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Monday, February 26, 2007
Sunday, February 25, 2007
post cny special at Botanic Gardens
it was great to see Eric the Viking, Mrs Subaru Leong, wan wan and in pain Fata for the first post cny special at Botanic Gardens on the bright but not too hot Saturday morning.
it was an easy walk with some short hills sprints session.
Great time for the gang to catch up and make a dent in the calorie inflation over cny. even though it might only be a dent i am sure it is only the start of the multi dimension attack of the love handles and journey towards good health.
it was a good 1hr 10min of walk with spurts of sprints and finished off with some drills.
Nothing too strenuous.
i think some were motivated by the shocking sight of their reflection in the mirror after the expected raise of the bak kwa, pineapple tarts index rather than the prospect of walking in the only other rain forest in
Hope to see all of you soon again for more calorie burning and bonding workouts.
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
my journey of healing
it really be frustrating to wait it out.
to rest and do all that you can to recover from an injury that do not essentially stop you from doing what you want but just not at 100% condition.
part of my regime in my road of recovery for the next 2 weeks;
beside asbtaining from running and biking is to take anti - inflammantory even when i experience no pain just to make sure that the deep muscle are completely healed.
see my therapist twice a week for deep tissue massage.
i hate the pain from the massage.
what is the point of suffering all these pain during massage, aren't massage suppose to make you feel good?
not this type of massage...
deep issue massage aimed to break down the scars in the muscle. these scares are not the superficial ones that you sustain after you trip but rather it your tissue that harden after injury or during healing like a hamstring strain. it is inelastic and will decrease the flexibility of your muscle.
the breaking down of the scars will cause new scars to form. this is when you must make sure you stretch and increase the elasticity of the muscle so that the new scares will become 'better' scars. inflammation may occurred during the process.
the repeat action hopefully will help your muscle to regain its former ability.
all the best to me for the next 4 sessions...
to rest and do all that you can to recover from an injury that do not essentially stop you from doing what you want but just not at 100% condition.
part of my regime in my road of recovery for the next 2 weeks;
beside asbtaining from running and biking is to take anti - inflammantory even when i experience no pain just to make sure that the deep muscle are completely healed.
see my therapist twice a week for deep tissue massage.
i hate the pain from the massage.
what is the point of suffering all these pain during massage, aren't massage suppose to make you feel good?
not this type of massage...
deep issue massage aimed to break down the scars in the muscle. these scares are not the superficial ones that you sustain after you trip but rather it your tissue that harden after injury or during healing like a hamstring strain. it is inelastic and will decrease the flexibility of your muscle.
the breaking down of the scars will cause new scars to form. this is when you must make sure you stretch and increase the elasticity of the muscle so that the new scares will become 'better' scars. inflammation may occurred during the process.
the repeat action hopefully will help your muscle to regain its former ability.
all the best to me for the next 4 sessions...
Saturday, February 03, 2007
my journey to recovery...
i am injured.
this is not news but for the first time i am going to work at it systematically.
with the amount of abuse my body has been subjected in the last 20+ years with all my races and lack of rest, it is now screaming for attention.
my hamstring strain that i sustained when i was 15 is still haunting me this very day. due to the reduce muscle flexibility there, my right has been compensating. it has overworked and now it is protesting. my gluteus medius (the top bits of my butt that joined the lower back) is tight and and my lliopsoas muscle in front of my hips and at the groin area is under a lot of strain to level my hips. unsure whether this or it is the symptoms of the tightness in my trapezius muscle (upper back).
long story short, i need to undo all these tightness especially for my back and strengthen my stability muscle.
that i will need time, help from physio therapist, sports doctor, money and discipline to do it.
will update on my progress.
for now, no running and biking for the next 2 weeks.
stretch and use heat pack daily.
see my therapist twice for trigger point release of the painful knots.
and swim.
i hope to be be ready for strengthening by mid Feb!
this is not news but for the first time i am going to work at it systematically.
with the amount of abuse my body has been subjected in the last 20+ years with all my races and lack of rest, it is now screaming for attention.
my hamstring strain that i sustained when i was 15 is still haunting me this very day. due to the reduce muscle flexibility there, my right has been compensating. it has overworked and now it is protesting. my gluteus medius (the top bits of my butt that joined the lower back) is tight and and my lliopsoas muscle in front of my hips and at the groin area is under a lot of strain to level my hips. unsure whether this or it is the symptoms of the tightness in my trapezius muscle (upper back).
long story short, i need to undo all these tightness especially for my back and strengthen my stability muscle.
that i will need time, help from physio therapist, sports doctor, money and discipline to do it.
will update on my progress.
for now, no running and biking for the next 2 weeks.
stretch and use heat pack daily.
see my therapist twice for trigger point release of the painful knots.
and swim.
i hope to be be ready for strengthening by mid Feb!
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