Building myself back up
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Building myself back up:
So this weekend I completed what was supposed to be the half version of a 24 hours adventure race called Hells Bells. So you'd think it would be over in 12 maybe 14-15 hours. But 25 hours later......
Holy shit what an epic fůck up. Started out ok with a cool run and climb section, but then devolved in a ridiculous bike section that mostly involved pushing the fůcking things up endless steep and muddy inclines then down again because the paths were destroyed. And this was in the dark. I stopped cycling after I flew over the handle bars. Bloody lucky I didn't get badly hurt. Trouble with this thing is that you couldn't quit even if you wanted to. You were miles from nowhere and zero support apparatus. The fůckers also put checkpoints in the wrong place (we spent 6 hours looking for one) and gave false clues (40 metres was actually 150 metres). In the end we covered 104km. Probably dropped a couple of kilos as well.
Happy I finished it I guess but the entire event was a joke and not fun when you are legitimately scared about serious injury.
And in the end all I got was a hat and sticker. Cheap fůcks.
Shining light was that the English crossfitter I'm seeing picked me up after the event and made me forget the horrendous previous 24 hours. Farking shin hurts though from the bike pedal repeatedly smashing into it. Pool tonight will be lovely.
I’ve got quite a dirty mind.
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Well there is more.....
While engaging in some late night...activity, I started feeling weird around the chest and very light-headed. English crossfitter insisted that she drive me to the ER. Had all the scans, tests etc and I was actually very badly dehydrated. Needed 2 bags of IV fluid! It was rather embarrassing explaining to the medical staff what I was doing when the pain occurred 🤣.
Anyway, thankfully heart is in tip top shape. Added bonus is that English crossfitter was amazing during all of it. Early days but the signs are very good.
In terms of training this week, I haven't done anything. Can't run with my injured shin. Plan is to get back into it tomorrow with lots of swim and gym.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Building myself back up:
Well there is more.....
While engaging in some late night...activity, I started feeling weird around the chest and very light-headed. English crossfitter insisted that she drive me to the ER. Had all the scans, tests etc and I was actually very badly dehydrated. Needed 2 bags of IV fluid! It was rather embarrassing explaining to the medical staff what I was doing when the pain occurred 🤣.
Anyway, thankfully heart is in tip top shape. Added bonus is that English crossfitter was amazing during all of it. Early days but the signs are very good.
In terms of training this week, I haven't done anything. Can't run with my injured shin. Plan is to get back into it tomorrow with lots of swim and gym.
Good to hear. Keep monitoring it for a few days.
Haha you got dehydrated since you are a bit selfish in bed
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Building myself back up:
Well there is more.....
While engaging in some late night...activity, I started feeling weird around the chest and very light-headed. English crossfitter insisted that she drive me to the ER. Had all the scans, tests etc and I was actually very badly dehydrated. Needed 2 bags of IV fluid! It was rather embarrassing explaining to the medical staff what I was doing when the pain occurred 🤣.
Anyway, thankfully heart is in tip top shape. Added bonus is that English crossfitter was amazing during all of it. Early days but the signs are very good.
In terms of training this week, I haven't done anything. Can't run with my injured shin. Plan is to get back into it tomorrow with lots of swim and gym.
As if. They probably gave you a high five !
look after yourself pal, DON’t OVERTRAIN !!!!
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One problem I have very infexible/tight quads due to all the hiking. Unable to sit on my heels, even with a cushion under my butt.
I'd really appreciate advice from anyone about stretching them out. I can dedicate the time, but have no plan. Aim, to be reasonably flexible to be able to run faster and prevent injury.How can I improve very inflexible quads?
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@Wairau I think they are called Toddler squats might help?
There is alot of content here to sift through that might assist
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Listed here are all of the blog articles Dr. Aaron Horschig has written on numerous topics including mobility, stability, technique fixes and injury & rehabilitation.
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@taniwharugby thanks TR, funnily enough, a friend recommended that squat about 6 weeks ago, I got up on Sunday monring before my hill run and tried it out. On my FIRST, I pinged mid thigh. It swelled up, but after 5 days I could run again. The injury has been off and on since then, mostly off, but returned bad on Monday.
I'm too inflexible and it's compromising my regular workouts and limiting my top speed.
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@MN5 said in Building myself back up:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Building myself back up:
Well there is more.....
While engaging in some late night...activity, I started feeling weird around the chest and very light-headed. English crossfitter insisted that she drive me to the ER. Had all the scans, tests etc and I was actually very badly dehydrated. Needed 2 bags of IV fluid! It was rather embarrassing explaining to the medical staff what I was doing when the pain occurred 🤣.
Anyway, thankfully heart is in tip top shape. Added bonus is that English crossfitter was amazing during all of it. Early days but the signs are very good.
In terms of training this week, I haven't done anything. Can't run with my injured shin. Plan is to get back into it tomorrow with lots of swim and gym.
As if. They probably gave you a high five !
look after yourself pal, DON’t OVERTRAIN !!!!
This wasn't my fault Mate. The fůcking adventure race was supposed to be for 12 hours not 25!!!!
