Oy vey! AND Self care!
07-19-07 | 11:49 AM
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Oy vey! AND Self care!
I got a massage yesterday and forgot how hard it is to ride the next day!
My brain was transmitting the signals, but my legs weren't receiving!
So, what do you do for self care?
My brain was transmitting the signals, but my legs weren't receiving!
So, what do you do for self care?
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07-19-07 | 12:31 PM
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warm shower? and go slower next day.
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Food for thought: if you aren't dead by 2050, you and your entire family will be within a few years from starvation. Now that is a cruel gift to leave for your offspring. ;)
https://sanfrancisco.ibtimes.com/arti...ger-photos.htm
07-19-07 | 12:36 PM
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A nice soak in the hot tub.
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07-19-07 | 12:47 PM
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A nice soak in the sauna or a visit to the steam room. The hot tub at our house is not too bad but the sauna is warmer at the rec center. Nothing feels quite the same as rubbery legs.
07-19-07 | 01:07 PM
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Beer!
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07-19-07 | 01:45 PM
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07-19-07 | 03:15 PM
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What you said! Combined with proper eating and stretching and a little Chinese herbal magic for sore spots. Massage sure is nice, but I really can't afford it on anything like a regular basis (and I do know what OP means about how you feel the next day!).
07-19-07 | 09:51 PM
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If you get a decent one, your legs need a bit to recover and get back to where they were. It's quite an odd feeling...feels almost as if you took a week off.
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07-20-07 | 05:10 AM
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Originally Posted by SingingSabre
I got a massage yesterday and forgot how hard it is to ride the next day!
Once -- that's right -- once I rode to get the massage and rode home. That was quite an experience. Now I know that it's a good idea to drive to get the massage (in the AM). My legs are *almost* back to normal the next morning.
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07-20-07 | 05:13 AM
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07-20-07 | 06:45 AM
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After a long day of riding - nice long soak in the tub and a couple of beers then rest.
Next day, do a longer stretching session and then ride.
My longest tour was 8 days - and we did anywhere from hilly (no let's say mountainous) 50 miles to 85 miles every day and every once in a while we'd get off the bikes and stretch out our backs, etc (my boss was with me on that tour and she's a fitness instructor) and then the bath and beer worked - able to get up and do it again the next day.
Next day, do a longer stretching session and then ride.
My longest tour was 8 days - and we did anywhere from hilly (no let's say mountainous) 50 miles to 85 miles every day and every once in a while we'd get off the bikes and stretch out our backs, etc (my boss was with me on that tour and she's a fitness instructor) and then the bath and beer worked - able to get up and do it again the next day.
07-20-07 | 10:39 AM
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I am trying to incorporate stretching, lots of it. Well, lots of it was prescribed through PT brought on when I tried to start running again after 15 yrs off, and I cleverly tried starting right where I left off. ~6 wks later, I am back to functional on the bike but still a few wks away from trying to run again. At least I will be able to try again, other people get signals that they should just pack that in for good. Somewhere between now and mid-August I will probably try stretching my biking beyond just the minimum point-to-point commute distance, which I have been sticking to (<1/2 of weekly mileage through spring) since this whole running fiasco blew up on me.
Anyway, trying hard to expand my stretching repertoire.
Anyway, trying hard to expand my stretching repertoire.
