Running, legs hurt

[banGbro]

I finally motivated my self to get up every morning and run. Ive done that before, but motivation wasnt there. This time Im actually doing it right, pictured fvcking a fat chick and doing everything to her I would with a hot chick, lol.. Then created a few profiles on myspace using pictures of ripped hot dudes, man, the way women talk to you hurts your balls.


I run around my condo area, half mile one way, then walk back. Idea is to increase this daily until I can run back and forth, then increase it even more. Running appears to be not a problem as long as breathing goes. I dont actually run out of breath, what makes me start walking are my legs, muscle beneath the knees gets tired first.


Anyway to relieve this, or minimize it, so I could do this longer? Im 26, 250 lbs, 5'10", 24% bf.

 

[Warboss Alex]

Yes, basically 250lbs and 24% bf -> too heavy to be running hence pain.

Reply to my post in the other thread and we'll help you

 

[Soupar]

You could try out excersising on a stationary bike, your legs won't have you support your weight so much and you'll be able to go longer and harder.

 

[banGbro]

Should I take this pain as some mental sh1t and just keep on going? i.e. if I increase my distance daily, will that help me, or am I doing me wrong and could hurt myself, loose motivation, etc? Should I increase my distance dispite this pain?

 

[Throttle]

you are too heavy to run. do not do it. sharp, shooting pain is nature's way of telling you to cut that the **** out. we can help, but not if you don't listen.

 

[banGbro]

Well I wouldnt say that its sharp shooting pain, my muscles just get tired. Same as when you doing, lets say, concentration curls. Except with curls you could do 2 or 4 more when that happens, when running I could run some distance I guess.

I think Im thinking that this is a mental thing and if I keep going, little by little, I will be able to run more? Remember, Im a fat dude, tall but fat, so I never known how it should feel like.

 

[Teflon_Mcgee]

Too heavy to run?????

When I started running I was a fatty at 250 lbs.
8 years later I'm still running at 230 pounds.

At times my average distance is 10 miles a day. When time allows I'll do 70+ miles per week (including one 25 miler on staurday.)

Yeah you'll have pain. Just listen to your body. Don't rush it. Expect it to take a year or two until you experience consistantly comfortable runs. After two years you'll have a very respectable base.

But you're never too heavy to run. That's malarky. Too weak and fragile maybe.

 

[eko]

im the exact opposite... i just have to run for track and cross country

i can't stop running and im too skinny. got up to 60 miles per week at one point. im doing less now and have gained 8 pounds of muscle from lifting and eating more.

but when I have been injured I have done cross training and have had good results with it. Although it's a lot harder to get as intense a cardio on a bike, you still get a good workout which will probably be in that 70% max hr zone.

 

[Quiksilver]

It's called shin splints.

It's not a "mental thing", if you keep running through the pain, the muscles in your shins will get gummy and never recover.

some tips for shin splints:

1) People say it's genetics. I say it's muscle strength & overall body weight. I had shin splints, and I'm fine now and running 3 miles a day, six days a week.

2) Run on a soft surface(grass, sand)

3) Go out and buy top of the line running shoes. Honestly, this one helped me quite alot.

4) Buy some inserts for your shoes.

5) Do calf raises.

6) Make sure you have good running technique(no sway/bob)
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The best way to avoid shin splints is by not running. Try biking, or fast walking. Bluntly, you're too heavy to run, and your calf muscles are the weakest link in the chain.

Shin splints can become a permenant problem if you treat is as a "mental thing". If you want gummy legs, then be my guest, but I changed my ways and I don't have them anymore.

 

[Throttle]

i 2nd everything quik says, except the running on soft surfaces. sand in particular can screw you up if you mean thick, beach sand. if you want to run on a slightly softer surface than asphalt, i'd suggest a slightly springy school track or any other surface specially groomed for running.

get lighter before trying to run, seriously. the best way to go with running shoes is to find a specialty shop that really knows running shoes and can analyze your gait. they'll help put you in shoes that correct for any problems (and no newbie runs in a perfectly neutral way)