PeterAK's Group: THIS TREEHOUSE IS FULL!!! (Page 8)

At least you were lifting something.  I once blew my back out with a sneeze : )

My chiropractor gave me a portable TENS unit (you can run, bike, spar with this on) a few years ago--my insurance paid for it--and that thing has been a lifesaver so many times throughout the years.  I've used it on my neck, back, quads, and around my knees and it really helps with muscle pain and inflammation.  I think you can rent them from PTs or chiropractors also.

I hope you feel better soon.

So how is everyone doing with workouts?  Feeling good?  Struggling?  Experimenting with nutrition?

My quads are TIRED from two great days of snowboarding.  Going to take advantage of that Rocky Mountain high when I get home from Colorado! 

Had a few days off this last week due to business travel (and some laziness on my part) and have been getting a bit more sleep too. The workouts just following the time off were GREAT. Felt re-energized, fresh, etc. Worked it pretty hard in December (missed one day) and was feeling slightly worn out. I need to try real hard to get more that 5 1/2 - 6 hours of sleep and take a rest day every once and awhile.  Starting week 10 of the 20 week 3x Oly program and it has been good so far.

Starting the Carmichael Training System nutrition plan this week. Truth is my wife has been buying much of what they recommend on the menu, but I have either chosen to eat something else, or have eaten too much of it. This business trip forced me to eat "regularly", i.e., breakfast/lunch/dinner and did NOT allow me to "graze" at night. As a result, I broke through the 209/210 plateau and have dropped to about 204/205. I have some renewed energy towards my long-term weight goal.

Just gotta keep 'er goin'

Force, congrats on the weight breakthrough!  Gotta be exciting.  Make sure you take rest days, it is really important.  At least one a week.

FentressJET, sorry to hear you are going through a rough patch!  Is your back getting better?  Back injuries are so debilitating.  Sorry to hear about the job, hope you land on your feet with an even better position. 

Are you back to full energy after the virus?  Keep us posted on the back recovery! 

No kidding you're not a morning person...night owl fo' sho'....posting at 1:48a....

 Been staying on plan,  did longest run ever yesterday, feeling good. After ammonia smell discussion I've been eating oatmeal 60-90 minutes before running and seems to reduce the odor.  Enjoy the snowboarding.

mine are going great pete...................oh, um.....sorry, wrong thread...........well, then just stopping in to say hi and eeeeeeeaaaaawwwwwww so.............

 hi and eeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaawwwww

Congrats on the run Dave!  How do you feel now a couuple days later?  Glad the oatmeal trick is helping.  Keep experimenting and let us know how it goes!

Tautery - 2008-01-13 9:59 PM

PeterAK - 2008-01-12 7:32 PM

So how is everyone doing with workouts? Feeling good? Struggling? Experimenting with nutrition?

I'm having some challenges getting the new weight workouts into the cardio. My muscles are staying tired for 2-3 days afterwards, and stomping on my runs. I'm hoping this is just a first week thing. I mean, I've done it twice. That's hardly a sample size. If I'm still not adjusting after a couple weeks (is that a good amount of time?), I'll have to...do something else. I'm not sure what yet. Trainer has asked that I wait a month or so before paying for a nutrition consultation, and keep a food diary. The idea is, I'm eating a lot more than I think I am.

Teresa, good stuff!  If you are really pushing yourself with a new exercise you will be sore for a few days.  In a few weeks it should be a different experience, you will still get fatigue, but your muscles will recover quite a bit faster.  Good idea with the eating log, I did that for a few weeks during IM training and it helped me recognize my good and bad habits and make the necessary changes.

Legs a little heavy but not bad...  I am happy that my limiter here seems to be endurance and not ITB issues which I had last year. Between the orthotics and the Trigger point rolling that issue seems to be gone!

I’m not a doctor though I’ve been known to play one on demand

I can't speak for anyone else and I did self diagnosis. This URL http://www.spinalhealth.net/inj-itb.html (be sure to check out the pictures)

is far more descriptive that I could be though my symptoms presented almost text book to what it says here. It would not bother me until I was a good ways into my run then it would be debilitating. As soon as I started walking the pain would stop.

I got in-shoe orthotics from my Chiropractor that have changed the mechanics of my gait as well as started using trigger point rollers to roll out the quads and ITB – a little pricey but if it means I run pain free then I am all for it.

http://www.tpmassageball.com/

In my case it was not mild pain. It hurt like hell.

Teresa, I'm a believer in glucosomine/chondroitin.  I take the Joint Health product from Emergen-C and really like it.  It's not a cure all, but I think it has helped me with my formerly troublesome knees.

Looks like a few of us are battling sickness or injuries or dealing with real life.  Hope everyone is keeping their spirits up!  We're in the doldrums of winter here in Wisconsin, but it is now a little bit light out after 5 p.m. so there is hope!!!

I have just over 22 weeks to High Cliff, and plan to jump onto the BT 20 week Half Ironman plan the first week of Feb.  I will make some adjustments for the Wildflower Oly in early may.

In other news, we have set a date for our wedding, 5/31/08!!!  Now the challenge will be pulling together all the details in just four and a half months!

This thread fell to page two in a day!  We need more action gang!

I had a solid one hour base ride on the computrainer yesterday.  Nothing flashy but it was good.

Plan on a good 90+ minute ride tomorrow morning and going to go swim here shortly.

Any exciting plans for the weekend?  Looooong workouts?  Treating injuries?  etc?

I'm working a wedding show both days from 11-5.  Going to be really exciting!  Anyone want to help me out by challenging me to get off my butt and go running Sunday a.m.?

hey, get off your butt and go running on sunday morning you donkey!!  (out of curiosity...........how far???)

 a wedding show - gack! - [chirping birdsong] ah the price of love...  [/chirping birdsong]

a little run tonight, recovery swim little run tomorrow, something on sunday... Next week some speed work  thrown in as I have a race Sunday and want the muscles to remember what going "fast" is

But you said that I was a dork!  You don't wuv me anymore.   *sniff*

Wow, thanks for the update.  I saw your log said you'd be gone and I was wondering what happened.  I had a similar thing happen once--fortunately it turned out to be withdrawal from a pain med (percocet)--but it certainly freaked me out until it was finally figured out.  I hope you find something out soon and get your energy back!  Take care and keep us updated...we're still here rooting for you : )