Submitted Questions:

Running

I run a lot, and on my last two long runs, I have been feeling a sharp twing on my left butt cheek.

Sometimes after long runs (18+ miles), directly behind my knee gets tight. What muscle is that, and how can I stretch it?

Someone told me that it isn't good to run every night. Is this true?

I have "runner's knee" and haven't been able to run since the beginning of May...

Sometimes, a few days after I run I have a shooting pain from the lower back into the backs of the legs...

I just ran a marathon and while my muscles aren't sore, my joints (the knees) are.

I have been running 15+ miles every Sunday. Should I eat more on Mondays to make up for lost calories?

I've developed a big sweet tooth. And, I just started training for a marathon. Could the two be linked?

I'm thinking about going low carb for a few weeks...I'm a distance runner, heard cutting carbs could be bad...

I enjoy going running around midnight before I go to bed.  What would be the pros and cons?

I just can't seem to run long distances, how can I improve this?

The arches and the balls of my feet have been hurting lately. I do a lot of running... Do I need orthotics?

My knee has been bothering me for the last couple of weeks...

I run a lot and the other day when I began my run, my knees started to hurt but then it went away...

If I want to train for a long distance race, is it better to do long distances or sprints?

What would be the most likely reason for my really bad headaches after I go on long runs?

When I go running I tend to sweat a lot...

I have cramps with my period, but now it is happening when I run...

When I walk or run I get a very tight feeling in my arch..

I am a physically active person but recently I have been getting an acute pain in my knee when I run...

I have pain, dizziness and an itchy throat after I run...

I keep twisting my right ankle when I run, how can I fix that?

 

Weight Training

I am wanting to start lifting weights about 2 times a week. Any tips?

I have weight lifted for many years and for the past year or so I have been waking up in the middle of the night with one of my arms completely numb...

Is is ok to work out your abdominal muscles everyday?

I'm a bodybuilder and want to use an over-the-counter testosterone booster.  Are there harmful side effects?

What do creatine and glutamine do for your body? Are they harmful taken as supplements?

I'm a bodybuilder and I noticed that I have gotten a stretch mark...

Can doing extensive abdominal workouts can make your lower stomach appear bloated...

I've been bodybuilding for about six months now and I'm having hard time gaining weight, I'm thinking of using steroids...

When weight training, what is the most effective way to lift?

During certain exercises my muscles will shake involuntarily...

I haven't lifted weights for a really long time, and now my arms hurt to move...

 

Rehabbing Injuries

I sprained my ankle two months ago pretty bad, and I know that it will take a while to completely heal but I still am not able to run, jump or even walk down hills without limping...

I've pulled the ligament on my left knee (towards the inside) during spring break...

Does WWU have a physical therapist that I can talk to in order to make sure that I don't permanently mess up my knee?

I was snowboarding while being pulled behind a friends Jeep, going about 35 mph, crashed, and have a huge bruise on my upper thigh.

During a p.e. class today, I think that I pulled a muscle in my right leg...

I have a pain in my shoulder. How long should I stop lifting weights or can I work out with light weights?

I injured my shoulder about two weeks ago. It hasn't improved, should I get it re-evaluated?

I had ACL reconstructive surgery and need to start physical therapy...

When you exercise specific muscle groups are you burning the fat in that area or are you just general calories?

I twisted my ankle last week, can it still heal properly if I'm working out everyday and taking PE?

I have sprained my ankle in the past. Is there anything I can do to help prevent re-injury?

I recently sprained my ankle...

How long does it take to recover from tennis elbow surgery?

 

Exercise Induced Issues

I did Relay for Life this past weekend and I now have pain and stiffness in the muscles around my knees...

I have been running and my feet are starting to get sore more often than they used to...

I climbed Mount Baker this last weekend and I had a few questions...

I have been getting really bad side-aches within the first two or three minutes of running...

What is the best remedy for sore muscles from working out?

Every time after I workout and get up a sweat my WHOLE body gets this red and blotchy rash...

Whenever I work out and try to get into my jeans right afterwards, my jeans feel tight on my thighs...

I was a month into my training for a 1/2 marathon and my groin started hurting...

My boyfriend was playing soccer Sunday and when they were done his foot hurt really bad.

