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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: beast
« on: September 27, 2017, 12:40:54 pm »
holy sh*t.
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Nutrition & Supplementation / Re: The AMAZING Food Picture Thread
« on: September 27, 2017, 12:39:34 pm »
daamn sounds good.
i'm not good with spices.. every time i actually use spices, i don't like it. that's one thing i screw up easily. i'm way better at using peppers and stuff like that.
i'm not good with spices.. every time i actually use spices, i don't like it. that's one thing i screw up easily. i'm way better at using peppers and stuff like that.
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Nutrition & Supplementation / Re: The AMAZING Food Picture Thread
« on: September 27, 2017, 09:40:17 am »Terrible picture but a good example of how I've been eating lately:
Spicy scrambled egg w/ ginger+tomato, oats and kiwi.
nice!!
bruh. I actually planned on making spicy scrambled eggs today.. 1 jalapeno, 1 red chili, and scrambled eggs. hah.
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800m+ Running and/or Conditioning / Re: The Running Statistics Thread
« on: September 27, 2017, 09:37:12 am »
somosrunners has some nice photos they are doing now, with all of the km's on each photo! These are great.
?taken-by=somosrunners
?taken-by=somosrunners
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800m+ Running and/or Conditioning / Re: The Running Statistics Thread
« on: September 27, 2017, 09:36:21 am »
Berlin Marathon stats, men & women
?taken-by=the_running_statistician
?taken-by=the_running_statistician
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800m+ Running and/or Conditioning / Re: The Running Statistics Thread
« on: September 27, 2017, 09:35:27 am »
An awesome IG.
instagram.com/the_running_statistician/
Tons of sick posts on it, with more data than you see in most posts.
instagram.com/the_running_statistician/
Tons of sick posts on it, with more data than you see in most posts.
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800m+ Running and/or Conditioning / The Running Statistics Thread
« on: September 27, 2017, 09:34:29 am »
ok this thread is going to be awesome.
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Basketball / Re: NBA 2017 - 2018 Season
« on: September 26, 2017, 10:20:45 pm »
There definitely will be.. 
I have a big smile on my face.
I have a big smile on my face.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: ADARQ's journal
« on: September 26, 2017, 10:00:41 pm »
Thinking about signing up for a 10k........ but...... i'll probably only do the first mile 
then i'll just trot it out. I have a 5k race on the day prior too so.
If I do this race, a few things:
- prize money race, so it brings in really fast people who run ~4:5X first miles, so keeping up with them for one mile would be a good run
- i'd get run footage, because they take footage via drone and from the back of the follow-car
- i'd get free ribs at the end..
hmm..
Need to hurry up and decide tho, 2k person limit.
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QNGkYtfKx8" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QNGkYtfKx8</a>
I actually follow this dude, Castille, he's a beast. He ran it last year, I think he got 3rd. Nice clip, some nice quotes.
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDebZyYVNT8" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDebZyYVNT8</a>
then i'll just trot it out. I have a 5k race on the day prior too so.If I do this race, a few things:
- prize money race, so it brings in really fast people who run ~4:5X first miles, so keeping up with them for one mile would be a good run
- i'd get run footage, because they take footage via drone and from the back of the follow-car
- i'd get free ribs at the end..
hmm..
Need to hurry up and decide tho, 2k person limit.
I actually follow this dude, Castille, he's a beast. He ran it last year, I think he got 3rd. Nice clip, some nice quotes.
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Basketball / Re: NBA 2017 - 2018 Season
« on: September 26, 2017, 09:48:19 pm »
^^
HELL YES!@)($@)!$(!@)$(!@)$(!@)$(!@()
http://www.nba.com/article/2017/09/26/dwyane-wade-cleveland-cavaliers-near-deal-report
EPIC!
2017/2018 NBA = "lit af"
HELL YES!@)($@)!$(!@)$(!@)$(!@)$(!@()
http://www.nba.com/article/2017/09/26/dwyane-wade-cleveland-cavaliers-near-deal-report
EPIC!
