My achilles is still giving me problems. When I started this blog it was amidst pretty bad achilles problems and it feels similar. I can't point out one instance where I could have hurt it so it must be do to overuse. I was just starting to feel awesome, but might have been pushing my body to hard over the last month while I tried to make up for 4-5 months of inactivity with a month of crazy town. I also tweaked my lower back. Basically I'm a mess.
I practiced last weekend and will play at ECC, but I need to get this shit under control before sectionals if I want to have a chance to be anywhere near 100% for nationals.
In New York news I was at IKEA yesterday and I noticed a woman who looked like a trashy version of Susan Sarandon. Kind of dressed frumpy, no makeup, tattoo on the back of her neck. I realized it was the real Susan Sarandon when she stole my IKEA guy away from me. She asked an innocent question (I still thought it was a poor man's Susan Sarandon so I didn't record exactly what she said, my apologies) to the IKEA employee I was deep in conversation with about whether one of their tv stands came in a walnut instead of a medium brown and he, in mid sentence to me, not only turned to answer her, but took off leaving me deep in my color conundrum. He returned a minute later like nothing had happened, but the damage had been done. I also notified her when she dropped her receipt at the check out line, but not without some disdain in my voice as I talked over a couple adoring fans who were bothering her. She actually seemed really nice and Im glad she looked frumpy, a hot 60 year old frumpy.
Back to the color thing. IKEA changes their colors very slightly every few years so you can't match used things to new things. Or at least that is my theory.
Showing posts with label injuries. Show all posts
Showing posts with label injuries. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Friday, March 6, 2009
physical therapy: 03/06/09
Another month another physical therapist. This one specializes in weird electrodes that are supposedly the reason TO recovered so quickly from that ankle "break" to play in the Pats v Eagles super bowl. I'll get back with some more information next week.
Had the day off so my meals are weird
7:30 am
2 eggs, egg whites
smoothie
12:00 pm
fish stew (mahimahi, celery, onions, garlic, red peppers)
2:00 pm
dunkin donuts coffee cake muffin (this happens about once every 2 weeks)
5:00 pm
balance bar
7:00 pm
more fish stew
8:30 pm
nuts, nuts, nuts (mixed, not sure what kind)
12:00 am
kelly's roast beef sandwich (so good)
Had the day off so my meals are weird
7:30 am
2 eggs, egg whites
smoothie
12:00 pm
fish stew (mahimahi, celery, onions, garlic, red peppers)
2:00 pm
dunkin donuts coffee cake muffin (this happens about once every 2 weeks)
5:00 pm
balance bar
7:00 pm
more fish stew
8:30 pm
nuts, nuts, nuts (mixed, not sure what kind)
12:00 am
kelly's roast beef sandwich (so good)
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
gym: 02/10/09
Did my rehab leg stuff.
pull throughs
split squats
lunges
abs
roll outs with bands
1 min each of side plank, side plank, front plank
pull throughs
split squats
lunges
abs
roll outs with bands
1 min each of side plank, side plank, front plank
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
gym: 02/03/09
Lex had to get home to call some teachers.
circuit:
8 inverted rows
8 stepup pushups: one step up vertical at the chest. one push up on the ground (touch chest to step), explode from the ground to the step for a close grip push up = 1 rep
1/3 of the alphabet with 25 lb weight
heavy bag:
3 x 30 secs on 30 secs off
my hamstring feels better and i'm starting more strengthening exercises week by week. last week it was sliding lateral lunges on a slide board and also some great core work on the slide board by doing mountain climbers while always maintaining foot contact with the board.
circuit:
8 inverted rows
8 stepup pushups: one step up vertical at the chest. one push up on the ground (touch chest to step), explode from the ground to the step for a close grip push up = 1 rep
1/3 of the alphabet with 25 lb weight
heavy bag:
3 x 30 secs on 30 secs off
my hamstring feels better and i'm starting more strengthening exercises week by week. last week it was sliding lateral lunges on a slide board and also some great core work on the slide board by doing mountain climbers while always maintaining foot contact with the board.