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thanks TR, I used your advice and I got in touch with a stretching expert and have a basic recovery and stretching program sketched out. I'll dial back the hill and speedwork sessions for a few days, keep doing zone 2 and add a better stretching routine.
at the moment I am trying to recover by using pool jacuzzi, massaging the scar tissue, gentle stretching.two links:
Wow, she's awesome
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Progress report: have now completed two zone 2 runs (60-70% of my max HB) of 80 and 60 minutes, and followed each with gentle leg stretches while in jacuzzi. And massaged the tear spot, which now doesn't feel hard or swollen. I didn't stretch that area much, but will gradually increase the pressure.
I'm moving the rest to my old thread, thanks RS, sorry to clog up your thread.
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@Wairau said in Building myself back up:
Progress report: have now completed two zone 2 runs (60-70% of my max HB) of 80 and 60 minutes, and followed each with gentle leg stretches while in jacuzzi. And massaged the tear spot, which now doesn't feel hard or swollen. I didn't stretch that area much, but will gradually increase the pressure.
I'm moving the rest to my old thread, thanks RS, sorry to clog up your thread.
All good Mate. You add more interesting content than me! Definitely opened my eyes up to other possibilities.
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Getting back on track after that ludicrous Adventure Race. Still can't run but can now swim a fair bit without the pull buoy. Touch wood, but no pain today. Hopefully good to go next week. Definitely haven't missed the running but haven't had a decent leg day in a while.
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Shin healed very quickly and was able to get back into running on Wednesday. Took it pretty easy but no issues. First swimming session today going full pelt with legs and again no issue. Thrashed out the haematoma in half the time!
New relationship is going great but taking its toll on my time and sleep. Shouldn't really complain though. I'm very lucky to have found her.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Building myself back up:
Shin healed very quickly and was able to get back into running on Wednesday. Took it pretty easy but no issues. First swimming session today going full pelt with legs and again no issue. Thrashed out the haematoma in half the time!
New relationship is going great but taking its toll on my time and sleep. Shouldn't really complain though. I'm very lucky to have found her.
Sheesh, she's the lucky one mate. It's not every day a bird stumbles across a middle-aged bloke who spends half his day on the Fern arguing with random dudes
on the internet, then the other half thrashing himself in the pool or doing ultra-endurance races that nearly kill him.If she is still around after one of your eating cheat days, you've probably got yourself a keeper.
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@voodoo said in Building myself back up:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Building myself back up:
Shin healed very quickly and was able to get back into running on Wednesday. Took it pretty easy but no issues. First swimming session today going full pelt with legs and again no issue. Thrashed out the haematoma in half the time!
New relationship is going great but taking its toll on my time and sleep. Shouldn't really complain though. I'm very lucky to have found her.
Sheesh, she's the lucky one mate. It's not every day a bird stumbles across a middle-aged bloke who spends half his day on the Fern arguing with random dudes
on the internet, then the other half thrashing himself in the pool or doing ultra-endurance races that nearly kill him.If she is still around after one of your eating cheat days, you've probably got yourself a keeper.
Being on the fern is an absolute magnet for quality poon tang.
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16 days!!!! This section of the forum is on life support. Hopefully people are more active than their accounts!
Been trying to find the right balance in recent weeks. New relationship has meant less of an obsessive focus on exercise but it's still important. Also had a couple of stupid Saturdays in terms of overindulgence. For example, I had a massive hankering for granola and ate 4 bowls. That was in addition to all the other shit. Bloats me like a farking puffer fish.
But yeah, hoping to get the balance and routines back in order. Swimming has been phenomenal recently and want to keep up the momentum on that.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Building myself back up:
16 days!!!! This section of the forum is on life support. Hopefully people are more active than their accounts!
Been trying to find the right balance in recent weeks. New relationship has meant less of an obsessive focus on exercise but it's still important. Also had a couple of stupid Saturdays in terms of overindulgence. For example, I had a massive hankering for granola and ate 4 bowls. That was in addition to all the other shit. Bloats me like a farking puffer fish.
But yeah, hoping to get the balance and routines back in order. Swimming has been phenomenal recently and want to keep up the momentum on that.
Can confirm. I’ll try and think of something exciting to write in my thread.
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Been a while again.
Keeping on keeping on. Probably need to recalibrate a bit. New relationship and er sleeping habits have changed routines somewhat and diet has been a bit hit and miss. Bodyfat % at 6.6 so I need to eat more on training days and have less binging. New gf has been good with this and moving forward I'm going to try a few things to see what's optimal. One thing for sure is that despite being in a much better place mentally I'm loving the training. Looks like it's a part of me now which is good. Just have to fuel it better.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Building myself back up:
Been a while again.
Keeping on keeping on. Probably need to recalibrate a bit. New relationship and er sleeping habits have changed routines somewhat and diet has been a bit hit and miss. Bodyfat % at 6.6 so I need to eat more on training days and have less binging. New gf has been good with this and moving forward I'm going to try a few things to see what's optimal. One thing for sure is that despite being in a much better place mentally I'm loving the training. Looks like it's a part of me now which is good. Just have to fuel it better.
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