/fit/ - tl;dr - Haven't exercised in 10 years, ran a mile yesterday, not SUPER sore, but left leg is more sore than the left; am I injured? Can I run tomorrow even if I'm still kind of sore?Longer version:When I was 18, I was in great shape: I was a gymnast

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/fit/izen 04/18/18 (Wed) 01:53:59 No.136874

tl;dr - Haven't exercised in 10 years, ran a mile yesterday, not SUPER sore, but left leg is more sore than the left; am I injured? Can I run tomorrow even if I'm still kind of sore?

Longer version:

When I was 18, I was in great shape: I was a gymnast with a fair amount of muscle, I could run a 5:00 mile, I felt great all the time, and I was never sore for more than 24 hours.

That was 10 years ago. I haven't done ANY exercise since then. I haven't gained weight due to my metabolism being off the charts, and I'm still surprisingly fit-LOOKING. I decided I wanted to get back into shape yesterday, so I went for a run because cardio was always really easy for me. 1 mile, about 8 minutes. Didn't really push myself, could've gone a lot faster, wasn't sweating or even out of breath, but my fucking calves were killing me afterwards.

It's been about 24 hours now, and my right leg is almost completely fine, but my left calf is still pretty darn stiff. Not to the point where I can't walk around or anything, but I am getting a little bit of pain walking up the steps and stuff.

I'm wondering if perhaps I injured myself, or maybe my left leg is just that much shittier than my right leg (I did have a pretty right-leg-heavy physical job for the last few years, as weird as that sounds.) I'm hoping it'll feel better tomorrow, and if that's the case, should I try running again? Maybe a shorter run? Or start at a slower pace and see how it feels during the run?

Thanks!

/fit/izen 04/18/18 (Wed) 01:56:59 No.136876

I thought I was being all cool by posting the tl;dr first, but I fucked it up.

>left leg is more sore than the left

no hate and berate plz

/fit/izen 04/18/18 (Wed) 02:00:50 No.136877

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>>136874

Don't run, but walk briskly.

If pain persists or increases the answer is yes.

/fit/izen 04/18/18 (Wed) 02:01:08 No.136878

>>136877

FUCK forgot to say "next time you go out for a run"

/fit/izen 04/18/18 (Wed) 02:13:00 No.136879

>>136877

Roger that.

Shin splint, probably? Rest + ice, no doctor necessary? Google seems to think that's the ticket.

Sorry if I seem panicky/inexperienced. 10 years ago, I was invincible. Never had to deal with aches and pains no matter how hard I pushed myself.

/fit/izen 04/18/18 (Wed) 02:37:23 No.136884

You're gonna have to ease back into your old levels. Don't fool yourself into thinking you're just a little rusty or you'll injure yourself. You're probably not actually injured now, but you're gonna have to work back up to where you used to be. It should come a lot faster now though than it did the first time around.

/fit/izen 04/18/18 (Wed) 02:50:56 No.136886

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You're good. Shin splints have a different pain from muscle soreness, it legitimately feels like your bones are breaking/bend. An 8 minute run for someone who hasn't exercised in 10 years is definitely acceptable. Good luck and I have a long life.

/fit/izen 04/18/18 (Wed) 02:52:05 No.136887

>>136884

Yeah, I thought an 8 minute mile was easing into it. It was actually uncomfortably slow-feeling, like I was wasting a bunch of motion to move slowly. I might try faster pace (the pace my legs WANT to move at) over a shorter distance next time.

Will do though. Thanks.

/fit/izen 04/18/18 (Wed) 02:56:37 No.136888

>>136886

Thanks for the encouragement, and I had absolutely no idea what a shin splint would feel like, so your more explicit explanation helped.

Welp, I've pretty much got what I needed out of this thread. I just needed a "you'll be fine" and some encouragement.

Feel free to make this an injuries thread or just let it die.

Thanks again, /fit/

/fit/izen 04/18/18 (Wed) 03:09:30 No.136890

>>136874

Micro fractures in the bone. Give a bone what it needs. Bone vitamins and stuff. Bone food. Tap on it to wake your bones up. Compress them in something, hot cold baths, etc.