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thisnewdayI've been feeling it since my first day back on the track. It starts in the left ankle joint and, with each lap, works its way slowly up to the knee. By the time I'm done, I can hardly walk because of the pain.
I've been at this long enough that I know that, when confronted by something like this, you don't just stop. You may alter your routine a bit but part of the reason for doing so is to figure out what's causing the problem to begin with.
(Don't get me wrong. I've re-habbed enough serious injuries to know that, depending on the circumstances, the "no pain, no gain" theory is the slenderest cut above macho bullshit. As well as a damn fine way to further aggravate the injury. Which doesn't mean that I'm a complete woosie, either. My p/t guy, when I was re-habbing my broken hand, was a former physical trainer for the IDF. He always knew EXACTLY where that threshhold was.)
The most obvious possibility is that I went at it way too hard when I re-started my p/t program. During the layoff, things continued to heal. In some ways, I actually felt better than I did when I quit due to other health problems. And by the time I had myself psyched for its resumption, I was all about ignoring how de-conditioned I'd once more become.
In fact, even though I'd cut back a third on my exercise reps, there were several occasions when one of my upper abdominals knotted-up so badly that it looked like I had a broken rib protruding under the skin. Believe me, that shit'll get your attention. So, after what can best be described as some frantic and violent massage, I solved the problem by resting a little longer between sets.
Another possibility, with regard to the ankle, is the several blocks of walking to and from the track on hard asphalt and concrete surfaces. Now, as before, I've tended to incorporate the walk to and from the track into my program. More recently, though, I've slowed my walk on the hard surfaces and I think that's helped.
I'm also hoping that, as my overall conditioning improves, so will the ankle. And going with the theory that conditioning may be part of the answer, I've added a set of "toe raises" to the conditioning exercises that Julie, my p/t gal, gave me.
(I'm also gonna build a two or three inch step to put my toes on so that the "rise" takes me through a longer range of motion. You could do the same thing on any set of stairs in the house, but why do that when you can make a damn project of it.)
Anyway, that's my plan. And, by the way, even the coldest and most painful days outside on the track have been... magnificent...
I've been at this long enough that I know that, when confronted by something like this, you don't just stop. You may alter your routine a bit but part of the reason for doing so is to figure out what's causing the problem to begin with.
(Don't get me wrong. I've re-habbed enough serious injuries to know that, depending on the circumstances, the "no pain, no gain" theory is the slenderest cut above macho bullshit. As well as a damn fine way to further aggravate the injury. Which doesn't mean that I'm a complete woosie, either. My p/t guy, when I was re-habbing my broken hand, was a former physical trainer for the IDF. He always knew EXACTLY where that threshhold was.)
The most obvious possibility is that I went at it way too hard when I re-started my p/t program. During the layoff, things continued to heal. In some ways, I actually felt better than I did when I quit due to other health problems. And by the time I had myself psyched for its resumption, I was all about ignoring how de-conditioned I'd once more become.
In fact, even though I'd cut back a third on my exercise reps, there were several occasions when one of my upper abdominals knotted-up so badly that it looked like I had a broken rib protruding under the skin. Believe me, that shit'll get your attention. So, after what can best be described as some frantic and violent massage, I solved the problem by resting a little longer between sets.
Another possibility, with regard to the ankle, is the several blocks of walking to and from the track on hard asphalt and concrete surfaces. Now, as before, I've tended to incorporate the walk to and from the track into my program. More recently, though, I've slowed my walk on the hard surfaces and I think that's helped.
I'm also hoping that, as my overall conditioning improves, so will the ankle. And going with the theory that conditioning may be part of the answer, I've added a set of "toe raises" to the conditioning exercises that Julie, my p/t gal, gave me.
(I'm also gonna build a two or three inch step to put my toes on so that the "rise" takes me through a longer range of motion. You could do the same thing on any set of stairs in the house, but why do that when you can make a damn project of it.)
Anyway, that's my plan. And, by the way, even the coldest and most painful days outside on the track have been... magnificent...
