I'm going to have to change what I'm doing. I have constant pain in my knees and I did something to my lower back. My knees are sore all the time. Sitting still, getting up, going up stairs. My back I think I injured doing the squats on the Smith machine. I could have been from the Torso Twister too. Anyway, the exercises I was doing last year to strengthen my knees are not helping this year. So I'm going change direction. I'm going to do more biking, if I do weights, they will be lighter, especially for my legs. I will have to concentrate more on small exercises and stretching.
Which of these is NOT like the others?
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LOL.
I took and passed my HKC. I was not the most well conditioned athlete.
But I was VERY strong on technique. Everyone else was young, smiley,
stylis...
7 years ago
3 comments:
The r-ball is probably taking its toll - even with those fancy new shoes of yours. Between the weights and the racquetball when is your recovery?? You should probably SLOW DOWN. I'm sure it'll be tough though ‘cause.....you're having fun, and you're motivated, and you're improving. (Just passing on some wisdom I've gotten from an old friend).
One of the new theories I'm trying to track down for strengthening ligaments and tendons is that you should still be strength training, not endurance training. Nothing to failure, ever! Go at about 70% of Max 3 sets/5 reps.
Also, sounds like you've got a core problem. Sit-ups, Sit-ups, Sit-ups. It's always been one of your weaknesses. Stay away from the Evil Wheel too, wouldn't want any unsightly bulges coming out of your neck.
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I saw this info on the DD forum today:
”...T-Nation has a physique clinic going on. There's a couple of fat guys, a skinny guy, and a pretty muscular guy. I don't know if it's true, but Christian Thibideau (one of the coaches) is saying that ectomorphs don't handle high volume well because their bodies produce cortisol, which hampers muscle gain. Therefore, they need lots of intensity, which, for low-rep sets, implies heavy weight.”
It's worth looking into (the cortisol thing), but again...low rep sets.
It's most likely R-ball that doing my knees in. You are right. No rest. But something happened about 6 weeks ago with the freemotion squat machine that made things worse. I'm upset about my back. I guess it's rest time. I'm not going to bike in the morning and no r-ball Friday. I have read about the heavy weights and ligaments/tendons too. I wish I could find a way to ice my knees down after playing/working out. I will focus more on my upper body and core for now. Injury.. That's why I'm looking out for ya. You don't recover so quick at 46!
I've been sore since we've started this dance. If the sore parts didn't change from day to day, I woundn't know if I hurt myself. I do have a couple trouble spots too though. My wrist...from too much chess, but it's giving me some shooting pain. This started before Svetlana. And my knee went out this morning, but the recovery was almost immediate rather than being sore for days.
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