Getting my body back
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Went shopping for more clothes yesterday. Damn it's nice to be fitting size 10 jeans again even if it's pricey. Boxing again tonight, bring it on, even the couple of hardout chicks who seriously look (and punch) like they hopped straight from an early 80's Bulgarian weightlifting programme.
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[quote name='Mokey']Went shopping for more clothes yesterday. Damn it's nice to be fitting size 10 jeans again even if it's pricey. Boxing again tonight, bring it on, even the couple of hardout chicks who seriously look (and punch) like they hopped straight from an early 80's Bulgarian weightlifting programme.[/QUOTE]<br />
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Yeowch, body not in fine form today. Tough class last night, instructor was in a mean mood so had us doing endurance stuff - non stop crosses, jabs and uppers to a techno track we had to punch in time with for 5mins 38 seconds. Other joys included lunge walking up and down the hall and a killer leg lift track along with full arm press ups.
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Finally had a nice day yesterday so power walked for 40 mins. Tonight boxing class, instructor in an even meaner mood than last time so lots of shitty stuff like camping squats, press ups, shuttle runs, walking lunges, leg lifts and relay sprints interspersed with non stop boxing tracks. Utterly stuffed.
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I had years of issues with tight calves, and using magnesium tablets as a supplement seemed to help with muscle relaxation and absorption of other minerals. I also had to modify my running style a little to stop pushing off with my calves so much and using the whole of my leg. If you're getting tight hammys from running then you might need to concentrate on using other muscles for propulsion.<br />
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Another thing I have found to work is stretching them while they're warm. I do a few different things:<br />
<br />- simple sit and reach (on a mat or carpet), legs together, toes pointing at the celing. Slowly down, hold for 30 seconds (grab your ankles or feet), and slowly release.<br />
- raised lunge - with one foot on the floor (leg straight) put one leg up on a chair or bench and do a lunge motion - helps gluteal area at top of hamstring. Hold for 30 each leg.<br />
- straight leg - after lunge on both legs as above, put one leg straight on the bench/chair and lean your torso forward, like the sit and reach. Hold for 30 each leg.<br />
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So if you're doing a run or circuit, it might be wise to stop partway through, stretch the hammies while they're warm, and then do another cool down stretch at the end.<br />
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There is a heap of info if you google it, but you've got to find what works best for you.
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Stretching. Also dead lifts have made my hammies waaaay stronger, and nowhere as tight as I thought they would. <br />
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Are you doing anything in particular that seems to tighten them up or tweak them? I'd also talk to your trainer at the gym and check if your programme has you doing too much/not enough work on them. Could be a muscle imbalance?? -
Running tightens them, but they've always been crap.<br />
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Today at boxing training I was taught how to break someone's nose with my elbow. Boy oh boy am I going to be dangerous. Actually I'm pretty dangerous now, but that is more my scary lack of coordination than anything else. -
[quote name='Mokey']Running tightens them, but they've always been crap.<br />
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Today at boxing training I was taught how to break someone's nose with my elbow. Boy oh boy am I going to be dangerous. Actually I'm pretty dangerous now, but that is more my scary lack of coordination than anything else.[/QUOTE]<br />
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lol, as long as you claim you broke it on purpose they don't need to know you were aiming somewhere else!! -
In a world of pain. Stepped up to advanced boxing training last night, and got paired with a bloke for sparring cos we were approx the same height. Proceeded to punch the shit out of each other ( my knuckles were bloody) and my hands were still shaking when I got home. Today my lower back is killing me and having trouble lifting my arms.<br />
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On a brighter note, I'm getting seriously ripped biceps and shoulders. I would wear singlet tops to show them off, but I have awful t-shirt tan lines from when I caddied at a 36 hole golf tournament a few weeks back so not at the moment! -
Grrrr, au pair on holiday so looking after babies for the next month and can't make it to boxing class. Gonna be a loooooooong 30 days, I may turn homicidal without the ability to smash the shit out of a grown up. Although get a tiny workout from pushing them both in their pram, fuck that thing is about as manoeuvrable as a tank.
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BUrpees - they the same as squat thrusts, different name?<br />
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Remember a drill where you'd do 20 burpees, with the big jump after each one. and after the 20th, you sprint (if you can, 50 metres). Rest 1 minute, and do 19, then 18 etc, down to 1. Good times.