Friday, January 30, 2009
gym: 01/30/09
2 x 1:30 heavy bag
tried to really take it to that thing and in doing so realized I hadn't been pushing it on the bag yet. im in the market for some training gloves, anybody know where to find them?
A1 row
A2 pushups, step up by my chest, alternating hands on the step up (left hand on the ground, right hand on the step, left hand goes to the step, right hand goes to the ground and try to make motions explosive
B1 pull up
B2 1 db shoulder press
C1 bar roll outs
C2 knees to ee's
injury status:
had a good day today. every other day or so I do band pull throughs, step ups, 30 secs of balancing and then 30 secs of squats on an angled step that i made and some drinking birds. i have a couple more visits to the Dr. before my insurance runs out and I am hoping to start increasing the weight in my leg exercises towards mid Feb and hopefully should be starting some light running by the end of Feb, 4 months after nationals.
tried to really take it to that thing and in doing so realized I hadn't been pushing it on the bag yet. im in the market for some training gloves, anybody know where to find them?
A1 row
A2 pushups, step up by my chest, alternating hands on the step up (left hand on the ground, right hand on the step, left hand goes to the step, right hand goes to the ground and try to make motions explosive
B1 pull up
B2 1 db shoulder press
C1 bar roll outs
C2 knees to ee's
injury status:
had a good day today. every other day or so I do band pull throughs, step ups, 30 secs of balancing and then 30 secs of squats on an angled step that i made and some drinking birds. i have a couple more visits to the Dr. before my insurance runs out and I am hoping to start increasing the weight in my leg exercises towards mid Feb and hopefully should be starting some light running by the end of Feb, 4 months after nationals.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
gym: 01/21/09
I went to gw ultimate's alumni weekend. Unfortunately it takes place MLK weekend so playing conditions aren't ideal and they also had a little something else going down in our nation's capital that weekend, which made field space somewhat of an issue. I actually got out there and jogged around. I did not get up above 50% and threw a bunch of turnovers, which pretty much sums up every summer league experience I have ever had.
I know my rehab will go up and down in terms of how I am feeling day to day, but I had a great day Tuesday after my Monday treatment. Dr. Morgan worked on me for way longer than he was supposed to including showing me a bunch of exercises to do. It is the benefit of going at 6 pm when he doesn't have anyone else waiting for him. I hope that this is the start of some marked improvement over the next couple weeks.
Finally had time to hit the gym on Wednesday night.
upper body circuit: picked up a plate and got inspired.
10 45lb plate trap raises
10 plate raises from behind head to arms locked
10 platform push!ups
6 pull ups flat grip
10 pull throughs to arms locked
heavy bag circuit: that upper body thing crushed my shoulders
times 3
1 min on the bag
30 seconds of med ball slams
30 seconds of front squats with med ball
1 min rest
abs:
pallov press
(3) 10 @ 45
knees to ee's
(3) 12
I know my rehab will go up and down in terms of how I am feeling day to day, but I had a great day Tuesday after my Monday treatment. Dr. Morgan worked on me for way longer than he was supposed to including showing me a bunch of exercises to do. It is the benefit of going at 6 pm when he doesn't have anyone else waiting for him. I hope that this is the start of some marked improvement over the next couple weeks.
Finally had time to hit the gym on Wednesday night.
upper body circuit: picked up a plate and got inspired.
10 45lb plate trap raises
10 plate raises from behind head to arms locked
10 platform push!ups
6 pull ups flat grip
10 pull throughs to arms locked
heavy bag circuit: that upper body thing crushed my shoulders
times 3
1 min on the bag
30 seconds of med ball slams
30 seconds of front squats with med ball
1 min rest
abs:
pallov press
(3) 10 @ 45
knees to ee's
(3) 12
Thursday, January 8, 2009
gym: 01/08/09
I feel like I'm suffering in a workout purgatory where I can do 1/4 of the stuff I want to do and I have no idea how to get the most out of that 1/4. My hamstring hurts, well aches, constantly, but it doesn't hurt to lift. That being the case I am still severely limiting my lifting, but I am a little confused as to what I should leave out completely as my cardio diminishes with each passing day. If anyone has any ideas for cardio where you dont really put a huge strain on your hamstring, let me know.
circuit: didn't like the 1st exercise, but I wanted to do back
bent over rows
8 @ 105
step toe taps
30
push!ups to platform: two steps with some space in between. regular, deep push up with a hand on each step so your chest comes down between the steps, at the top of that push up let your hands drop down into the space between the steps for a diamondish pushup at the top of which you push your hands back up to the step.
