Muscle Imbalance???

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    ForefootRunner177

    Member since 04/28/2018.

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    5 years ago 05/17/2018 5:03pm EDT

    So recently during my runs I’ve noticed my left foot lands dramatically different from my right foot. I am a supinator but I noticed my left supinates more excessively. Also I’ve noticed my left calf is a little bit smaller than my right calf. Most of all the injuries I have experienced in my running career have been in my left leg. I’m guessing this is a muscle imbalance? Any idea how to strengthen my left leg so both my feet land the same way and I can remain injury free. I have a high mileage summer ahead of me and really want to get this imbalance fixed. Please help me!!!

  • Letshearit

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    5 years ago 05/17/2018 6:25pm EDT
    re: ForefootRunner177

    What’s your mpw leading up to the injury, other injuries you are experiencing?

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    ForefootRunner177

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    5 years ago 05/18/2018 7:15am EDT
    re: Letshearit

    Well during my track season I started to get this really sharp shin pain I think it was mostly because I started running everyday without a rest day for a month which I was not used to but I’m figuring it’s also because of the imbalance. My mileage was something like 38-37-35-42. I could easily manage that mileage on 6 days a week but because of track I had to stretch to 7 days a week to maintain consistent mileage.

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    Cottonshirt

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    5 years ago 05/18/2018 1:22pm EDT
    re: ForefootRunner177

    1. when you kick a ball, which foot do you kick it with?

    2. are you sure that your left foot actually supinates more, or does it just land more to the left of the centre line of your run?

    cheers.

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    heyyo

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    5 years ago 05/18/2018 4:03pm EDT
    re: ForefootRunner177

    You're similar to me but its my right foot that underpronates. I've been seeing a PT/chiropractor. He identified range of motion issues in my right (bad) foot. My right hip also doesn't rotate inward as far as my left. This is somewhat of a chicken and the egg problem. I've been told throughout my running career that the muscle imbalances cause my problems and to fix them, but the muscle imbalances have always been there. My recent feeling is that it's mechanical/genetic imbalances between my left and right that led to muscle imbalances. If I were you, which I sort of am, I would work both on strength and range of motion. See a good doctor who specializes in runners/bio mechanics, etc. Hopefully he can identify which body parts are behaving badly.

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