Ok, I am still alive and so forth. It was just a midsummer and I was hanging around with my friends. Didn't drink any alcohol, ate clean (even though a bit more than I do on a regular day) and went to those absolutely wild Nordic walks. With all honesty they make me feel like a total retard. I miss jogging already. This just feels so pointless and like I wouldn't be doing any sports at all - just walking around.
Oh well, I guess it could be worse. At least I like the area where I live. I can see this lake from my windows and from my balcony. I generally walk around it now. That photo has been taken a bit after midnight (I have been having night walks since I have been having days off from work).
^sadetar, what's wrong with your back? i probably missed it in an earlier post, sorry.
regardless of your back, running is bad for your joints and muscle growth. if you are going to run, sprint, and do it on grass or a track or treadmill.
just my 2 cents i gained from running cross country and track through high school.
Well, I have been whining about it for ages now so it isn't just one post but a series of posts. But well, long story short I started to have horrid back pain that reflected to both of my legs on September 2012. I went to see a physiotherapist and a bunch of doctors. I followed everything that they said that I need to do and started walking little trips of 10 minutes (even those were pure pain) and doing core muscle training every day. After couple months we changed core muscle training to every other day. I started jogging on April/May 2013 and on August I started pilates.
Again on September my back decided it doesn't love me anymore and I needed to stop everything expect the little walks and basic core muscle training for couple months. Early this year I could start to do things a bit more and went back to jogging and pilates. I was still in agony and ate tons of painkillers every damn day. 11th of March was my first day at the gym. I went there with my physiotherapist who had done me a training programm. I started to do jogging twice a week, went to gym twice a week and pilates once a week. Quite soon I could quit eating pain killers and now I haven't taken any for nearly two months. The back still hurts and reflects the pain and the last couple months the back of my left leg has gone totally numb around 10 times a day.
I knew this couldn't continue so I went to CT scanning and I was ready to continue to take MRI. Booked a time with the leading orthopedic professor and we went basicly everything through within about 45 minutes. He made me do tons of things and also actually went my back through with his hands inch by inch. According to him there is one desk that is lowered, but it isn't the main reason causing the troubles. There is just basicly a really badly pinched nerve and because my back tries to un-pinch it it has slighty curved my spine. All this has made all my back muscles extremely tense that I have lost quite much of my flexibility. So now I need to relax the muscles, not do anything to annoy the pinched nerve and build my front core muscles to enough support the back to relief the tension.
So yes, no jogging but those Nordic walks. I am also seeing a physiotherapist to do me a new core muscle training programm after like 1,5 weeks. I am slightly annoyed that I can't do couple things that I really enjoyed doing, but then again I would be willing to do basicly anything to make the pain go away.
And, unfortunately, focus hard on diet. Diet will get you feeling better.
Well yes. Quite naturally so. This is just the hardest part for me. But I know I need to stick with it so thank you for reminding me to be a good girl. I will, at least most of the time.
Why don't you try those water aerobics classes? They're actually really fun
Laps could be great exercise too, though personally I get really bored of laps.
I'm glad you found a doctor who knows what's wrong and can lead you to a full recovery!
I try to do that as well! If I'm not sick (or my back and stomach aren't on fire lol) then I should work out!
Got my 40 minute kick boxing session in. Yey. Now rest and bed.
I actually tried to get into some water aerobic classes but they don't arrange any on the times when I wouldn't be at work. I normally get out around 18.15 / 6.15 pm.
What comes to other exercises I will wait till I see my work physiotherapist and follow what ever he is giving me based on the orthopedic doctor's evaluation. I am not really planning to do anything they don't say that suits me and that they don't recommend for me at this point. I am going to be utterly boring and stick to what ever they will say and see where will that take me. I already got couple core muscle training movements from the doc.
My motivation at the moment isn't as high as it could be, but like said, I will do and stick with what ever they have in their mind even if I wouldn't fully agree with it or enjoy it. I just hope to get over this and do what I want.
Was feeling pretty good after getting 5 pullps with 95lbs. Finally getting back to my pre injured self. So good that I snapped my first gym selfie. I'm in the club FE and Imm0rt4l!
Love your arms in that photo. And yes, definitely in the same club - all of you are ridiculously hot. I think I need to start a fan club.
It would be better to show you a correct or at least a more correct squat. This is of me.
http://youtu.be/ejco1D-Zvgw
You can also look up "so you think you can squat" on YouTube for a whole breakdown of what to do. That was put together by th guys at elitefts and it's a great series.
I don't know have I said this before, but I have a mad respect for you. You are always nice, helping when you can and giving tips to people.
I am pretty sure that yours came much faster than mine. I pretty much forgot the thing existed till it arrived. Like top grade quality, but no one warned me Santa was making it himself by hand.
Awwwww. This made me chuckle.
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Yaaaas. Measured my waist this morning and I've gone from 31.5 inches to just over 30.
it's finally happening.
I still don't feel it or see it, but at least something says working out is doing anything.
Hoooooraaaaaayyyyyy! Well done sweetie pie!
Like said before, just stick to it and gainz will float to your direction. You have done absolutely marvellous job this far when sticking with it when the times has been hard.
Attagirl! I am very proud of you! ^_^
