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Random question about bruises

jo_marnes
jo_marnes Posts: 1,601 Member
edited February 16 in Social Groups
For a long time now I have been noticing bruises on the bottom of my shin - often both legs. I do not ever recall bumping into anything or an event which hurt them. I am wondering if, by a slim chance, this could be something I'm doing when I work out? My exercise consists of NROL lifting, body combat (non contact for those who are unfamiliar) and walking/ running. Just wondering if anyone else has experienced anything similar?

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  • tegalicious
    tegalicious Posts: 629
    Sometimes I get bruises in places where I am sore from running after I have had a good session with the foam roller and "the stick".
  • steve_mfp
    steve_mfp Posts: 170 Member
    Not sure if your program has dead lifts but the bar may be scraping or hitting your shins?
  • evedroid
    evedroid Posts: 134 Member
    ^ yes. happens to me quite often... when i dl i focus on everything else but the bar hitting my shins - thats the least of my worries at that moment of time.
  • steve_mfp
    steve_mfp Posts: 170 Member
    ^ yes. happens to me quite often... when i dl i focus on everything else but the bar hitting my shins - thats the least of my worries at that moment of time.
    After i tweaked my form, i've never hit or scraped the shins. I keep my shins perpendicular to the bar, slightly over the bar if i'm doing deficits but they never get hit anymore with good form...now i just bang them when i'm lazy and move the bar with my shins to get it out of the way...LOL
  • wendypow
    wendypow Posts: 81 Member
    I've had bruises a few times from deadlifts, but I never remembered actually "hitting" my shins. I'd just get home and have big reddish marks at the top of my shins. Hasn't happened for a while though.
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    I get them sometimes from deadlifts - not as often now I sumo though - but with conventionals - quite often. It's pretty common. I assume you deadlift when you lift so that could easily be why.
  • jo_marnes
    jo_marnes Posts: 1,601 Member
    Yes I do DL. I don't hit my shins with the bar though :-/
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    I am not sure why you would get the bruising. However, as a side note, you should be effectively scraping the bar up your legs for DLs (unless you are doing SLDLs).
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