Off Season Conditioning

[Cannonball]

I Want to hear more about how someone can rupture a bicep???

I was lifting things up and putting them down.

Actually I was shoveling oyster seed over the side of the boat. Pretty similar to shoveling gravel....but with a little twist to fan the seed out. As a shovel full was going over the side I felt and heard a POP in my elbow as the tendon(s) tore off the bone. Pretty severe instantaneous pain, but not really much pain after that. Fortunately it wasn't a full rupture which would mean automatic surgery. But even a partial has the same 3 month recovery period. Basically the doc said "think of yourself as being in post-surgical recovery mode...without having the surgery."

Do this......

Get this....

 

[deadheadskier]

damn

totally unlucky situation. I snapped a tendon in my wrist carrying a water pitcher about 15 years ago. just a freak thing

hope it heals up quickly for you

 

[Puck it]

I was lifting things up and putting them down.

Actually I was shoveling oyster seed over the side of the boat. Pretty similar to shoveling gravel....but with a little twist to fan the seed out. As a shovel full was going over the side I felt and heard a POP in my elbow as the tendon(s) tore off the bone. Pretty severe instantaneous pain, but not really much pain after that. Fortunately it wasn't a full rupture which would mean automatic surgery. But even a partial has the same 3 month recovery period. Basically the doc said "think of yourself as being in post-surgical recovery mode...without having the surgery."

Do this......

Get this....

Felt like a rubberband snapped inside your arm. My bicep did the old roller shade. My repaired tendon felt like new after a month. I thought I was going to be out the sling and cast in a couple months but ortho made me keep it on for another couple weeks. He said it was feeling to good and was afraid of ripping the screw out.

BTW Madroch, I did mine on Flying Goose in the mogul field. Pole got a little behind me and just pulled it out of the snow. Kept skiing though at least for two hours.

 

[BenedictGomez]

<------- Just learned what Oyster Seed is. You learn something new every day.

 

[Cannonball]

<------- Just learned what Oyster Seed is. You learn something new every day.

That's funny and true. Technically it's just small oysters and not really a "seed"...but that's what we call it.

 

[Edd]

Cannonball, did the doc say that you must have moved wrong in some way or does he think the tendon just gave?

 

[Cannonball]

Cannonball, did the doc say that you must have moved wrong in some way or does he think the tendon just gave?

I've had chronic tendinitis in both elbows (another occupational hazard). That predisposes this injury. Then likely a bad twist under tension and POP!

 

[Madroch]

Cannonball--- OUCH, diagram makes me cringe. Learn of new occupational hazards every day-- hope you heal well and quickly and that it doesn't affect winter non-work activities. Well, I'm safe from oyster seeding injuries but not mogul fiasco's like puckits. Jammed my left thumb two years ago in a mogul field on a pole plant gone bad and it still bothers me driving and occassionally skiing to this day...but totally tolerable-- just spasms and locks up.

 

[Madroch]

Wa-loaf- how goes the P90x? Should be rocking by now....
Still on insanity here-- week 6 almost complete-- 3 to go....new levi's straight cut in 30w-- even with today's vanity sizing that number feels good...

 

[wa-loaf]

Wa-loaf- how goes the P90x? Should be rocking by now....
Still on insanity here-- week 6 almost complete-- 3 to go....new levi's straight cut in 30w-- even with today's vanity sizing that number feels good...

Still at it on week 5. Feeling stronger, but not loosing as much weight as I had hoped. I lost more weight last week during the rest week. I have been skipping some of the yoga and kenpo nights. I'm running a 5k in a month and need to get running in on those days. I also downloaded a calorie tracker (from Livestrong) to get a better idea of what I'm taking in. Going to quit beer for a few months too.

 

[BenedictGomez]

I also downloaded a calorie tracker (from Livestrong) to get a better idea of what I'm taking in.

This. Is. The. Key.

While diet and exercise are both important, if you could only do one on a pure weight loss regimen, diet is far more important.

I had always heard calorie loss with diet AND regular exercise is in about a 70:30 ratio in terms of responsibility for weight loss, so I thought I'd be an uber-dork and actually track mine in Excel to see how it fared (mostly because I was curious and skeptical and thought exercise would be way more important on a percentage basis), and I would up being pretty close to the 70:30 mark, at 68.5/31.5.



