On Saturday, I ran one mile - continuous. Nothing hurt during, but I was a little achy in the groin afterward. Today, I ran for 10 min. No issues at all - well, except some lower back pain from pwr cleans and core work yesterday. I even passed what I call the "squeeze test" post-run. That is, putting something like a TP block between the legs and doing 10 reps of "squeezing both legs together for one sec and then release." FYI, the groin pain has been the slowest thing to heal, and as of a couple weeks ago, it even seems to have mostly dissipated. Digression, I do believe I will take it!
The slow, methodical recovery comeback forges on...
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Da Bike
- Disk brakes
- Upgraded pedals w/ clips as of 4/8
- Source of numerous recent bodily scrapes and bruises
- More to come I'm sure...
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Rockhopper cont...
I had a purty good time riding the mtn bike on the maiden greenbelt ride. So much so, I went out and bought one of my own a couple weeks later - a Specialized Rockhopper.
First real ride on it, Muz and I left his crib and headed to the Barton Springs trailhead entrance. We rode for about 2 hours. Lots of fun lemme tell you.
Second ride - I left my place and headed back to the Wildflower Preserve greenbelt (GB) entrance (intersection of Repub of TX and Travis Country). My primary goal w/ this ride was to explore the diff trails in the immediate area. I was relatively successful, figured out where several shorter trails led. But I did not make it down to the Barton Creek bed. I did however manage to throw myself over the handle-bars of my bike (about 10 ft). To add insult to injury as I headed home, I hit root at a slow speed, came to an abrupt stop, and fell off to the right side of the bike. The first fall hurt like hell; the second, was just sorta embarrassing. Oh well, crashing a mtn bike is just part of the learning process I reckon.
Third ride, I took off from my place thinking to look for another trail entrance, but after riding for a few min, I decided to head back to the good ole WP trailhead entrance. No wrecks the first half of the ride and I made down the the creek bed. The WP trail intersected w/ the south bank of Barton Creek, and I could not decide which way to go. Thought for a min, and I decided to head East. As I was riding next to this...rocky wall (which I presume had been washed out over the years from high waters), I lost control when I hit some rocks. Before i could hit the brakes all the way, I came to an abrupt stop when my rt shoulder hit part of the rocky wall that jutted out. I can now confirm that the shoulder does not function well as brake. Who knew? I had to get off the bike for about 5 min to walk the aforementioned lil mishap off, cuz I felt nauseous for a few min right after. Once I gathered my faculties, I decided to head west instead (heh!). I rode for about 15 more min and then decided to head home. A decent 2 hour ride, but the last hour really sucked cuz my freaking shoulder was a throbbin. Once I made it home, I washed up the wound, cleaned up, and treated myself to a good 30 min of ice pack time. Good times.
I do believe I need to be a little more risk averse on the bike in the future. Let's see how this plays out...
First real ride on it, Muz and I left his crib and headed to the Barton Springs trailhead entrance. We rode for about 2 hours. Lots of fun lemme tell you.
Second ride - I left my place and headed back to the Wildflower Preserve greenbelt (GB) entrance (intersection of Repub of TX and Travis Country). My primary goal w/ this ride was to explore the diff trails in the immediate area. I was relatively successful, figured out where several shorter trails led. But I did not make it down to the Barton Creek bed. I did however manage to throw myself over the handle-bars of my bike (about 10 ft). To add insult to injury as I headed home, I hit root at a slow speed, came to an abrupt stop, and fell off to the right side of the bike. The first fall hurt like hell; the second, was just sorta embarrassing. Oh well, crashing a mtn bike is just part of the learning process I reckon.
Third ride, I took off from my place thinking to look for another trail entrance, but after riding for a few min, I decided to head back to the good ole WP trailhead entrance. No wrecks the first half of the ride and I made down the the creek bed. The WP trail intersected w/ the south bank of Barton Creek, and I could not decide which way to go. Thought for a min, and I decided to head East. As I was riding next to this...rocky wall (which I presume had been washed out over the years from high waters), I lost control when I hit some rocks. Before i could hit the brakes all the way, I came to an abrupt stop when my rt shoulder hit part of the rocky wall that jutted out. I can now confirm that the shoulder does not function well as brake. Who knew? I had to get off the bike for about 5 min to walk the aforementioned lil mishap off, cuz I felt nauseous for a few min right after. Once I gathered my faculties, I decided to head west instead (heh!). I rode for about 15 more min and then decided to head home. A decent 2 hour ride, but the last hour really sucked cuz my freaking shoulder was a throbbin. Once I made it home, I washed up the wound, cleaned up, and treated myself to a good 30 min of ice pack time. Good times.
