None of which included running...
However, it does feel good to get back into some sort of routine. Its also keeping me motivated to eat properly. I tried to post this about 10 minutes ago, but some sort of error kept it from going through. Annoying, but what can you do?
I went to the gym after work and did shoulders and core/hip. For shoulders I did sets of lateral and front raises, shrugs and military press. I was still a little bit sore from doing chest, but it was a good sore. It actually feels nice to know that i'm working my muscles again, even if its not with my method of choice.
I have been doing alot of hip and core strengthening over the past week. I am starting to really accelerate it too. Going back to the NDT thing: You have to learn to crawl before you can walk. I have always done my hip stuff with the left because of the injury, but just sort of ignored the right. My right hip actually has good strength relative to the left, but i felt like i needed to keep things even, especially if i'm planning on building myself back from the ground up.
That being said, when i did my right hip strengthening, i noticed that the left side of my abdominals really struggled to maintain a neutral pelvis. This is an interesting development because it shows part of the problem. I need to get the left side of my core to be the same as my right. I already knew that doing planks was tougher for me on the left (significantly) but didn't realize it was also bad with my basic hip stuff. At least it gives me something to work on in the interim.
The whole abs/hip routine lasted about 40 minutes. I did 4 way straight leg raises on both legs, physioball hamstring curls with a bridge, good mornings on the back extension machine and crunches. My legs were so tired, but my knee didn't hurt. This is also exciting. Now i just have to find a way to translate it all into getting back to running...one step at a time for now though.
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Hi ed, I know you must be so frustrated by not running; asthe saying goes "the only thing harder than running is not running." 2 years ago at this time I was out for 3-4months from a foot fracture. Water running with the aquajogger helped significantly in terms of getting the heartrate high for a prolonged period of time while not weight bearing. Ijust couldn't get the same heartrate on the bike. Have you tried the water workouts at all? I have a spare aquajogger ifyou would like to borrow one. trish
ReplyDeleteI might take you up on that! I know I can use the pool/swimex at PC if i want, i just have to see what the doc says Monday. My biggest issue is figuring out what exactly is the problem. There are 2 or 3 things going on, some more serious than others, and i don't know when to push and when to back off. So....i've just been backing off. Glad to hear you came back though. It gives me hope!
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