One nice thing about getting back into shape and one that I noticed this morning was that my clothes are starting to fit better! This is pretty cool especially since I only lost 2.5 pounds this past week...I know, I know that is normal but still.
So week three of workouts. Normal place/time and warm up. Another noticeable difference was during my warm up laps I was not nearly as winded as when I began training. No duh, right? But it is cool to see progress.
Funny that near the end of my warm up Anthony asked me to jog up the track about 40 yards, turn around and come back. Then, again, up the track and back. This was at a very light jog and I must have been giving him an inquisitive look as he said to me; "I am just trying to get the visual of your rupturing your achillies out of my mind from 6 years ago". LOL this made sense so I kept doing it.
Today was about sprints, burpies, and one-leg squats. Interesting too that sprints are what I was doing when I ruptured my achillies. These went well and were only about 60% speed but I did it! Burpies are tough no matter what shape you are in and the focus on squats and hips HURT. But it is all good. I noticed today as I was working my hips that my right hip is very weak in comparison to my left...very odd.
Did I mention that the weather sucked too? Cold, wind, and HAIL! This is California, we don't do hail; Whiskey Tango Foxtrot.
Until next time, night!
T
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First off, considering your achilles history, I would recommend Vibram Fivefinger shoes to help strengthen your lower extremities. See http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-1170253/The-painful-truth-trainers-Are-expensive-running-shoes-waste-money.html
ReplyDeleteSecond, if you're not already doing it, run with a toe or mid foot strike, NOT a heal strike like many people do!
I wonder if strengthening your right hip will help your golf game. Hmmmm . . . ?
ReplyDeletePro Matt has often said I have lazy hips so I think so. That is my kiss of death. Slow hips, hands flip = pull hook = explitives
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