Shin Splints?!!

[SkinnyLane]

I recently started an intense 6 week workout bootcamp 5 days a week (3 days of high intensity training, 1 day of yoga, 1 day of 4 mile run) im in the middle of the second week and i have been extremely sore the whole time, which is expected considering the intensity. however, the inside of my shins are in agony! im not sure how to exactly describe the pain, the best i could say is that even while im laying down they are throbbing and sore to the touch.
has anyone ever had shin splints before? im worried this may be whats happening

[weightlessrunner]

Shin splits are generally due to doing too much too soon.

[KoH.]

You want to eat foods that contain a lot of vitamin c, d, e and zinc.
C - needed to help heal it
D - strengthen bone and muscle
E - to reduce pain and inflammation
Zinc - to encourage growth of the new tissue to repair the damage.

I made a post here of an example of what fruit and veg where you can get these from here
There are plenty more fruits and vegetables that'll contain these vitamins that you can try.

The zinc can be found in pumpkin seeds and watermelon seeds.

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You can't exercise for a while now. It needs to repair. If you disturb it now, there's a chance you'll have to go even longer. I know this sucks totally, i've be there, tried to rebel but it didn't do me any favours. The sooner and longer you give it time to rest, the sooner you can exercise again.
Rest it high. Stack up pillows and put your leg on there.

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Gradual introduce leg stretches to make it stronger. Things like calf raises.
Always spend time a good amount of time to stretch before and after run. If you slacked this before, i'm sure after going through this pain you won't want to slack ever again!

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When healing, don't rush straight back into it. Take it easy. This is not a race or a competition. The more patience you give this the better results you're gonna get.

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Visit your GP. They'll tell you if it's actually a shin splint or some other type of pulled muscle and would give you some advice. They'd also prescribe you with some Ibuprofen which will help the inflammation.

Best wishes.

[KoH.]

Also! You want to put ice over it when it's in pain. If you don't have ice, bag of peas or something else. Hot baths and stuff help but no longer than 20 minutes and preferably a few weeks after when it's on the mend.

And when you can jump and jog without limping, that's when you can start training back up again.

[weightlessrunner]

Rest it till it gets better and slowly increase your mileage for running. The 10% rule generally applies ie: adding no more than 10% a week.

[SkinnyLane]

thanks for the replies, going to give myself a couple of days off and see how they feel...going to be really bummed if i just paid $250 (non-refundable) to hurt myself lol
at least bulimia has taught me how to deal with being a broke ass bitch

[KoH.]

$250...................... O_____o