2017/2018 NBA = "lit af"
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Squat Narrow vs Wide stance and Vertical/speed
« on: September 26, 2017, 09:46:40 pm »Also, why is it that, as of right now, my knees feel more achy on back squats than front squats? Shouldn't it be the other way around?
Probably just because there's more force on your knees doing back squats because the weight is heavier. For most people upper back is more of a limit than leg strength on fronts
Sorry, you lost me on this phrase. Also I thought front squats put more force on the quads/knees.
Relative to the amount of load involved, yeah, but front squats are done lighter. Front squats a a little less p-chain and a little more squads because you're more upright/knees forward than with back squats. However, because the loads are lower for front squats (because back strength is a big limiter) you could easily end up with less total knee forces.
The weird thing is that just bar (45lb) back squat caused knee cap ache, but 185lb FS didn't cause that achy sensation.
I've pinpointed the origin of the knee pain though, it was because I switched to a much narrow stance.
that's the mistake we all make - switching up something (even things like shoes, socks etc) and maintaining intensity. such a recipe for disaster, but so damn hard to be patient. I don't recall you having a break in period so, apologies if I missed that.
but ya, don't push through pain in the weight room if your goals are on the court etc. The only people who should be pushing through pain in the weight room are strongmen, powerlifters, and olympic weightlifters.
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800m+ Running and/or Conditioning / Re: Misc Running Videos
« on: September 26, 2017, 04:40:55 pm »
some nice videos of only a few, on sweat elite.
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3PzUqfb0wo" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3PzUqfb0wo</a>
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: ADARQ's journal
« on: September 26, 2017, 03:19:56 pm »
09/26/2017
bw = 145
-
soreness = calfs a little, chest slighty, biceps slightly
aches/injuries = spot on left side of left foot acting weird - none with shoes, decent amount barefoot
- fucking hate this shit.
morning quad flexibility = s?
morning hamstring flexibility = ?
feel = good
wakeup = 10 AM
- slept in
diet:
- 10 AM: 1/2 pre-made coffee drink, cactus water, banana
- 2 PM: 3 x eggs sunny side up, 2 x san francisco sour dough, banana, pineapple, watermelon
- 4 PM: 3carb pre-workout drink, some watermelon
- 5:30 PM: track workout
-- stomach wrecked a bit from the eggs lmao. sucked. went away, but had an empty stomach feeling.
- 8 PM: lemon tart pre-made drink
- 9 PM: 2% milk + protein, cactus water, avocado
- 1:30 AM: 2% milk
-- couldn't sleep, milk always seems to help .. it's weird.
stretch:
- 3:30 PM: soleus during dishes
- 10 PM: soleus during dishes
- 10:30: everything before bed
workout: track
- https://www.strava.com/activities/1203428396
- track with GFLRRC: 4 x ~800m (3:06,3:00,2:59,3:01) with 2min rest, 4 x ~400m (1:25,1:24,1:24,1:21) with 100m walking rest, 2 x ~200m (34,34) with 1 minute rest
great w/o.
I use ~ as approximation because most often I run in lanes 2 or 3, though sometimes I run in lane 1 when i'm hurting. So adds a little bit extra distance.
felt really good .. some of the stomach issues were expected, couldn't poop before hand, but felt like i needed too.. that's never a good sign. Was really spent by the end of the workout, mostly from those two 200's. Just toasted me. What's funny is, on my third 400m, i felt really slow. I thought it was horrible. Then I looked at my lap time, and it was better than the first two. That stuff is so weird.
High volume 400's on thursday.... is the plan.
Going to try a new style of progress tracker: monthly, embedded into my journal posts. Obviously this should be something fancy/amazing by now but, will make do with this. Also, going to go "across" rather than down, so it all fits into one small block.
TBH, I really like this so far.. even though I only have a few data points thus far.