After bike riding my knees become sore easily and I tend to feel pinching/grinding under my kneecap...

After I work out a lot, I feel like I smell strongly of ammonia...

I sweat a lot. So much that it's embarrassing...

I was stretching my hamstring during a soccer game and I heard/felt a loud pop at the top of my hamstring...

While exercising on either a bike or elliptical trainer at the gym I noticed that my heart rate tends to be in the 170s...

I swim a lot, and recently I have been getting cramps in my calves towards the end of a long session...

I swim a lot, and occasionally I get side aches, how can I avoid them?

When my skin gets wet from a swimming pool, and when I exercise hard enough to sweat I feel like there are thousands of little needles pricking my skin...

What causes shin splints?

I asked the question about boobs rubbing during exercise...the answer was not what I was looking for.

I have size G boobs and when I exercise they rub a lot and I have had bad chafing and soreness...

Today I ran 7.5 miles and now my left knee hurts in a somewhat strange way...

I went running pulled my hip flexor, is there anything I should be doing aside from icing it?

I have gone swimming a couple of times this past week, and I keep getting very painful cramps.

What are the symptoms of athletically induced asthma?

Doing forward rolls my left knee exploded in pain...it felt like a tendon on the left side of the kneecap had rolled on top of the kneecap and then the pain came.

A few weeks ago after jumping from 5-6 feet my leg pivoted sideways and now I have a sharp pain...

I was diagnosed with asthma and vocal chord dysfunction about 4 years ago...

I have been having hip pain for about 9 months now...

What are shin-splints?  How do you get them and how do you get rid of them?

Four years ago I hurt my knee. I'm in a racquetball class and yesterday my knee hurt the worst it ever has...

When I swim sets longer than a mile I get cramps in my calves. Is there some food that stops cramps?

When I exercise my heart starts beating really fast and I get really weak and dizzy...

I started exercising but I get really tired after only 10 mins.  I've been taking one Xenodrin pill in the morning to boost my energy but I'd really like to take like a vitamin pill instead.

Yesterday, I started getting this cough that hurt down in the chest and didn't think anything of it...

Whenever I engage in any semi-strenuous exercise my heart rate increases very rapidly...

After working out my right knee felt like it wouldn't hold my weight...

How do I get rid of and avoid leg cramps?

I do a lot of MT biking and I have been repeatedly hitting myself in the lower abdomen with my gear shift...

What are common symptoms of Asthma? What about exercise induced Asthma?

What is the best way to prevent and treat Shin Splints?

After playing racquet-sports for a while my wrist hurts so much that I have to stop...

I'm starting a new exercise program and getting a rash on my inner thighs...

I've recently started practicing martial arts forms, and my joints pop the whole time...

I was working out today and my heart rate went too high, it came back down but now I have upper back pain...

Whenever I swim I always get terrible charlie horses in my toes and feet...

I have been having terrible shin splints...

 

Others

I'm considering taking creatine to make my workouts more effective...

Am I countering my workouts by eating afterward? Would the fact that I sleep shortly after factor in?

Are there any measures I could take to help acclimatize myself to fighting fires at 7000 feet?

I am a 20 year old, 6'3" male who weighs 160 pounds and I can't seem to gain weight...

Is there any reason why working out when I'm drunk would be bad for my health?

I was wondering if there was any way to slim down my thighs?

I am training to do an Ironman. The other day I did a 5 hour bike ride...

Is it possible to dislocate the thumb at the joint between the two phalanx bones?

Why is it that the day after working out your muscles are sore? What is the science behind muscle fatigue?

Why do I weigh less after a swim?

Do you sweat when you swim and just can't tell because you are in the water?

I work out every day doing cardio for 45 minutes then weight lifting but I'm not loosing any fat...

For the past six the months I've been experiencing very general muscle fatigue...

Does eating fruits and vegetables help you build muscle mass?

Does a morning cardio work out burn more calories than later in the day?

Do protein supplements really help you build muscle?

I started on a program to work out and eat healthy.  Am I working myself too hard if I worked out twice in the same day?

Is stretching really that important after working out?

What is interval training?

I am a swimmer. Will Chlorine have any long term effects on my eyes?

Do you do body composition tests that show fat to muscle ratio?

What are 'charlie horses' and how can I prevent them?