The other condition common with athletes who run is a bit more serious condition called chronic compartment syndrome. This feels like shin splints but worse and it commonly kicks in during exercise then disappears shortly after you stop.
It's caused by the muscle becoming to big for the muscle sheath, so as you exercise and your calf muscle fills with blood and expands, it has nowhere to go as the sheath is too tight. it feels like running on broken legs and bending your foot up and down becomes almost impossible.
This is something that doesn't go away with stretching or rest etc. the only way to stop it permanently is to have an operation where they cut down each side of your shin bone so that the muscle fascia is no longer gripping the muscle so tightly during excerise. It leaves you with two 6 inch scars on each leg and takes about 8 weeks to recover but it's not a huge operation.
these are the two most severe examples I've given you, purely cause I've had both and they are a nightmare, so firstly you are probably fine and just need to stretch more after exercise and get some orthopaedic insoles for your shoes but most importantly is speak to a doctor. never go soley on advice online when it's health related.
What type of pain is it? I can't really tell you what to do or what not to do withought knowing...
I am going to asume it's the "good" pain(the pain you get from a well done training session).
If it's the "good" pain then all you have to do is wait. Yeah, wait. Your muscles will slowly get comfortable with time.
Make sure to stretch after a workout, do a few calf raises to strenghten the muscles every now and then, eat right...
If it's any other pain you MUST talk to a doctor, your coach, etc... Somebody so that they can see what's going on.
Give your calves some time to rest and recover. But your calves should be getting more fit over time as you do your workouts.
Before working out, warm up and do calf stretches.
Do calf raises in between workouts (make sure fully recovered first). These should help.
Start doing toe raises with weights. Grab two heavy dumb bells and stand a few inches off the ground leaving your heels hanging off the back. Go up on your toes and come down on your heels stretching them out. Do as many as you can maybe 3 sets.
A great stretch also is putting your weight on an extended knee in front. Kick the other leg back far and try to put your heel on the ground.
Before a workout get in push up position and cross your legs. Say your right leg is over your left, so your left calve is the one that should be getting stretched out and vise versa.
In boxing my calves hurt like mad, I can keep my hands up and have good cardio its just my calves are in soo much aginy from keeping stance. How can I stop this feeling, is there anything I can do to prevent this than? Any exercises which will help it? Thanks.