September (09) 2017
Bodyweight: [(1,155), (2,156), (3,155), (4,154), (5,153), (6,153), (7,152), (8,152), (9,153), (11,153), (12,152), (13,151), (14,149), (15,149),(16,150),(17,151),(18,149),(19,150),(20,148),(21,148),(22,147),(23,147),(24,147),(25,146),(26,145)]
Total Jumps per leg: [(2,90),(15,50),(20,50)]
- per leg total: 190
Max SLRVJ Touch: [(2,10'4"),(15,10'5"),(20,10'3")]
- L-SLRVJ: 10'5"
- R-SLRVJ: ?
Total miles walked: [(3,14.06),(5,9.2),(6,6.3),(6,9.5),(7,6.3),(12,6.3),(13,3)]
- total: 75.9 (eek lmfao)
- TODO: 9/7
- TODO: 9/15
- TODO: 9/16
- TODO: 9/21
Total walk time: [(3,4:01:29),(5,2:20:00),(6,1:30:00),(6,2:21:00),(12,2:06:00]
- total: 15h:39m:xxs
- TODO: 9/7
- TODO: 9/15
- TODO: 9/16
- TODO: 9/21
Total speed interval distance: [(2,2500m),(9,1432m),(11,1609m),(17, 3150m),(17,2607m),(19,4400m),(20,??),(23,5250m),(24,4300m),(26,5200m)]
- total: 35441m
- TODO: 9/7
- TODO: 9/12
- TODO: 9/16
- TODO: 9/21
Max run speed (mph)/pace (min/mi): [(2,16.6,3:31),(7,14.1,4:15),(9,13.4,4:28),(11,13.7,4:23),(12,16.3,?),(13,14.5,4:09),(15,14.5,4:09),(17,15.8,3:47),(19,15.3,3:55),(20,12.4,4:50),(23,12.1,4:57),(24,12.8,4:43)(26,14.6,4:04)]
- TODO: 9/21
Total jump rope time: [(4,60m)]
- total: 60m
Total jump rope messups: [(4,12)]
- total: 13
Resting HR: [(3,32,45,40),(18,22,46,39)]
- (day,minutes,avg,low)
PR's: []
Races: []
Soreness: [(3,"very sore","hamstrings,adductors,shoulders,upper back,quads"), (4,"very sore", "hamstrings,adductors,shoulders,upper back"),(5,"extremely sore", "hamstrings,calves,shoulders,tibs/peroneals,feet"),(6,"very sore","shoulders,hamstrings,adductors,calves,tibs,peroneals,feet"),(7,"slightly sore","shoulders,hamstrings,calves,feet,quads"),(8,"slightly sore","hamstrings,feet,quads"),(9,"slightly sore","hamstrings,quads,calves,feet"),(11,"none","none"),(12,"none","none"),(13,"none","none"),(14,"moderately sore","quads moderate, hamstrings slightly"),(16,"moderate","quads slightly, hamstrings moderate, chest slightly, tib ants slightly, shoulders slightly"),(17,"moderate","quads slightly, hamstrings moderate, tibs/peroneals moderate"),(18,"moderate","hamstrings,calves"),(19,"slightly","hamstrings"),(20,"none","none"),(21,"moderate","moderate: hamstrings, chest, lats, middle back, upper back"),(22,"none","none"),(23,"none","none"),(24,"none","none"),(25,"none","none"),(26,"slightly","calfs,chest,biceps")]
Morning Quad Flexibility: [(14,"stiff"),(15,"loose"),(16,"very stiff"),(17,"loose"),(18,"stiff"),(19,"loose"),(20,"stiff"),(21,"stiff"),(22,"stiff"),(23,"kinda stiff"),(24,"loose"),(25,"loose")]
Morning Hamstring Flexibility:[ [(14,"stiff"),(15,"loose"),(16,"very stiff"),(17,"stiff"),(18,"stiff"),(19,"stiff"),(20,"stiff"),(21,"stiff"),(22,"stiff"),(23,"kinda stiff"),(24,"loose"),(25,"loose")]
Wakeup: [(4,11:00 AM, 9),(5,6:00 AM, 5),(6,5:45 AM, 7.5),(7, 8:30 AM, 9,(8, 7:30 AM, 7),(9, 8:00 AM, 7),(11, 8:30 AM,,(12, 8:30 AM, 9),(13, 7:30 AM, 9),(14 9 AM,9),(15, 6:30 AM, 7),(16, 7:30 AM, ,(17, 9 AM, 8.5),(18, 9 AM, 9),(19, 7:30 AM, ,(20, 8 AM, ,(21, 7:30 AM, ,(22, 9 AM, 9),(23, 5:30 AM, 6),(24, 8 AM, 8.5),(25, 8:30 AM, ,(26, 10 AM, 8.5)]
