Muay Thai...shin is KILLING me.

**Sancho** · Posted On: 7/28/2005 4:39am

I have benn going to Muay Thai practice for about a month now, and my right shin is pretty damn painful. There is no bruise or anything, just a lump. Even soft hits through my foam shinguard are excruciating.

I don't want to take a week off to let it heal, though. Is there anything I can do to minimize the pain, toughen it up, or make it heal faster?. Left shin seems fine. Sore but useable.

**Hannibal** · Posted On: 7/28/2005 4:59am

Have you taken any hard hits with it ?

Anyway, this is my advice:

1. Take a week off training. Like it or not it, sounds like your body is telling you to rest and heal so you should listen to it. Taking a week off is no big deal in the grand scheme of things. Martial arts will still be there for you next week.

2. Increase calcium intake. That means milk and also lush green vegetables like brocoli. Yes they are rich in calcium.

3. After taking one week of, ease off the sparring at first.

4. If your still having problems - go see a doctor.

**MEGA JESUS-SAMA** · Posted On: 7/28/2005 5:25am

Skip the milk part, because milik is disgusting and filled with fat and gross.

**Hannibal** · Posted On: 7/28/2005 5:50am

Actually I was referring to natural milk as it should be. Not that processed **** they serve in supermarkets

**Grant** · Posted On: 7/28/2005 7:08am

Originally Posted by Hannibal

1. Take a week off training. Like it or not it, sounds like your body is telling you to rest and heal so you should listen to it. Taking a week off is no big deal in the grand scheme of things. Martial arts will still be there for you next week.

3. After taking one week of, ease off the sparring at first.

4. If your still having problems - go see a doctor.

This is bullshit. The lumpy shins thing happens to most people when they start, man up and keep kicking. Things like Thai Ointment will help you out on the "HOLY **** THAT STINGS" side of things.

This is all completely normal.

**j416to** · Posted On: 7/28/2005 10:11am

Like Grant said, welcome to Muay Thai.

**The_Mirth** · Posted On: 7/28/2005 10:39am

Originally Posted by Hannibal

Actually I was referring to natural milk as it should be. Not that processed **** they serve in supermarkets

Well it would've been nice to mention that he should be sucking it straight from the udder.

**Poop Loops** · Posted On: 7/28/2005 10:51am

Stop kicking damn trees.

"Oh my God!! What the hell are you doing!?"
"Come on baby, I need some milk. For my shins."

PL

**Sancho** · Posted On: 7/28/2005 2:53pm

Yeah..I shin kicked my partner's knee pretty hard. Then instead of stopping, I shin kicked him again 2 minutes later. Then I HAD to stop.

I will look into this "Thai Ointment" you speak of. I have no intention of stopping training right now. I have just gotten to the point where I can get through a practice and not be too weak to be worth **** the next day.

Muay Thai is freaking painful.

**TheStanMan** · Posted On: 7/28/2005 3:00pm

Originally Posted by Sancho

Yeah..I shin kicked my partner's knee pretty hard. Then instead of stopping, I shin kicked him again 2 minutes later. Then I HAD to stop.

I will look into this "Thai Ointment" you speak of. I have no intention of stopping training right now. I have just gotten to the point where I can get through a practice and not be too weak to be worth **** the next day.

Muay Thai is freaking painful.

Back when my shins still knew this "pain" of which you speak, I would apply Blue Stop ointment (Tiger Balm is good as well, so I hear) before training. I also acquired leather shinguards and wore them even for working the Thaipads. I layed off the sparring completely until healed.