TR vs the future
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@paekakboyz haha, yeah I'm pretty lucky, I can skip legs days and still be sweet, but I dont!
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When you wrote this "re-aggravating my calf as I jumped off the trailer" I wasn't sure you meant the part of your leg or a small cow on your property (do you keep animals?) but obviously the gratuitous pic cleared that up.
In all seriousness, that's a pain but you seem to be managing it well and staying suitably upbeat.
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@rancid-schnitzel ha Missus wouldnt let me try to feel sorry for myself!
After damaging the car and then when I hurt my calf she was like 'dont even start'....such love!
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@taniwharugby I have a good insurance guy for you...
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more swelling and bruising this time with the calf than there was first time, taking a bit longer to go down too.
Elevating and icing it a bit more last few days and certainly helping (I have had a couple of funny looks when people come into my office and I have one leg up on the desk!)
Think it is gonna be Christmas before I'll be able to start light running again, so will need to up all the other exercise to ensure the extra eating/drinking over the coming month or so doesnt go straight to the belly!
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@taniwharugby said in TR vs the future:
more swelling and bruising this time with the calf than there was first time, taking a bit longer to go down too.
Elevating and icing it a bit more last few days and certainly helping (I have had a couple of funny looks when people come into my office and I have one leg up on the desk!)
Think it is gonna be Christmas before I'll be able to start light running again, so will need to up all the other exercise to ensure the extra eating/drinking over the coming month or so doesnt go straight to the belly!
That sucks mate. Will you be able to swim or do any other types of cardio based activities?
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@rancid-schnitzel said in TR vs the future:
mate. Will you be able to swim or do any other types of cardio based activities?
can swim and I expect in a week or so I could probably ride a bike, TR Jnr has been bugging me to take him on one of the local mountain bike trails too...just being over cautious on the running side given how well I thought I was progressing and then it all went pear-shaped.
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woohoo, new year...
2015 1 TR 0
2016 2 TR 0
2017 3 TR 0
2018 4 TR 0
2019 is my year!Weighed myself last night, 96.3kg...although had a good HIIT workout in the heat, then about 3.30 mowed my farking lawns with the push mower as after getting a new engine in my Ride On, the mower belt broke!
This time of year, it's all about intake...intake of food, intake of alcohol, so farking hot out there right now; helped my neighbour move a Piano from a trailer into the house yesterday, 10 mins or so, sweating buckets!
That said, I love getting a good sweat on, but tend to make them short sharp workouts, like HIIT ones in this heat.
Yesterdays was 40 seconds work, 20 seconds rest: full burpees, assisted pull ups (on a rope) plank (where you go from elbow to hands, down to elbow etc.) high knees running on spot, punch bag - 4 rounds = 20mins
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so after finally getting my right calf sorted, playing touch a couple of weeks ago my left one tightened up (Never had issues with my calves before) did nothing for a few days and was feeling sweet again, wasnt gonna play touch last night as I wanted to give it a bit longer, team was short, so what do I do...I play.
Calf tight again, no pain or anything bad, just feels like I have done a big calf workout on one calf...once it settles again, assume best course of action is to work and stretch them better but also use a foam roller on them.
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@Kirwan yeah I havent had any pain, my bush-medical opinion is that as I had a minor tear in the right one, this has put me off balance with the limp for a period causing the left to have it's own issues too.
Feels fine today, feel I could run on it...but will give it a bit more time.
I have a massage ball, that is good at working deep into the muscles too.
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dude try a peanut roller thingy for your calves. I've tried a ball, roller and now am converted to the nut lol. It seems to do a better job at hitting spots imo. Also roll out the soles of your feet, that works well with a ball and it helps out heaps with all sorts of leg stuff.
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@Paekakboyz yeah the ball on the soles is a good one I use too!
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@taniwharugby good man. It's an easy one to forget but really good for you. Feels a bit weird compared to other rolling which can hurt like a SOB ha ha
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every time I start getting back into things, my body says, nah take it easy bro.
My calf that I injured last year, when I wake most mornings, the achillies on that leg is tight.
So along with hip flexors, lower back, glute stretches I do every morning, have added the calves and achillies to it as well.
Weighed myself on Sunday night, 99.1...not good, need to get back down under 95kg.
Although I havent been running, still been doing a walk up the Mountain or for an hour on the treadmill, plus been challenging TR Jnrs team to get out of some fitness activities if they can all beat me...and as usual, my competitive nature comes out and I just about kill myself to ensure keep them from any shortcuts, and worse after the activity I have to still pretend I am not half dead haha
so still pretty active, I hadnt thought my diet has changed so much that I should be gaining weight instead of losing it.
Need to get back to posting about it to motivate me to do it more regularly.
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@taniwharugby said in TR vs the future:
Need to get back to posting about it to motivate me to do it more regularly.
what he said...
had a shit sleep the other night, wake up with a sore neck from tossing and turning...
Been doing some extra leg work (calves) lately, legs always been my strength, but of late my calves been needing extra work and my knee that I hurt over 20 years ago and had arthroscopy on (specialist said I had damaged the anterior or cruciate?? but not enough to require surgery) has started aching a bit...I have always managed that knee and ensured I did lots of strength work on it, but havent for the past 2 months or so, so am wondering if that is why I am getting the ache that I have let the strength side of it go.
Sitting around 97kg, so slowly creeping down, but the slowly part possibly due to my inconsistent activity of late....did more of a talking and technique training for my sons team last night (following a heavy loss on weekend) whereas I usually provide some defence on team runs which certainly gets the blood pumping, but then my neck wasnt feeling it anyway, so it enjoyed the break from 13/14 year olds trying to smash me.
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Bloody maintenance gets more and more important aye. Such truth to that 'always keep moving or doing something active' advice. It's the times when you stop, by choice or injury, that you can run into more issues imo.
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@Paekakboyz said in TR vs the future:
Bloody maintenance gets more and more important aye. Such truth to that 'always keep moving or doing something active' advice. It's the times when you stop, by choice or injury, that you can run into more issues imo.
'Use it or lose it' is about the truest cliche there is in my opinion. I think "oh I can't do that cos I'm getting old" is a fucken cop out too. I have any number of tubby acquaintances who eat shit and do fuck all and it shows. There's still a time and a place for takeaways and beers ( fuck living in a world where there wouldn't be ) but it all has to be part of a good overall balance. I probably go too far on occasion with showing my boys what I can do but I argue it's way better than being a fat,slovenly dad.
Just as long as they never expect me to wow them with any cardio they still think I'm a great athlete, what else matters ?
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@MN5 I guess thats half my problem, in my mind, noting is out of the question...just my body is like WTF you think you are upto, stop, now!
I still like to give the boys in my sons team a run for thier money, a few of them think it is thier personal mission to knock me over (wish they tried as hard to hit the opposition...but thats another story)
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@taniwharugby said in TR vs the future:
@MN5 I guess thats half my problem, in my mind, noting is out of the question...just my body is like WTF you think you are upto, stop, now!
I still like to give the boys in my sons team a run for thier money, a few of them think it is thier personal mission to knock me over (wish they tried as hard to hit the opposition...but thats another story)
We’re ( tragically ) at the age where we should have ample supply of ‘old guy’ strength and toughness....
At least that’s what I hope.....