- (day, wakeup time, hours slept)
Aches/Injuries: [(6,"right achilles area slightly"),(7,"left heel barely"),(8,"feet slightly"),(9,"shins slightly"),(11,"none"),(12,"none"),(13,"shins slightly"),(14,"none"),(15,"left achilles slightly - briefly"),(16,"none"),(17,"none"),(18,"none"),(19,"old left hamstring pull area"),(20,"left foot bone hurting in the morning"),(21,"spot on left side of left foot acting weird at times, mid back tight at times, ankles/left achilles slightly"),(22,"spot on left side of left foot acting weird rarely, slight pain in a rib on my right side"),(23,"spot on left side of left foot acting weird - none with shoes, decent amount barefoot, slight pain in a rib on my right side only in the morning"),(24,"spot on left side of left foot acting weird - none with shoes, decent amount barefoot"),(25,"spot on left side of left foot acting weird - none with shoes, decent amount barefoot"), (26,"same as 25")]
bw = 145
-
soreness = calfs a little, chest slighty, biceps slightly
aches/injuries = spot on left side of left foot acting weird - none with shoes, decent amount barefoot
- fucking hate this shit.
morning quad flexibility = s?
morning hamstring flexibility = ?
feel = good
wakeup = 10 AM
- slept in
diet:
- 10 AM: 1/2 pre-made coffee drink, cactus water, banana
- 2 PM: 3 x eggs sunny side up, 2 x san francisco sour dough, banana, pineapple, watermelon
- 4 PM: 3carb pre-workout drink, some watermelon
- 5:30 PM: track workout
-- stomach wrecked a bit from the eggs lmao. sucked. went away, but had an empty stomach feeling.
- 8 PM: lemon tart pre-made drink
- 9 PM: 2% milk + protein, cactus water, avocado
- 1:30 AM: 2% milk
-- couldn't sleep, milk always seems to help .. it's weird.
stretch:
- 3:30 PM: soleus during dishes
- 10 PM: soleus during dishes
- 10:30: everything before bed
workout: track
- https://www.strava.com/activities/1203428396
- track with GFLRRC: 4 x ~800m (3:06,3:00,2:59,3:01) with 2min rest, 4 x ~400m (1:25,1:24,1:24,1:21) with 100m walking rest, 2 x ~200m (34,34) with 1 minute rest
great w/o.
I use ~ as approximation because most often I run in lanes 2 or 3, though sometimes I run in lane 1 when i'm hurting. So adds a little bit extra distance.
felt really good .. some of the stomach issues were expected, couldn't poop before hand, but felt like i needed too.. that's never a good sign. Was really spent by the end of the workout, mostly from those two 200's. Just toasted me. What's funny is, on my third 400m, i felt really slow. I thought it was horrible. Then I looked at my lap time, and it was better than the first two. That stuff is so weird.
High volume 400's on thursday.... is the plan.
Going to try a new style of progress tracker: monthly, embedded into my journal posts. Obviously this should be something fancy/amazing by now but, will make do with this. Also, going to go "across" rather than down, so it all fits into one small block.
TBH, I really like this so far.. even though I only have a few data points thus far.
