pulling muscles.



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Posted by Saint 20 yrs ago
I have been in HK for 3 months. In the last 6 weeks I have slightly pulled my calves 5 times in 4 different places. Each time I visit the physio for at least one treatment. I don't stretch as much as I should but I do warm up slowly before playing sport. What else can I take or do? The last 2 years I have been doing long distance running with no sprint training, now the sport I'm playing involves sprinting. I'm 39. Any advice would be good!

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COMMENTS
Saint 20 yrs ago
Macy: I think you hit the nail on the head, aging joints. I am 40 and still convinced that my body can perform like a 22 yr old if I push it hard enough.

Foth: Don't forget your last option if your opponent is better than you, CHEAT.

Dude & Curious: I'll start on those calf raisers.

Thanks to everyone.

Curious: What was diagnosis on the pain beside the knee?

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Saint 20 yrs ago
I'm at the stage where when I start running it takes my right knee 1.5 k before it loosens up and I can't feel anything bad. I'm not bothering about seeing a knee specialist again because they will only tell me the same thing they said after the last operation ( don't run!). That was 7yrs ago. I find the more regular running I do the better my knee is, mind you this has not been the case over the past 12 months. Might of had something to do with Aus Ironman 4k/180k/40k race I did last April. I'm working on the theory that when I'm 50 I will be able to book in for a brand new right knee with all the accessories (Titainium breaks and gears). Sounds good!

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Saint 20 yrs ago
How DID I cope! Only did it once but I think I'm still recovering It's fitting it around the family (2 kids) that's difficult. Back in Aus every day I would run(hilly 12k to work 8k home) or ride to work (ride the long way 50k). Sunday would start at 3.30am in summer, 130k ride, 20k hill run, back home by 11.00 for the family a day out. My kids would come to 2 of my swim sessions. If you really want to do it you can, unless you have a family business or a job that requires long hours.

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Saint 20 yrs ago
3 years ago on new years eve myself and three friends watched the Hawiian Ironman (slightly intoxicated) and decided that we would enter the Aust Ironman. My first race 2 weeks later consisted of a 200m swim, 7k ride and a 2k run. I threw up on the bike leg. 2 years later I qualified and then completed the Ironman in 10h 47min. As I said before, I have been mostly recovering lately. In answer to your question re: doing any other tri's here, I'm actually investigating the possibility of putting a team together to represent Honk Kong in the Aus Rugby League Sevens which should be on in Jan/Feb 2006. This is my next goal and if I do attempt it, I think the whole training schedule will be a lot different. Wieghts, wieghts and more wieghts crossed with speed drills.

It definately sounds like I'm having a mid life crisis, but hey, do it while can.


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latinhk 20 yrs ago
Gee! I must be right on schedule then. Turned "four 0" two months ago and while still 39 I pulled two freaking muscles. I atribute this (besides age factors) to having injured a knee back in March, thus developing a somewhat slopsided type of walking or running "protecting" the still recovering knee. I am ready, after two months or rest (almost) to beging my 10k daily routine. This time... like an old man, meaning very, very slow and lots of warm-up (warm-up is an understatemente... should "heat-up" the body completely) and stretching. One more thing... I was running without any warm clothing in sub-zero temps. That could also be a factor. T'sit!

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Saint 20 yrs ago
You guys are mad! The coldest it ever got in my area of Aus was about 5 degrees, and I thought that was bloody cold. Any colder than that and you wouldn't get out of bed.

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Saint 20 yrs ago
I would start with gloves, long sleeve t/shirt over short sleeve t/shirt. 5k later I would roll up my long and gloves and tuck them into my shorts. Only did this a couple of times. I would save my long distances for the weekend in the middle of the day. Like I said, 5 degrees is to cold for me. The funny thing is though, I can run in very hot temperatures. Last summer in Aus we had a heat wave and I was doing my 20k runs in the middle of the day once a week. I was working on the theory that if the Ironman has extreme tempretures I would be right. The next race I competed in down south where it's always a bit cooler, they said how hot the conditions were, I thought they were pretty easy going.

When we first arrived here the tempreture was very similar to back home humid, muggy and hot. Looking forward to next summer.

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Saint 20 yrs ago
Yes, they call them Eskimoes.

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paulariley 20 yrs ago
Agree with msimbati that sprinting and running require toe or heel to toe running mechanics and using high and medium/slow twitch fibres - you may be well conditioned in running but not sprinting.


Do not agree with other about isolating the calf muscles for strengthening. I suspect that (biomechanics aside) the calfs are way overloaded and protest at all the compensatory work they have to do is by tearing. The solution then is to find out what they are compensating for. For my money I would say that:

1. you are so use to straight line running that multidimensional agility running is very weak.

2. ankles may be weak.

3. ankles and knees may be weak

4. ankles and knees may be weak because of a weak pelvis/lumbar spine - you need core conditioning not calf raises.

5. you probably have dysfunctional/poor posture


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