How tight should calf compression sleeves be?

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Subject: How tight should calf compression sleeves be?
I just got my new CEP compression sleeves in the mail. I'm using them b/c I have a shin splint in my right leg and I don't want it to get any worse (I'm incorporating more rest days too, &c. &c.)
I'm wondering if I ordered a size too big. When I measured my calves, I was a size M rather than S, but only by half an inch.
The sleeve was somewhat but not very hard to get on, and once I had it on, it didn't feel super tight - I've heard so much about how crazy tight they feel at first, and I didn't have that experience.
Should I return them and order down a size even though I'm in the M size range?

Thanks in advance!!

2013-09-26 1:45 PM
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i would not size down like that, too much compression is not always good and your calf will expand as you exercise because of the blood and lactic acid
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