Thread: April exercise/accountability

Carrie!

Just read your post on how the running is hurting you on impact exercise and not on static weight lifting.

Huskers is quite correct when saying running is h*ll on women in particular. Women have broader hips and have a much larger "Q-angle" than men do. A "Q-angle" can be measured by looking at someone straight on and looking at the angle that is made by the hip to the knee. Women have wider hips and then they taper off at the knee area. When running the weight that the knees and hips in particular can cause excessive strain on the musculature supporting both large joints. Hence, every time you hit the groud you'll feel discomfort sometimes pain. Like I said this pain MAY be caused from the extra work of the muscles and will register where the muscle is attached to the bone, pulling on it therefore causing pain. Running puts 10,000 lbs PSI (per square inch) on your feet, knees and hips (including your pelvis)depending on your current weight. That's a lot of weight so running can cause problems in many people. This pain can travel right up the kinetic chain and cause discomfort in not only feet, knees and hips, but can affect the entire back and neck too.

Running is for many people but certainly not for all. I had to stop running due to pain in my knees, and especially my hips. Go figure, I can play ice hockey which is physically demanding enough, but can't run anymore. I've switched to lower impact stuff like the ellipital trainer.

I loved running but can't do it anymore. BOOOO!! :(

I hope your discomfort diminishes soon! Huskers you have a good idea - SWIMMING! What a fantastic exercise! Now all I need is a darn pool...and spring weather sure would help.

Regards,
Krystyne

OK today I am accountable for:

Cardio - 30 minutes, 20 on elliptical trainer, 10 mins brisk walk (walked home from the gym - hehe)
Lower body training today - quad presses, hamstring curls, calves, adductors, abductors, rectus/transverse abdominus, internal/external obliques.

Tomorrow - cardio - 30 mins elliptical trainer
Upper body - will fill in later...

Keep going Krystyne!!! *now I'm talking to myself!* ahhh!!!

-K

Krystyne good to see you checking in! For those of us not fluent in Greek, or is it Latin, what's rectus/transverse abdominus? Sounds painful!

hehe....here ya go! I guess I shoulda said "abs"...Tee hee... *blush*




-K

Oh ok, thanks....I LIKE that term lol the abdominus part I figured out, the rectus part is what confused me.

Don't give up on the running yet Carrie. Give yourself a chance to heal up tho, and try easing into it again, rest up, ease in, rinse lather and repeat. If you can avoid the overuse injuries, you might still be able to do it. Just my $.02

Just did abs today. I mean, uh.....rectus and transverse abdominus...I think

Very cool graphic HG!

*Disclaimer, I'm not a personal trainer or physical therapist. I just play one on the internet*

Walked 2 miles today...not quite so sore today...maybe by tomorrow the legs will be used to the walking routine!

water aerobics, I moved my self to the shallow-er end of the pool to get a much harder workout and I can already feel it... instructor did intervals in the pool, but switched them around ...
I just love this teacher... she is great

Walked 1.5 miles, pitched two full games of bucketball and swam 800 yards...not a bad day...I am shakey tonight...I know I need to eat...dinner is thawing then hitting the grill...not far away!

Hey all!

OK, yesterday I did an upper body workout...pec fly's, deltoids, biceps brachii, triceps brachii, rhomboids and middle traps (with a bit of lats).. Today I am as sore as I can be. That is what I get for starting a weight training program... Even if I am working 1ith 5-8 pounds... Also got in 30 minutes of intense sweaty cardio on the elliptical trainer. My lower body is STILL sore (DOMS peak at 24-48 hours).. Egad. I felt like I was 100 getting outta bed today.

I have facet irritation in my neck (where the vertebrae connect)... On of my thoracic vertebrae subluxed a bit and is now rubbing against the one underneath causing me some SERIOUS discomfort. I can't side bend my head to the left without searing pain... Ooohh, this hurts. Muscle spasms in my neck as well...I am off to take a RobaxPlatinum and start some homework.

Ugh...hope I feel better tomorrow. I may have to give in and see the dreaded chiropractor. *sigh*

Later skaters,
Krystyne

P.S. HAHA...Gregg...rectus. that IS funny.

Sorry about your neck pain Krystyne. I get that sometimes after a strenuous workout, I thinnk it's from squirming around gutting out the last rep or two. I have to remember to use strict form especially on any overhead presses and bech presses.
Anyways did hard abs this morning. No walking today...still nursing the knee.

Hi Cal! Glad you decided to join the group......looking forward to reading your posts! Ski curls eh? ...better than those 12 once curls!

Carrie, I love the names of your exercises. Skull crushers?

Abs and weights today!
(200 crunches, 100 reverse crunches, lat raises front and sides, shoulder presses, reverse flys or whatever it's called when you bend over and work the upper back and shoulders...kinda like a bent over row but bringing the dumbells up on the sides...gotta be a name for that one, bicep curls, bench presses, pushups and bent over rows)

what did ya end up cooking on the grill Lori?