standard, straight-off-the-rack running shoes didn't fit the bill. Some people can wear any running shoe right off the rack without any problems but many of us have unique foot shapes and contours that should be taken into account when choosing the right shoe. Go into your local running store and describe your problem, have them look at your arches, figure out if you pronate or supplenate (i may have just made that word up) and have them recommend a shoe specific to all of the things that are unique to your foot shape.
Hopefully this works out and, if it does, I would like you to promise me that you will run your first pain free lap around the track like Phoebe.
princess75 wrote:The pain in shins is unbareable and I have to keep stopping which makes trainter yell at me . Some say it is shin splints and others say its not and that I just need to work through the pain. It gets so bad I end up feeling like I have 90 lbs bricks attached to the bottom of feet and like I am stomping. Which I actually think I am because steps are very loud.
well, first of all I would look for another trainer! Shin splints are nothing to ignore and try to run through. You don't say how long you have been running, but it may be that you have increased either your mileage or intensity too soon. Running is something you gradually increase over time. There are certain stretches you can do after running to help with shin splints. One is to sit with your legs folded back under you with your butt resting on your calves/ankles, then slowly lean back and feel the stretching in your shin area. Another is to walk on your heels, toes pointed up for about 20 steps, then back down walk a bit, then back up & repeat - it may look silly but it does actually help.
Make sure you have proper support and like Les and Drew said, make sure you have proper style and fit.
But regardless of these suggestions, you should not run until the shins are healed, maybe you could switch to elliptical or stationary bike until they are better.
Good luck in your fitness and figure competition training.
Thank you to everyone for your replies! I am not sure if I am running correctly or not, what is the proper way to run? I am going to look into different shoes this weekend to see if that is the issue. I really was not trying to say anything bad about trainer and the yelling is somewhat of a joke . I will also try the stretches as well. Thank you again for all of your advice.
P - First off, thanks for the friend invite. I've never been official friends with a princess before (well, that's not true but I've never been friends with someone who goes by the name of Princess before - shoot that's not true either). Bottom line, I can tell it is going to be an absolutely amazing virtual friendship. To answer your question about the proper way to run, sometimes pictures are much more powerful than words and I think this youtube clip captures it perfectly:
Also it does help to use the right kit for the job. It depends also on whether your Pronate, (Ankle rolls inwards,) Supinate, (Ankle rolls outwards), or you have a stride pattern where neither of those happens.
So the right running shoes will help too.
If you really want to do fitness and figure let us know how we can help. We have at least 2 people on the forums right now, that have done it and we are a site that can help you when the time comes with advice about buying the comp clothes, the diet, prep etc etc.
Thank you for your comment Boss Man. I am seriously interested in doing competitions. Although now I have a problem, I had never thought about it before until I went into this gym to see about a membership. The owner immediately came to me and said that he wanted to train me for completions. I found out how much it cost and explained to him right now I could not afford it. He told me that he had so much confident I would be extremely successful he would do it for free as long as I put forth the effort. So I was going every day (5-6 days a week) for 2-2 1/2 hours a day. I never missed and body has made some amazing changes! Well yesterday I found out he had somewhat alternative motives and to make a long story short I will not be going back. I am somewhat disappointed because I loved the training. I am going to try and do as much as I can on own in hopes I can at least keep body the same but until I can afford a trainer I guess I won't be doing any competitions . Trying to be positive who knows maybe a better opportunity is out there for me. As far as feet the inside of foot goes inwards but as of last week shins had stopped hurting and I was able to be on the tredmill with the incline at 10-12 and the speed at 4.6 for 40 -50 minuets with little to no pain.
You don't have to answer this, but why was the trainer being subversive about training you? What motives did he have, that he wasn't originally expressing?
I thought he really wanted to just do a good deed and saw something in me. For the last few months I have seen him as a mentor. So not only was I disappointed but let down as well because I trusted him. He basically wanted some kind of relationship and I did not and that is what made everything go down hill.
I understand. That really would make things difficult, if he was intmating things above and beyond the association.
Inciodentally, why couldn't you compete without a trainer? If you have enough knowledge to be able to train by yourself, without instruction, then you'll be fine.
. Some say it is shin splints and others say its not and that I just need to work through the pain. It gets so bad I end up feeling like I have 90 lbs bricks attached to the bottom of feet and like I am stomping. Which I actually think I am because steps are very loud. Can someone anyone pleas help me to get this solved. I hate feeling defeted or like I can not do something and this really bothers me. 
. I will also try the stretches as well. Thank you again for all of your advice. 
. Trying to be positive who knows maybe a better opportunity is out there for me. As far as feet the inside of foot goes inwards but as of last week shins had stopped hurting and I was able to be on the tredmill with the incline at 10-12 and the speed at 4.6 for 40 -50 minuets with little to no pain.