September (09) 2017
Bodyweight: [(1,155), (2,156), (3,155), (4,154), (5,153), (6,153), (7,152), (8,152), (9,153), (11,153), (12,152), (13,151), (14,149), (15,149),(16,150),(17,151),(18,149),(19,150),(20,148),(21,148),(22,147),(23,147),(24,147),(25,146),(26,145)]
Total Jumps per leg: [(2,90),(15,50),(20,50)]
- per leg total: 190
Max SLRVJ Touch: [(2,10'4"),(15,10'5"),(20,10'3")]
- L-SLRVJ: 10'5"
- R-SLRVJ: ?
Total miles walked: [(3,14.06),(5,9.2),(6,6.3),(6,9.5),(7,6.3),(12,6.3),(13,3)]
- total: 75.9 (eek lmfao)
- TODO: 9/7
- TODO: 9/15
- TODO: 9/16
- TODO: 9/21
Total walk time: [(3,4:01:29),(5,2:20:00),(6,1:30:00),(6,2:21:00),(12,2:06:00]
- total: 15h:39m:xxs
- TODO: 9/7
- TODO: 9/15
- TODO: 9/16
- TODO: 9/21
Total speed interval distance: [(2,2500m),(9,1432m),(11,1609m),(17, 3150m),(17,2607m),(19,4400m),(20,??),(23,5250m),(24,4300m),(26,5200m)]
- total: 35441m
- TODO: 9/7
- TODO: 9/12
- TODO: 9/16
- TODO: 9/21
Max run speed (mph)/pace (min/mi): [(2,16.6,3:31),(7,14.1,4:15),(9,13.4,4:28),(11,13.7,4:23),(12,16.3,?),(13,14.5,4:09),(15,14.5,4:09),(17,15.8,3:47),(19,15.3,3:55),(20,12.4,4:50),(23,12.1,4:57),(24,12.8,4:43)(26,14.6,4:04)]
- TODO: 9/21
Total jump rope time: [(4,60m)]
- total: 60m
Total jump rope messups: [(4,12)]
- total: 13
Resting HR: [(3,32,45,40),(18,22,46,39)]
- (day,minutes,avg,low)
PR's: []
Races: []
Soreness: [(3,"very sore","hamstrings,adductors,shoulders,upper back,quads"), (4,"very sore", "hamstrings,adductors,shoulders,upper back"),(5,"extremely sore", "hamstrings,calves,shoulders,tibs/peroneals,feet"),(6,"very sore","shoulders,hamstrings,adductors,calves,tibs,peroneals,feet"),(7,"slightly sore","shoulders,hamstrings,calves,feet,quads"),(8,"slightly sore","hamstrings,feet,quads"),(9,"slightly sore","hamstrings,quads,calves,feet"),(11,"none","none"),(12,"none","none"),(13,"none","none"),(14,"moderately sore","quads moderate, hamstrings slightly"),(16,"moderate","quads slightly, hamstrings moderate, chest slightly, tib ants slightly, shoulders slightly"),(17,"moderate","quads slightly, hamstrings moderate, tibs/peroneals moderate"),(18,"moderate","hamstrings,calves"),(19,"slightly","hamstrings"),(20,"none","none"),(21,"moderate","moderate: hamstrings, chest, lats, middle back, upper back"),(22,"none","none"),(23,"none","none"),(24,"none","none"),(25,"none","none"),(26,"slightly","calfs,chest,biceps")]
Morning Quad Flexibility: [(14,"stiff"),(15,"loose"),(16,"very stiff"),(17,"loose"),(18,"stiff"),(19,"loose"),(20,"stiff"),(21,"stiff"),(22,"stiff"),(23,"kinda stiff"),(24,"loose"),(25,"loose")]
Morning Hamstring Flexibility:[ [(14,"stiff"),(15,"loose"),(16,"very stiff"),(17,"stiff"),(18,"stiff"),(19,"stiff"),(20,"stiff"),(21,"stiff"),(22,"stiff"),(23,"kinda stiff"),(24,"loose"),(25,"loose")]
Wakeup: [(4,11:00 AM, 9),(5,6:00 AM, 5),(6,5:45 AM, 7.5),(7, 8:30 AM, 9,(8, 7:30 AM, 7),(9, 8:00 AM, 7),(11, 8:30 AM,
,(12, 8:30 AM, 9),(13, 7:30 AM, 9),(14 9 AM,9),(15, 6:30 AM, 7),(16, 7:30 AM, ,(17, 9 AM, 8.5),(18, 9 AM, 9),(19, 7:30 AM, ,(20, 8 AM, ,(21, 7:30 AM, ,(22, 9 AM, 9),(23, 5:30 AM, 6),(24, 8 AM, 8.5),(25, 8:30 AM, ,(26, 10 AM, 8.5)]- (day, wakeup time, hours slept)
Aches/Injuries: [(6,"right achilles area slightly"),(7,"left heel barely"),(8,"feet slightly"),(9,"shins slightly"),(11,"none"),(12,"none"),(13,"shins slightly"),(14,"none"),(15,"left achilles slightly - briefly"),(16,"none"),(17,"none"),(18,"none"),(19,"old left hamstring pull area"),(20,"left foot bone hurting in the morning"),(21,"spot on left side of left foot acting weird at times, mid back tight at times, ankles/left achilles slightly"),(22,"spot on left side of left foot acting weird rarely, slight pain in a rib on my right side"),(23,"spot on left side of left foot acting weird - none with shoes, decent amount barefoot, slight pain in a rib on my right side only in the morning"),(24,"spot on left side of left foot acting weird - none with shoes, decent amount barefoot"),(25,"spot on left side of left foot acting weird - none with shoes, decent amount barefoot"), (26,"same as 25")]
