re: Shin splints

do exercises that force you to flex your foot upwards. Flexion works on that muscle.

What I used to do was go to one of the older leg curl machines, the kind that you would lie on your stomach and place your heels/ankles under these padded rollers and do curls. I would do it in reverse, sit on my butt, place toetops under the roller, and flex feet towards me. 3 x 15 a couple of times a week. Always worked.

Hammer strength makes a small station for that muscle but few gyms have it. Hang weights of some sort from your foot and flex foot upwards as far as you can and hold.