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Calf & Shin D
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Phase 1 · Settle and unload · Session D

Three points down.
Arch lifted.
Load shared.

The foot takes its share so the shin does not have to — arch, toes and the first partial raises.

  • Dsession
  • P1Settle
  • 12:00on the clock
  • — donecompleted

Navicular drop

How far the arch drops under load is one of the few repeatable risk factors for shin pain — and it responds to foot and calf training.

Tibialis posterior holds the arch

This tendon supports the arch on every step. When it tires the arch drops and the inner shin takes the strain.

The hip affects the shin

A pelvis that drops on landing increases load down the whole limb. Hip strength belongs in a shin programme.

Three couplets · two rounds · twelve minutes · legs that take the miles

A

Shift it

Weight shifts + partial heel raise
A1

Standing weight shifts

60 s · slow reps

Shift the weight forward, back and side to side keeping all three foot points loaded.

Easier smaller shifts  ·  Harder eyes closed

R1R2—
A2

Double heel raise — partial

20 reps · ×2

Lift only two-thirds of the way up and lower slowly; no bouncing at the bottom.

Easier smaller range  ·  Harder full range

R1R2
B

Front load

Step toe taps + wall tibialis raise
B1

Toe taps on a step

60 s · slow reps

Alternate light toe taps onto a low step, standing leg doing the work.

Easier lower step  ·  Harder faster

R1R2—
B2

Wall tibialis raises

15 reps · ×2

Back and heels to a wall, feet forward; lift the forefeet and lower over three seconds.

Easier feet closer to the wall  ·  Harder feet further out

R1R2
C

Foot

Toe splay + short foot hold
C1

Seated toe splay

60 s · slow reps

Spread the toes wide, hold one second, release fully — count clean spreads.

Easier use the hands to help  ·  Harder standing

R1R2—
C2

Short foot holds

12 × 8 s · ×2

Draw the ball of the foot toward the heel to lift the arch; toes stay long and flat.

Easier seated  ·  Harder on one leg

R1R2

The clock

Round 1settle in — 70%, perfect tracking
0:00A1 → A2
2:00B1 → B2
4:00C1 → C2
Round 2own it — beat Round 1 by quality
6:00A1 → A2
8:00B1 → B2
10:00C1 → C2

Each couplet: 60 s scored → the loading set → 10 s to move on. Done at 12:00.

How to run it

  1. Pain rule: up to 5/10 during, back to your normal by the next morning, no worse week to week.
  2. Shin pain spread along more than a hand's width of bone is a load problem. One sore spot the size of a coin is not — that one needs assessment.
  3. Cut the running volume now, not later. This programme replaces the miles while the tissue catches up.
  4. Isometric holds first: tension without movement is the calmest way to load an angry calf or shin.

Tick it off

MovementRound 1Round 2Best
A1Standing weight shiftsslow reps in 60 s —
A2Double heel raise — partial20 reps
B1Toe taps on a stepslow reps in 60 s —
B2Wall tibialis raises15 reps
C1Seated toe splayslow reps in 60 s —
C2Short foot holds12 × 8 s
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TE-12-CALFSHIN-D