shin splints

[larrybarrett2]

Hola,
I may have just paid a heavy price for intensifying my physical trainig for mid April....shin splints in the lower left leg. The progressive and measured increase in climbing Stairmasters,elevating treadmill angles and adding weight to health club resistance machines all went for naught....I prematurely put all 10kilos on my back and went for a 3 hour walk, and shin splints were the result....the recovery time for this is much longer than blisters. Any thoughts for rehabbing?....If it does heal in the supposed two week time lapse,I'll add 5 ounces a week to the initial ten pounds in the run-up to Mid April and hope for the best....this is scarier than dogs,thunderstorms and meeting Shirley McClain combined..
Larry

[HuskyNerd]

You might want to check out this helpful article on shin splints: Shin Splints Symptoms, Treatment, Recovery, and Prevention from WebMD

[grayland]

Larry...I would strongly advise trying to lose a kilo from your pack. You can do it fairly easily and you will be a much happier trekker with 8 kilos instead of 10.
I had 10 kg on my first camino. I carried 8kg on my second camino and it was much better and enjoyable. In March I am planning to do both the Le Puy route and then go to Sevilla and do the Via de la Plata. Needless to say...my pack will weigh in about 6 to 7 kg.
I have learned that I can buy anything, including clothes, that I might actually need. I always seem to carry things I don't use often and I hope to get it a bare minimum this time.
Lose the kilo and help your injury.

[larrybarrett2]

Thanks Grayland....I've amassed 10 kilos on the basis of the 10% body weight recommendation( I weigh 95K) ......while that might apply to younger men,I'm thinking that a Medicare- qualifying dinosaur might be overcompensating for lost testosterone.......
I'll aim for 7-8 (I have some 'maintenance' issues)
Cheers,
Larry

[BHinSanDiego]

That's an interesting concept, that is to base how much to carry based on ones body weight, it works if the person is reletively small but the larger one gets the less it works. I weigh 92 kilos and I carried about 7 kilos, I started with more but shipped some items home. The best thing to do is get a good packing list and work from that, if you send me an email address I can forward you one I have. A way to make things lighter is to not have cotton clothing, it retains water/sweat, I recommend getting underarmor type t shirts, I carried 3 short sleeve and 1 long sleeve, they are easy to wash and quick to dry. For pants I had 2, both were camping type I bought at REI, one pair had zip off lower legs, eliminated the need to carry shorts, 4 pair of hiking socks and 4 pair of liner socks, 4 pair of underwear similar to the underarmor, 2 hats, a camp towel, a fleece, a rainjacket, rain cover for backpack and a rainponcho. I also had a medical kit I put together along with my bath items. I didn't have a sleeping bag, I used a fleece sleeping bag liner I also got at REI.