I run everyday about 6 blocks but during the run my legs would ache really bad. I'd walk for about 3mins and try to run again but now I can't even run right. Is this the result of my legs carrying my weight or I need to gain more leg muscle?
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Legs hurt
- Thread starter Silverwing
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It aches like the thigh and the calf. I could try messaging it but then it'll hurt really bad XD.
Ive got the same problem but worse! i 'try' to go jogging for 50 minutes everyday but today i couldnt go more than 11 minutes without almost bursting into tears...my feet (liek the bone in them) are killing me, feels like soem1s sitting there with a knife in my foot :'(
And on my left leg there is a pain the streches all the way up my leg entil the joint, and even now as i type this they are aching and i got back 20 minutes ago! help please
And on my left leg there is a pain the streches all the way up my leg entil the joint, and even now as i type this they are aching and i got back 20 minutes ago! help please
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My girlfriend has this same problem.. there are times when she cannot fall asleep at night because her left leg hurts so bad. It happens every time she runs for about a week. She is 27 and about 5'3" 115lbs. She ran cross country in high school for about 7 years, so I am not sure if this has anything to do with it.
Could be a stretching problem (or lack thereof). When I first started running the area around my calfs would literally kill me. So much so that I found it difficult to walk sometimes much less run. After a few hours it would fade and I'd be alright. I did a little research and found that I wasn't properly stretching the two muscles that make up the calf - the gastrocnemius and soleus muscles. Once I started doing it, the pain went away and hasn't returned. Here's how -
Hope this helps.
Jerry
Hope this helps.
Jerry
Thanks man. But I do do stretches at 8:20am in PE but I run 6 blocks at 4pm.
So you stretch at 8:20 a.m. and then run at 4p.m.? I don't profess to be an expert at this but I would think that is waaaaay to long in between for those stretches to do any good. Maybe not though. Do you stretch again before you run at 4?
No i meant I stretch during PE to do 40mins of PE activity that does inclue running. Then when I get home at 4pm i run again.
Also - look into new shoes...
I had what was diagnosed by my gym teachers as a "Bone Spur" - - - and he said there was nothing I could do about it. I went out, bought some new shoes, and the NEXT DAY I did not have that pain at all. It was 100% my shoes. Keep this in mind. Also - try adding some heal insets into your shoes for some extra cusion if you are having pain regarding impact. If you are a heavy person, trying to run a program, you will most likely run into injuries. Start small. Walk for a week, then power-walk for a week, then Jog / powerwalk combo for a week, then jog for a week, then get into running / jogging for a week.
Baby steps, and you will not have the injuries as you would if you jump head first into it. Losing weight is THE best thing you can do to improve your running ( this applies to people who are carrying a lot of fat )
Also key - don't give up. If you don't feel like running ( you will most likely start feeling this your SECOND DAY =P ) - then walk. KEEP ACTIVE!
I had what was diagnosed by my gym teachers as a "Bone Spur" - - - and he said there was nothing I could do about it. I went out, bought some new shoes, and the NEXT DAY I did not have that pain at all. It was 100% my shoes. Keep this in mind. Also - try adding some heal insets into your shoes for some extra cusion if you are having pain regarding impact. If you are a heavy person, trying to run a program, you will most likely run into injuries. Start small. Walk for a week, then power-walk for a week, then Jog / powerwalk combo for a week, then jog for a week, then get into running / jogging for a week.
Baby steps, and you will not have the injuries as you would if you jump head first into it. Losing weight is THE best thing you can do to improve your running ( this applies to people who are carrying a lot of fat )
Also key - don't give up. If you don't feel like running ( you will most likely start feeling this your SECOND DAY =P ) - then walk. KEEP ACTIVE!
...
I dont know if you have the means to, but Ive been bicycling up small hills and around town and it really works my upper legs alot which makes running so much easier than it used to be. You dont even have to be out that long, i go for maybe 15-20 min. on small hills then end it with a very big one. I do my running in the morn.'s and bike at night. Anyway, if you can get your hands on a bike id suggest it. Then again, im newer to running than most of these guys so they probably know the in's and out's more than I do.
leah
I dont know if you have the means to, but Ive been bicycling up small hills and around town and it really works my upper legs alot which makes running so much easier than it used to be. You dont even have to be out that long, i go for maybe 15-20 min. on small hills then end it with a very big one. I do my running in the morn.'s and bike at night. Anyway, if you can get your hands on a bike id suggest it. Then again, im newer to running than most of these guys so they probably know the in's and out's more than I do.
leah
Heres some reasons.
1) pronating feet- get some shoes with duomax in them
2) Secondly you have splints. The peristillium round the bone is inflammed
3) doms- Delayed onset muscle soreness from your last run
4) You havnt stretched. You need to run for about 5mins not at full pace to get gas transfer in your muscles working. Hold your stretched for around 40secs per stretch.
