TR vs the future
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did a good work out on Sunday, deadlifts, squats, press ups, bicep curls and ab rollers with that wheel thing (all with high reps, lower weight)
Abs were fucked, couldnt do pull ups on Monday, legs still sore on Tuesday when I went for a 4km run.
Got touch tonight, legs still a bit tight.
96.5kg this morning...bit annoying I am going up not down.
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Man you cover some ground playing touch, almost 3km on half hour, just about died tonight! Haha
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Cool to have the stats and maps. Touch is basically shuttles with sprints adding in!! 👍
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smashed out a bit of a workout at the hotel on Saturday.
Did a row on a COncept 2 machine, 1000m in 3.48 and was FARKED!
Then did a 2km run on treadmill and finished with a 1min sprint at 20kmh (according to treadmill) and hit the sauna!
Yesterday did a work out with rope pull ups (cheating) weighted box step ups, beginner handstand push ups, shoulder circles, run 1km.
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A bit shy of 6,000m golf course, and end up walking near enough 11km...TBF, we spent most of the time looking for one guys golf balls all day, I have never seen anyone lose so many, averaged 1 per hole!!
First round in 18 months, score wasnt great, but hit some fantastic shots, and some not so fantastic ones, finished with a solid 3 putt par on a 290m par 4...easy as!
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Played Golden Oldies yesterday, unsure if the rules are universal for GO or 'local rules', but players cant run >20m and once ball/attacker is to ground/tackled, contest over, attacking team must be able to play it, lineouts and scrums both uncontested, 20 min halves and we played 2 games (2 pints between games)
Also if you are a bit of a dick or start getting too serious, you get sent to the Tin Bin where you have to stay until you have drunk a 500ml can of Double Brown, that has been sitting in a bucket in the sun all day.
Very warm spring day, rock hard ground, plenty of beers, was a bloody great afternoon/evening, fresh scallops, crays, smoked fish etc brilliant!
Had a few players in my team who have played top level rugby and that old chesnut; form is temporary class is permanent, clear to see some of it on show!
Aside from picking up a calf strain in the most innocuous way about 10 from the end of the 2nd game, body feels pretty good today, a few grazes and ground impact bruises, came through it well and keen as for the next one!
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so last week I started walking and light running again following my calf injury and was feeling good.
Had an incredibly shit day on Tuesday; started by me damaging my car and then when unloading my ride on from the trailer, re-aggravating my calf as I jumped off the trailer.
In hindsight, it probably was good that I aggravated it with limited further damage, as at that time I was feeling like I'd play Tough Rugby tonight, so I expect in that situation I could have made the injury multiple times worse if I got stepped or while running at my express pace doing some hot stepping myself...
So I think I'll not be doing any real running for at least another 3-4 weeks, although am still walking and doing upper body stuff.
This was form 3 weeks ago...was no pain, just lots of swelling and bruising (given it was my calf I injured)
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@taniwharugby ah man, at least you got calfs bro 😁😁 hope uh rehab goes well. I agree you prob missed a worse outcome by dodging touch rugby.
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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.