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Injury, Prehab, & Rehab talk for the brittlebros / Re: why am i so goddamn injury prone?
« on: September 26, 2017, 03:06:34 pm »
Obviously i'm not sure as to the reason behind injury prone-ness (especially yours or mine), if I was, we'd be alot healthier. You and I seem built fairly different, but I think a similarity we share is our stubbornness. So regardless of any genetic markers, we dive head first into things over the years. Both you and I seem like we're becoming more patient and much more careful as we get older, but even then, the KB swings with hamstring soreness is a good example of just being stubborn - without even knowing it. I too wouldn't have expected to get injured (tweak a hammy) by doing that, but I probably would have gotten injured also lmao. So, it's those little things that seem to add up over time and eventually become chronic, that just cause so many problems.
FWIW, I think your fitness has dropped overall over recent months, so your ability to handle even simple training decreased, but mentally you're pushing yourself harder than your body is ready for, without realizing it.
I know for sure that's at least one avenue of prevention that we both need to get better at.
So, being more cautious before training, or not just jumping right into a competitive bout of ultimate in your case, or running in mine, helps. But there's also the next part of it that pretty much everyone suffers from, is when we get these aches/strains/little injuries, we train through them.
So the first part is trying not to get them in the first place .. but the next part, after we get them, is not training through them and making them worse.
But ya, the actual reason for the susceptibility to strains, tendonitis, chronic aches etc, is the million dollar question. I have absolutely no idea.
A few things i've noticed about myself lately in regards to stretching: if it's a rest day, no intense activity, if I stretch - say after a shower, i'm much more susceptible to strains/things tightening up. However, if I stretch before bed or throughout the day, AFTER some form of running/activity, it seems to be much safer. So, heating my body up with a nice hot shower, then stretching, which I always felt was at least better than stretching cold, seems to be much more risky for me, if I haven't done any real activity that day. Secondly, relaxing completely and not forcing a stretch at all, is essential. I'm not forcing any stretches right now, and i've been able to handle nightly stretching before bed, pretty well. The only time I wrecked myself is when I overstretched my rear delt, causing some issue in my ribs. So the funny thing about all of this is, i'm 35. How was I unable to put this together much sooner? Flexibility has always been very elusive to me .. I think the reason why I haven't put it together properly, is that I always wanted more flexibility. Right now, idgaf. I'm just getting in a nice light stretch & whatever comes of it, good. So the mentality has completely changed. simply getting in the stimulus to some degree, without forcing anything, has become the primary goal. I'm actually taking a similar route with running, trying less to "force my pace". I have a pace over X distance that i'm able to hit nice and relaxed, without "forcing it". I'm trying to get better at reaching those paces, and not exceeding them because of my "greedy/stubborn" mindset, which is probably a detriment because of increased injury risk and/or technique/form/mental changes that go along with forcing the pace. So those are a few things i'm honing in on while trying to get to that next level with running.