15
bench toe taps
30
I did it once through took a break and then did the circuit twice through with no rest two more times. My chest was dying
A1 incline press 1 DB
6 @ 45
6 @ 50
6 @ 60
A2 bent over db row
8 @ 55
8 @ 65
8 @ 65
Hit the heavy bag and then did some 30 second side planks and front with phyzio ball planks
circuit: didn't like the 1st exercise, but I wanted to do back
bent over rows
8 @ 105
step toe taps
30
push!ups to platform: two steps with some space in between. regular, deep push up with a hand on each step so your chest comes down between the steps, at the top of that push up let your hands drop down into the space between the steps for a diamondish pushup at the top of which you push your hands back up to the step.
15
bench toe taps
30
I did it once through took a break and then did the circuit twice through with no rest two more times. My chest was dying
A1 incline press 1 DB
6 @ 45
6 @ 50
6 @ 60
A2 bent over db row
8 @ 55
8 @ 65
8 @ 65
Hit the heavy bag and then did some 30 second side planks and front with phyzio ball planks
Sunday, January 4, 2009
circuit: 01/04/09
The shortest workout ever.
30 step toe taps
6 flat pull ups: I used the cage so I was gripping a flat surface, like if the world was flat and you were hanging off the edge and doing pull ups on the edge of the world
30 bench toe taps
10 T pushups @ 15
10 burpees
I finally got my hamstring diagnosed by a professional. Tim Morgan, of Marchese Sports Therapy in Woburn, did the evaluation and I was very impressed by the thoroughness of his examination. We talked about all the injuries that I have had in the past couple year starting with my hamstring (he thinks there is inflammation where the muscles meet with the ____ tuberosity and they might be pulling away from the bone a bit) my ankle (tendinitis) and my achilles (tendonosis in the ankle, not necessarily the achilles) and a big imbalance in my left hip. He combines correction with deep tissue massage and active release along with strengthening.
Even though I came in for the hamstring he will treat all of my injuries, which makes me very hopeful for an even healthier season than last year. The best thing is that he is a chiropractor so $500 in visits is covered by Harvard Pilgrim. Touchdown! Bad part is he is going to be digging around deep into my muscles, which hurts like hell.
30 step toe taps
6 flat pull ups: I used the cage so I was gripping a flat surface, like if the world was flat and you were hanging off the edge and doing pull ups on the edge of the world
30 bench toe taps
10 T pushups @ 15
10 burpees
I finally got my hamstring diagnosed by a professional. Tim Morgan, of Marchese Sports Therapy in Woburn, did the evaluation and I was very impressed by the thoroughness of his examination. We talked about all the injuries that I have had in the past couple year starting with my hamstring (he thinks there is inflammation where the muscles meet with the ____ tuberosity and they might be pulling away from the bone a bit) my ankle (tendinitis) and my achilles (tendonosis in the ankle, not necessarily the achilles) and a big imbalance in my left hip. He combines correction with deep tissue massage and active release along with strengthening.
Even though I came in for the hamstring he will treat all of my injuries, which makes me very hopeful for an even healthier season than last year. The best thing is that he is a chiropractor so $500 in visits is covered by Harvard Pilgrim. Touchdown! Bad part is he is going to be digging around deep into my muscles, which hurts like hell.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Sore: Tue 07/29/08
My groin is still in rough shape since wildwood. I iced the last two days and will start with heat today. I want to go to the gym tonight to get some upper body and abs in and maybe some jump roping. Im hoping I will be fine for Saturday.
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
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