5) warm down after your rum by lightly jogging and then stretching this disperses lactic acid which build up whilst you run giving you sore muscles next time you run.
The most important thing is that you stretch before your run! If I go for a run and stop to talk to someone I know I still do stretches before I start again! Muscles can contract in as little as 40secs. Stretching will reduce your chance of injury by 65%
Good Luck
NBS 4Life
1) pronating feet- get some shoes with duomax in them
2) Secondly you have splints. The peristillium round the bone is inflammed
3) doms- Delayed onset muscle soreness from your last run
4) You havnt stretched. You need to run for about 5mins not at full pace to get gas transfer in your muscles working. Hold your stretched for around 40secs per stretch.
5) warm down after your rum by lightly jogging and then stretching this disperses lactic acid which build up whilst you run giving you sore muscles next time you run.
The most important thing is that you stretch before your run! If I go for a run and stop to talk to someone I know I still do stretches before I start again! Muscles can contract in as little as 40secs. Stretching will reduce your chance of injury by 65%
Good Luck
NBS 4Life
Here try this
Yes, as previously posted there are a lot of reasons that legs can hurt, and they should be evaluated by a professional if they continue or you can do some damage.
Depending on your reasons for running, you could try Sprint Interval Training which may not cause the pain, or cause it as bad, but will still give many of the same benefits. Here is a copy of a post I recently wrote that explains:
___________________________________________________-
First, I am one of the few chiropractors who works at an Air Force Base for the Department of Defense. I treat these people all the time, and I have to keep them running. What I'm going to tell you is beyond exciting.
A study, published earlier this year studied 16 "Recreationally Active Subjects" did an endurance cycling test. Then 8 of them did TWO WEEKS of exercise, but only 3 TIMES PER WEEK and technically they only exercised 2-4 minutes per day. At the end of the two weeks, the results were:
8 control subjects = no change
8 Exercising subjects = Double the endurance (26 minutes before study, 51 minutes after the 2 weeks)
, = Increase muscle glycogen 26%
, = Increase Aerobic Enzyme activity 38%
WOW, is that impressive? So what was the exercise?
30 Second Wingate Sprint ("as hard as you can") on stationary bike
4 minutes rest (or light pedaling) Followed by
30 Second Wingate Sprint and another 4 minutes rest.
They did a total of 4 to 7 sessions of sprinting each day Mon Wed Fri, which equals less than 4 total minutes of exercise per day.
A previous study did the same exercise 5 days per week and found No improvement in endurance. Sprint Interval Training takes 24-48 hours for the muscles to recover otherwise you will over fatigue them.
You can do the sprinting running or biking, or any activity you can sprint, but I recommend running if that is the activity you want to improve.
Other studies have shown that sprinting not only improves endurance very fast, but has been shown to be the most effective way to improve speed and improve race times. In one study, the sprinting group burned half as many calories, but lost 6 times more subcutaneous fat than the endurance group (though there were some problems with this study, there is a good physiologic basis to expect this).
The 4 minutes of rest is based upon the time it takes to resynthesize the creatine phosphate (energy storage molecule) in your muscle. This time is important. If you want a more detailed explanation on the biochemical and physiological effects of 30 second sprint/4 minutes rest and why it works, let me know and I will go into more detail (I'm a detail kind of guy).
For my patients this study has been GREAT! Military personnel have to exercise regularly, including running, and have to pass an annual fitness test, which includes a 1.5 mile run. Many of my patients backs hurt when they run. This means that they aren't running, and are losing any aerobic fitness they had. Most of these patients back pain comes on after 5-10 minutes of running. So instead of telling them not to run, we put them on a sprint running training: 30 seconds as hard as you can, 4 minutes walking - at least 4 times.
So far this has worked great. They all enjoy sprinting more than running; they don't feel guilty during the walk because they know it is important; they are all maintaining or actually improving their endurance without hurting their backs; and a few have already reported not only passing their test, but improving their times significantly.
So you want to "get in shape" fast????
30 seconds as hard as you can sprint
4 minutes rest
Repeat minimum of 4 times, more if you can.
You might want to warm up a few minutes of jogging first.
Remember ONLY 3 Times per week. You can do other aerobic exercises on the in between days, but Don't sprint 2 days in a row.
NOTE: Ultimate lazy man's exercise: Stationary bike or Elliptical trainer in front of a TV. Casual pedal until first commercial, then ALL OUT SPRINT for length of first commercial (commercials are 30 seconds long). Then relax and casual walk until next set of commercials. In an hour program you get 6 sets of commercials/sprints, and no guilt for relaxing in between.
