Okay,
So this may be the wrong place for this, but I didn't find a generic fitness section on the forums. So please accept my apologies if I'm putting this in the wrong place.
A couple of years ago I started running. Nothing serious, just 5k runs 3 times a week. But I remember when I first started my legs felt like they were on fire, my shins especially. It took a long time to work through it, and I almost gave up multiple times.
Now it's happening to me again. I've decided to start incorporating jumping rope into my HIIT routine. But when I jump rope for 30 seconds I feel the pain start. Then I take a minute break, jump rope for 30 more seconds. Now it's pretty bad. Take my 60 second break. By the third iteration my legs are screaming murder - lactic acid buildup is just destroying me.
It's very frustrating, and I'm not even jumping rope fast.
Does anyone have any advice on how to get past this? Is this normal, or just a part of my *unique* physiology that I'll have to deal with.
Cheers!
--kravi
So this may be the wrong place for this, but I didn't find a generic fitness section on the forums. So please accept my apologies if I'm putting this in the wrong place.
A couple of years ago I started running. Nothing serious, just 5k runs 3 times a week. But I remember when I first started my legs felt like they were on fire, my shins especially. It took a long time to work through it, and I almost gave up multiple times.
Now it's happening to me again. I've decided to start incorporating jumping rope into my HIIT routine. But when I jump rope for 30 seconds I feel the pain start. Then I take a minute break, jump rope for 30 more seconds. Now it's pretty bad. Take my 60 second break. By the third iteration my legs are screaming murder - lactic acid buildup is just destroying me.
It's very frustrating, and I'm not even jumping rope fast.
Does anyone have any advice on how to get past this? Is this normal, or just a part of my *unique* physiology that I'll have to deal with.
Cheers!
--kravi