EDIT: I use the Myfitnesspal app. Back in the day, I recorded calories eaten on paper, which was a real PITA, but now, since the smartphone is always on me it's simple, and even records carbs, protein, dietary fiver, Na+ etc... It's fantastic.

 

[bvibert]

TEDIT: I use the Myfitnesspal app. Back in the day, I recorded calories eaten on paper, which was a real PITA, but now, since the smartphone is always on me it's simple, and even records carbs, protein, dietary fiver, Na+ etc... It's fantastic.

Just downloaded the app, looks pretty slick so far...

 

[Madroch]

I use myfitnesspal as well-- have tried livestrong and couple of others on line as well in past, but like the app with MFP. Few issues with it, but serves its purpose.

 

[MommaBear]

But being older and fatter it really started to hurt the joints. Backed off and started a C25K program (started around week 5, since it does start way slow) and it really helped my joints catch up to what my mind and muscles wanted to do.

Thanks for this. Had no idea what C25K was, so I Googled it. And started it next day. And the "way slow" start is just what i needed to get moving again. I have a bad habit of diving in, over doing it, then crashing and burning. This slow and steady, laid out schedule is perfect.

 

[wa-loaf]

Thanks for this. Had no idea what C25K was, so I Googled it. And started it next day. And the "way slow" start is just what i needed to get moving again. I have a bad habit of diving in, over doing it, then crashing and burning. This slow and steady, laid out schedule is perfect.

Cool, glad that worked out for you!

 

[Madroch]

Still at it on week 5. Feeling stronger, but not loosing as much weight as I had hoped. I lost more weight last week during the rest week. I have been skipping some of the yoga and kenpo nights. I'm running a 5k in a month and need to get running in on those days. I also downloaded a calorie tracker (from Livestrong) to get a better idea of what I'm taking in. Going to quit beer for a few months too.

Yeah- I often swapped cardio for yoga, and usually tacked something onto kenpo days. Most of my weight came off in the very beginning and very end- middle was a slow go.

 

[BenedictGomez]

Just downloaded the app, looks pretty slick so far...

I cant stress enough how important tracking calories is to losing weight. Without counting, it's so easy to eat beyond your goal and not even realize you're doing it. Hopefully you'll like the app!

 

[bvibert]

I cant stress enough how important tracking calories is to losing weight. Without counting, it's so easy to eat beyond your goal and not even realize you're doing it. Hopefully you'll like the app!

I lost about 70 pounds a few years ago. Tracking calories was a big part of it.

Unfortunately I've 'found' a lot of the weight that I lost back then. I've tried getting back with the program of tracking what I eat a couple of times since then, but it's such a PITA. This app should make it a lot easier than the website I was using, so I'll hopefully stick with it.

 

[jrmagic]

I lost about 70 pounds a few years ago. Tracking calories was a big part of it.

Unfortunately I've 'found' a lot of the weight that I lost back then. I've tried getting back with the program of tracking what I eat a couple of times since then, but it's such a PITA. This app should make it a lot easier than the website I was using, so I'll hopefully stick with it.

Good luck! I'm tired of throwing my fat azz around the hill. I' down 20 so far since Labor Day and would liek to drop another 15 before the end of the year. I haven't been that exact about the calorie intake but I do keep tabs on it to make sure I don't go overboard. I have severely reduced my beer intake which of course helps as well as 6-8 hours a week in the gym cardio/strength training and another 3-5 outside the gym on mainly cardio and abs. I never thought MGD 64 would be drinkable but I was wrong:beer:

 

[steamboat1]

Fortunately I've never had a problem with weight, 6' 0" & 180lbs (ideal weight would be 170lbs for my body frame). Not that I don't eat good I guess I just have a high metabolism. I used to go to the gym regularly but stopped a few years ago because I always injured myself somehow. What I do now is walk a few miles several days a week & ride my bike regularly. It also helps that I do physical labor now, I pushed paper for years. Beer consumption doesn't seem to affect me & believe me I consume. I'm ready to go now.

However even when I worked out regularly in the gym it always took quite a few days on the slopes to get in what I'd call good ski shape. Not that I couldn't ski good right away but it took awhile to feel strong on the boards.