I do have one injury lately, which is that weird foot injury .. that I can barely explain. It came after my last track workout, where I ended it with spikes. I think it's some kind of weird "fat tissue" damage or something on the edge of my left foot. It just feels very odd. So, like I mentioned above, i'm training through it. Though after tonight, I might actually take a few days off to see if it goes away. I've definitely been too stubborn to just rest and heal it, which is one of my biggest problems. But there's also the idea that working through it a little, if it's nothing, it'll just heal up & disappear. So since that hasn't happened yet, i've probably made it a bit worse instead of better. That's the little "gamble" that, if it goes the "worse direction", probably leads to these chronic aches and pains much more easily.
2 cents + 2 cents
pc!!!
FWIW, I think your fitness has dropped overall over recent months, so your ability to handle even simple training decreased, but mentally you're pushing yourself harder than your body is ready for, without realizing it.
I know for sure that's at least one avenue of prevention that we both need to get better at.
So, being more cautious before training, or not just jumping right into a competitive bout of ultimate in your case, or running in mine, helps. But there's also the next part of it that pretty much everyone suffers from, is when we get these aches/strains/little injuries, we train through them.
So the first part is trying not to get them in the first place .. but the next part, after we get them, is not training through them and making them worse.
But ya, the actual reason for the susceptibility to strains, tendonitis, chronic aches etc, is the million dollar question. I have absolutely no idea.
A few things i've noticed about myself lately in regards to stretching: if it's a rest day, no intense activity, if I stretch - say after a shower, i'm much more susceptible to strains/things tightening up. However, if I stretch before bed or throughout the day, AFTER some form of running/activity, it seems to be much safer. So, heating my body up with a nice hot shower, then stretching, which I always felt was at least better than stretching cold, seems to be much more risky for me, if I haven't done any real activity that day. Secondly, relaxing completely and not forcing a stretch at all, is essential. I'm not forcing any stretches right now, and i've been able to handle nightly stretching before bed, pretty well. The only time I wrecked myself is when I overstretched my rear delt, causing some issue in my ribs. So the funny thing about all of this is, i'm 35. How was I unable to put this together much sooner? Flexibility has always been very elusive to me .. I think the reason why I haven't put it together properly, is that I always wanted more flexibility. Right now, idgaf. I'm just getting in a nice light stretch & whatever comes of it, good. So the mentality has completely changed. simply getting in the stimulus to some degree, without forcing anything, has become the primary goal. I'm actually taking a similar route with running, trying less to "force my pace". I have a pace over X distance that i'm able to hit nice and relaxed, without "forcing it". I'm trying to get better at reaching those paces, and not exceeding them because of my "greedy/stubborn" mindset, which is probably a detriment because of increased injury risk and/or technique/form/mental changes that go along with forcing the pace. So those are a few things i'm honing in on while trying to get to that next level with running.
I do have one injury lately, which is that weird foot injury .. that I can barely explain. It came after my last track workout, where I ended it with spikes. I think it's some kind of weird "fat tissue" damage or something on the edge of my left foot. It just feels very odd. So, like I mentioned above, i'm training through it. Though after tonight, I might actually take a few days off to see if it goes away. I've definitely been too stubborn to just rest and heal it, which is one of my biggest problems. But there's also the idea that working through it a little, if it's nothing, it'll just heal up & disappear. So since that hasn't happened yet, i've probably made it a bit worse instead of better. That's the little "gamble" that, if it goes the "worse direction", probably leads to these chronic aches and pains much more easily.
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