Or, some benefit may be derived from just occasionally sprinting during the day. Bike in the garage? 30 second sprint when you take the garbage out, and then later when looking for that screwdriver, and then again when doing the laundry. Just try to get in as many as possible 3 days a week and see if it doesn't have a positive effect.
BOOM BABY!! Now doesn't that information get your blood flowing?
Good Luck
Duane
Burgomaster KA, Hughes SC, Heigenhauser GJ, Bradwell SN, Gibala MJ.
"Six sessions of sprint interval training increases muscle oxidative potential and cycle endurance capacity in humans."
J Appl Physiol. 2005 Jun;98(6):1985-90. Epub 2005 Feb 10
Yes, as previously posted there are a lot of reasons that legs can hurt, and they should be evaluated by a professional if they continue or you can do some damage.
Depending on your reasons for running, you could try Sprint Interval Training which may not cause the pain, or cause it as bad, but will still give many of the same benefits. Here is a copy of a post I recently wrote that explains:
___________________________________________________-
First, I am one of the few chiropractors who works at an Air Force Base for the Department of Defense. I treat these people all the time, and I have to keep them running. What I'm going to tell you is beyond exciting.
A study, published earlier this year studied 16 "Recreationally Active Subjects" did an endurance cycling test. Then 8 of them did TWO WEEKS of exercise, but only 3 TIMES PER WEEK and technically they only exercised 2-4 minutes per day. At the end of the two weeks, the results were:
8 control subjects = no change
8 Exercising subjects = Double the endurance (26 minutes before study, 51 minutes after the 2 weeks)
, = Increase muscle glycogen 26%
, = Increase Aerobic Enzyme activity 38%
WOW, is that impressive? So what was the exercise?
30 Second Wingate Sprint ("as hard as you can") on stationary bike
4 minutes rest (or light pedaling) Followed by
30 Second Wingate Sprint and another 4 minutes rest.
They did a total of 4 to 7 sessions of sprinting each day Mon Wed Fri, which equals less than 4 total minutes of exercise per day.
A previous study did the same exercise 5 days per week and found No improvement in endurance. Sprint Interval Training takes 24-48 hours for the muscles to recover otherwise you will over fatigue them.
You can do the sprinting running or biking, or any activity you can sprint, but I recommend running if that is the activity you want to improve.
Other studies have shown that sprinting not only improves endurance very fast, but has been shown to be the most effective way to improve speed and improve race times. In one study, the sprinting group burned half as many calories, but lost 6 times more subcutaneous fat than the endurance group (though there were some problems with this study, there is a good physiologic basis to expect this).
The 4 minutes of rest is based upon the time it takes to resynthesize the creatine phosphate (energy storage molecule) in your muscle. This time is important. If you want a more detailed explanation on the biochemical and physiological effects of 30 second sprint/4 minutes rest and why it works, let me know and I will go into more detail (I'm a detail kind of guy).
For my patients this study has been GREAT! Military personnel have to exercise regularly, including running, and have to pass an annual fitness test, which includes a 1.5 mile run. Many of my patients backs hurt when they run. This means that they aren't running, and are losing any aerobic fitness they had. Most of these patients back pain comes on after 5-10 minutes of running. So instead of telling them not to run, we put them on a sprint running training: 30 seconds as hard as you can, 4 minutes walking - at least 4 times.
So far this has worked great. They all enjoy sprinting more than running; they don't feel guilty during the walk because they know it is important; they are all maintaining or actually improving their endurance without hurting their backs; and a few have already reported not only passing their test, but improving their times significantly.
So you want to "get in shape" fast????
30 seconds as hard as you can sprint
4 minutes rest
Repeat minimum of 4 times, more if you can.
You might want to warm up a few minutes of jogging first.
Remember ONLY 3 Times per week. You can do other aerobic exercises on the in between days, but Don't sprint 2 days in a row.
NOTE: Ultimate lazy man's exercise: Stationary bike or Elliptical trainer in front of a TV. Casual pedal until first commercial, then ALL OUT SPRINT for length of first commercial (commercials are 30 seconds long). Then relax and casual walk until next set of commercials. In an hour program you get 6 sets of commercials/sprints, and no guilt for relaxing in between.
Or, some benefit may be derived from just occasionally sprinting during the day. Bike in the garage? 30 second sprint when you take the garbage out, and then later when looking for that screwdriver, and then again when doing the laundry. Just try to get in as many as possible 3 days a week and see if it doesn't have a positive effect.
BOOM BABY!! Now doesn't that information get your blood flowing?
Good Luck
Duane
Burgomaster KA, Hughes SC, Heigenhauser GJ, Bradwell SN, Gibala MJ.
"Six sessions of sprint interval training increases muscle oxidative potential and cycle endurance capacity in humans."
J Appl Physiol. 2005 Jun;98(6):1985-90. Epub 2005 Feb 10