Showing posts with label wonky hip. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wonky hip. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Slowly but Surely

I wish my hip would pop back into place and be fixed already. It's better today but not 100%. Oddly, the more strenuous the activity, the less it hurts. When I'm pussyfooting gingerly, stepping around the dog, well, that's when it twinges. The temps have dropped into the low 50s so I'd say Autumn is here, even though technically it's not until tomorrow. I'm not quite sure why the date of the Equinox keeps changing either, except it's got something to do with the inexact nature of our time-keeping.

My hip's none too happy with 10 minutes on the Precor elliptical doing warm ups. But it doesn't hurt when I stretch out in front of the Nexersys kickboxing machine afterwards. I immediately log in, go to settings and click on the boxes that disable the warning panels for Tilt and Buzzer. I also see that I have the option of training 10% harder, or 10% easier. Nice! I've already clicked on the Opt Out of Training in the Opposite Stance. You would think that these, by default, would be clicked OFF. It seems counter-intuitive to make Users go into settings just to turn these features off, especially training SouthPaw.

Going rounds without interruption is a whole lot tougher. I like it better. Three rounds of Beginner doesn't do much but warm me up a little. Intermediate is better although my hair clip pops loose during one round and instead of hitting Pause, I lose three blows while I secure the errant barrette. I even do a round at Advance, and enjoy it although I'm at odds with how the machine is scoring my blows. It shows me a big fat Zero for the Jab/Cross/Lead Kick/Lead Kick combination even though total strikes equal number of strikes requested. That doesn't mean the strikes rendered are the exact strikes requested, just that the numbers match up. But I know I hit this combination several times. Hmmm.

I think I'll attempt to do 3 rounds Beginner, 8 rounds Intermediate and 3 rounds Advanced next time. I haven't seen all the different combinations in the Advance Level so I'm a bit worried that there will be strikes I can't do. Like a spinning back kick. Kidding.

Two of the gym staff are on the mountain bike simulators right next to me. I don't think anyone's keeping count because no one's booted me off for going over 7 rounds. Of course, there's rarely a line here anyway. Shaggy is a few yards away, on the cable machine that faces the CF equipment. Meanwhile, two squat burly men disassemble and replace a few of the Matrix Breaker Benches in the free weight area. I never go there anymore since I started doing body weight exercises. I don't miss it either, but I'm not bored with my routine yet. Once my hip reverts to normal, I might add GHRs once a week, or do a different variation for the last set of push ups.

My bulk order of white sports tape is en route. What I should order in bulk is moleskin because I use patches on my bunion and all my knuckles before whacking the machine. I also ordered a big jug of Vanilla Ice Cream 100% Whey Protein (Optimum Nutrition). It's truly a really good tasting vanilla that I can mix in almost anything. I should start eating breakfast again now that it's getting cooler. This morning I had a cup of plain Greek yogurt with a spoonful of maple syrup. And instant espresso. That doesn't explain why I seem to be dropping weight though. Today I'm 110.0 lbs after sucking down most of my water bottle, and not sweating all that much. My abs are flatter and my pants aren't tight anymore. Yaaaay!

Tuesday Workout

10 min Precor warm up = 0.85 miles

Nexersys Follow Me Program
3 rounds Beginner
10 rounds Intermediate
1 round Advance

Photos posted for actual stats:

3 rounds Beginner

10 rounds Intermediate


1 round Advance

Monday, September 21, 2015

Give and Take

My left hip, which normally never causes me any concern, has been sporadically painful for the past two days. I can't quite figure out what the problem is, either because it's not any one particular movement. Most likely, I've managed to trap a nerve or tendon awkwardly in the front hip joint where the hip flexor attaches to the front quad. It only bothers me when I angle sharply around a corner, or make a slight twist in my gait. But then it really hurts!

Sleeping helped a little, but since I was mostly inactive yesterday and it's still an issue today, well, I was going to the gym anyway. Sometimes exercise is the cure. I suspect my flexibility at the Cage might've exacerbated an unknown joint condition so today I do rudimentary stretches. At first the hip complained about the cross-trainer, but I settled into a pace that was comfortable. Today my mileage is well under 7, but over 5. I'm happy enough with that. I'm lighter than I expect, as well, especially in light of eating pizza, cold cuts and drinking peach moscato wine over the weekend. The gym scale reads 110.6 lbs. I was expecting over 112. Hmmm. Wine has less calories than beer although I usually drink apple ale or hard cider. And I'm sure moscato has a ton of sugar in it.

Abs are apparently being worked hard!
My body seems able to adapt to this in stride and surprises me when I'm able to knock out 80 reps for my last set of regular push ups! Didn't see that coming. Seriously. I"m moving really fast thought, so I"m sure Drill Sergeants would call me out on my form and make me do them over. Just saying. I'm also able to add 3 reps to each set of hammer grip pull ups. That's like adding a whole 'nother set of pull ups! What bothers me still during pull ups aren't my elbows or hands, but my abs! There's an unpleasant sharp pain from just under my rib cage, just right of center that lingers long afterwards. As a matter of fact, it's the only sore part of me as I'm typing this. I even curled my knees into my chest during the last set of pull ups to see if that would make it easier, but it didn't. Oh well.

I"m sure planks aren't helping any. I do my 3 sets of 2 minute plus planks, ending with side planks. I do them with both my arms fully extended because elbow planks really bother my shoulders. I'm having trouble with placing my feet. It's harder to balance when your feet are stacked atop each other, so I just place one foot in front of the other on the ground. In scanning the web for images of planks, I see variations that call for the top leg extended. I think I might try that for 15 to 30 seconds on each side of a 2-minute plank. Not only does it look goofy, it could be fun.
This could be fun to try!

I've heard back from the Nexersys people on FB about how to deactivate the Punching Too Hard warning. It's another option listed under Settings in the User Profile. Excellent! I'm hoping the hip will be better tomorrow. Because I'm still going to whack that machine, and give the Advanced Level a go. It'll probably whoop my butt, but that's just another challenge. Wednesday I'll have my son in tow so it'll be an abbreviated workout. And I haven't decided whether I'll attempt working out after having SLT performed on my left eye. I'm just gonna wing it.

Monday Workout
(5.77 miles total cardio)

Steady State
Calorie :   125 CAL
Distance: 3.29 mile
Speed :    6.55 mph
Duration : 00:30:10

Set 1 : 50x25
Set 2 : 50x25
168
Set 1 : 112x15 +3 Yaaay!
60
Set 1 : 60 Lap/Rep
N/A
Set 1 : 00:02:01
30
Set 1 : 30 Lap/Rep
N/A
Set 1 : 00:02:00
30
Set 1 : 30 Lap/Rep
Side Plank
Set 1 : 00:02:15
80
Set 1 : 80 Lap/Rep
168
Set 1 : 112x15+3 Yaaay!
PerfPrgm#1
Calorie :   277 CAL
Distance: 2.48 mile
Duration : 00:30:03
168
Set 1 : 112x15+3 Yaaay!
Set 2 : 112x15+3 Yaaay!

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