I can’t really think if any glute exercise that doesn’t involve the back. It’s part of the core. :-/
The thing is is that the weights will be there when you are better. No worries for that. I think it’s a good idea to keep moving though. Even if it’s just walking.
Cava, just call me spasie.
Hallie, well all you would need is some medical training & then you’d be ahead of many current doctors. some of them really lack a bedside manner.
lilpower, thanks, I am determined to get pass this. I wallowed in self pity when I hurt my shoulder, the pain wasn’t even half as bad as this, but I’m not wallowing again.
Charlie, yes you are right. Well some good news for the future, I got a new phone so I can at least record my lifts when I get back into it. Also I’m going to have to rethink some of my training as well, maybe 3 days a week is enough while I use the remaining days of the week to work on my weaknesses & other things that I just plain enjoy. My training is going to have to change even when I do get fully back into things, my coach will just have to accept that.
I’m wondering just how much of my issues are due to stress too, I seem to hold stress in my body a lot more than I thought. I might need another physical outlet for releasing it that doesn’t involve working towards a goal, because sometimes training does just feel like work. Like maybe just running with puppies, that sounds nice. Just have to borrow a few puppies.
i love the pics of dogs mid-stride with their cheeks all floppy…
…until i think that that’s probably exactly what i look like when i run.
i thought i told you to heal up, missy? hope today (or is it really tomorrow, for you?) is a better day.
I for one know good and well that stress can make you very sick.
Take time for yourself!
Hope today is better…((huggles))
Aw thanks Lula. MiMsy, yeah stress, I do need to rethink things.
Got a free accupunture treatment yesterday by my friend, it was for that stupid neck/migraine. It was relaxing at least.
Walked into to work today, 45 mins. I can’t believe how weak I feel though. Its a start, got a new swim suit too, looking into going to the pool by my work, just have to figure out logistics & money.
I always wanted to try accupuncture did/do you notice any positive effects other than it being relaxing at the moment its being administered?
Walking good. Stress bad.
Matty, I’ve had accunpuncture a good few times over the years. I’m not sold on everything it claims to do though. I do get a reaction from it, but I’m one of those people who are very very sensitive to touch, like I can either purr like a kitten on catnip or actually feel disgusted if its something I don’t like.
I think it does something to the fascia because you can definitely feel it tighten certain areas depending on where the needle is stuck. I’ve had areas go numb from it (not in a bad way), and there were a few times I would have the needles placed in my ear and I would feel as if I was drugged. Like I couldn’t drive myself home until it cleared. Was kind of weird the first time because I certainly wasn’t expecting it. I don’t know, but either way I do feel good/giddy after a session.
Always to the point frokenkilt! But yeah this stress needs to be put in its place!
I just tried out some extremely light pullovers to stretch and strengthen my sternum area. Let’s see if anything complains over the next few hours, if not I’m adding those in. They felt kinda good doing them.
The usual wrist exercises too.
I managed to slight strain my left side but that was just doing a mobility exercise.
Friday’s walk to work nagged at my lower back but nothing really painful.
Next week I’m adding the neutral posture exercises in, doing them in front of mirror, I have a feeling I’ll have to reset my spine a few times. Osteo on Monday though.
Ha nevermind, think I experimented a bit too much. Only a couple of reps of this and that. Chins barely using any body weight, body squats, usual mobility and those pullovers. Also using some deep breathing exercises for the ribcage. I’m not used to being so delicate, its quite disconcerting but I had to try.
It’ll slowly build up. Look at adding a rep or two to everything each week. A few months later and you’ll be shocked at your volume tolerance.
Thanks for the pep talk frozenkilt.
Went to osteo yesterday, he loosened up a couple of my left t-verts. Everything is starting to feel like its keeping in place, my lower back/hip was twinging me a bit & he seemed to loosen that too.
The walk to work felt easier and went to the pool at lunch time. My arms have forgotten how to swim, so couldn’t do much of a front crawl but it felt good to be in the water.
Hey.
I’m also a 3 lift days a week gal too. I have 4 lift days in my program so that means my weekly lift schedule changes. I like that.
Yep good to get in the pool or anywhere really. Move it or loose it.
Yeah I use my camera for almost all lifts, I don’t post them all but it helps for adjustments and stuff, because you never know what your form looks like until you vid it.
You’re getting great advice from Frozenkilt - at least in my experience as a long time sufferer.
Someone mentioned Somatics. Martha Peterson has a good book on the subject and it might be of some help to you.
There’s also a program called “Foundation” or something to the effect that has helped a few people I know.
Finally, if, god forbid, all of the physical protocols fail, look into the work of Dr John Sarno and TMS theory. It’s a bit out there for many, but reading his stuff (and other who have piggybacked on it) was a real eye opener for me and helped a lot.
Good luck. It will get better.
Hey Charles, yeah I’m going to vid the hell out of my lifts once I get back.
KBurnett, thanks for the info. I just looked up Foundation on youtube, seems interesting. There is a Somatic practitioner kind of close to where I am, might look into that as well at some stage.
Some niggles yesterday on the back, in the afternoons it just gets unbearable. Went to pool last night, its a bit easier on the upper body with fins. 45 minute walk to work this morning. Keep waking up with a head & jaw ache though, jaw is extremely tense. Anyway back to work for me.
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OK, I remember the Somatics stuff. It has a very specific application, works when you subconsciously tell muscles to keep tensing. Happens with bad posture, or after accident when you relearn to stay off an injured area. It’s a series of exercises where you learn to stop tightening muscles. If that’s the problem, Somatics will work nicely.
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Ha ok yeah I meant the classic sense of the word. Niggles - definition of niggles by The Free Dictionary
Just looked it up on the urban dictionary though, er NOT what I meant, but I guess I learn something new every day.
[quote]cavalier wrote:
OK, I remember the Somatics stuff. It has a very specific application, works when you subconsciously tell muscles to keep tensing. Happens with bad posture, or after accident when you relearn to stay off an injured area. It’s a series of exercises where you learn to stop tightening muscles. If that’s the problem, Somatics will work nicely.[/quote]
That’s probably exactly what I need. I know from experience with my shoulder & knees even when the injury is pretty much healed my body gets “shy” of using it. Nothing major happened to my knees but took something like 3 weeks for me get down into a squat quickly when snatching.
Stretchy stuff although probably not enough
Working on keeping a neutral spine & doing hallows
Bird Dogs
Abductors
Glute press thing
Superwomans
(2kg) Pull overs (really need to concentrate when doing these)
Body chair squats
(2.5kg) Wrist exercise, extensions/flexions & a new move where I put my arms by my head to work the wrists moving towards my pinkie direction (basically I didn’t know what I was doing with these, or if they do anything)
Tried for planks, er too much seizing up. And I cheated on my reverse planks, I did count to 30 seconds but it was probably more like 20 secs.
I tried to record it because I just don’t feel like I can trust my perception of what a neutral spine feels like.
Gonna go to pool at lunch.