I do believe I need to be a little more risk averse on the bike in the future. Let's see how this plays out...
Sunday, March 27, 2011
The Rockhopper
So...I have picked up a new hobby. Mountain biking. And I must say - it is pretty furking awesome.
Back-story
I moved to a new apt a few weeks ago, and it just so happens there are a couple of mtn bikes that the complex has for resident use. Also, this apt is near the greenbelt (think Travis Country).
After I got moved in, I decided to grab one of the bikes and take it for a spin. I found a trail entrance near the Republic of TX Blvd and Travis Country Cir intersection. Pretty neat little trail. I went down it for about 30 min and then headed back. I almost busted my ass a few times, but no real falls. My helmet did however keep me from knocking myself out when my head hit a tree branch. Gotta be more careful.
To be continued...
Back-story
I moved to a new apt a few weeks ago, and it just so happens there are a couple of mtn bikes that the complex has for resident use. Also, this apt is near the greenbelt (think Travis Country).
After I got moved in, I decided to grab one of the bikes and take it for a spin. I found a trail entrance near the Republic of TX Blvd and Travis Country Cir intersection. Pretty neat little trail. I went down it for about 30 min and then headed back. I almost busted my ass a few times, but no real falls. My helmet did however keep me from knocking myself out when my head hit a tree branch. Gotta be more careful.
To be continued...
Friday, March 18, 2011
Power day at the gym
Solid strength workout today at the gym - I have come a long way since Jan 1 2011 (when I started up this new approach):
Like I initially mentioned, a pretty good day at the office. The only exercise that even remotely bothered my injury areas was the lunge movement, but even that lift/move seems to hurts less every time I do it. Happy and content with where I am at this point...
PS, the run/walk on Wed went very well also.
- Partial Musal warm-up routine: high knees, lateral shuffle, karaoke, butt kicks, lateral bounds, and bear crawl
- pwr clean 4x6 - 135, 165, 165, 185
- prisoner squat facing the wall 1 x 12
- squats 4x6 - 135, 185, 205, 225
- pull-ups - 6 reps @ bodyweight, 4 reps + 10lb, 4 reps + 20lb, 4 reps + 25lb, and 7 reps @ bodyweight
- lunges 2x10 with 70 lbs
- burpee-to-pike w/ pull-up bar - 1 x 12
- bench 4x6 - 135, 165, 185, 205, 225 (4 reps just for the hell of it)
- dips 2 x 12 - bodyweight only
- and about 4 more core exercises that can't really name/describe
Like I initially mentioned, a pretty good day at the office. The only exercise that even remotely bothered my injury areas was the lunge movement, but even that lift/move seems to hurts less every time I do it. Happy and content with where I am at this point...
PS, the run/walk on Wed went very well also.
Monday, March 14, 2011
Pretty much done w/ this walking business
I just finished grounding and centering in hopes of having an epic last session of "walking on the treadmill." After I finish this post, it is off to the gym to gitter done. I will prob add some core and multi-hip machine exercises too.
Back to that treadmill walking, let me tell you, that shit can be tough. At Golds, they have these treadmills that go up to a 31% grade. There is a 30 min workout that has an indiv do like 20 or 25 min of climbing at 21% or greater. I tried doing that madness last week, and um....I would rather run Mt Bonnell repeats any day of the week than have to endure 20 min of that max cardio workout or whatever it is called. I labeled it the calf killer...but then again, I admit I am somewhat of a baby at times. So take the aforementioned for what you will...
Anywho - after I pass "Go" with regard to the walking phase - I reckon I am going to do some sort of walk/run on Wed. Still thinking on what to do exactly, but make no mistake, whatever it is will involve WINNING!
Back to that treadmill walking, let me tell you, that shit can be tough. At Golds, they have these treadmills that go up to a 31% grade. There is a 30 min workout that has an indiv do like 20 or 25 min of climbing at 21% or greater. I tried doing that madness last week, and um....I would rather run Mt Bonnell repeats any day of the week than have to endure 20 min of that max cardio workout or whatever it is called. I labeled it the calf killer...but then again, I admit I am somewhat of a baby at times. So take the aforementioned for what you will...
Anywho - after I pass "Go" with regard to the walking phase - I reckon I am going to do some sort of walk/run on Wed. Still thinking on what to do exactly, but make no mistake, whatever it is will involve WINNING!
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Two weeks of elliptical - CHECK!
I did not encounter any pain related issues during the elliptical sessions. I could tell I was really out of shape after I finished the first one a couple weeks ago, but I felt quit swell after 40 min yesterday evening. Now it is time tackle two weeks of walking, which should be interesting. Is walking even real exercise?
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