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| # Posted 2008-05-26 23:20:52 | |
| Yukon King: | so how is it?
sounds like you are mixing it up pretty good exercise-wise, that is excellent! (what exactly is a trainer? is it like a stationary bike?) |
| # Posted 2008-05-27 00:54:25 | |
| fthfl stwrd rudy: | hi yk, i see you had a nice wireless trip! trainer is a stand with a roller in back that the rear wheel rolls on, and a strut in front that the front fork clamps onto.
I'm a little bummed because the shoulder seemed so much more mobile, but now its feels stiff mishapen and sore again. perhpas i overdid something but its hard to tell what. sleeping is a dangerous time, because i find myself starting reflexive yoga stretches that are 'verboten'! |
| # Posted 2008-05-27 06:07:34 | |
| afflitto: | Take it easy Rudy..........we need you to heel and get better....ok? |
| # Posted 2008-05-27 06:29:01 | |
| fthfl stwrd rudy: | thx, I'll be back to pace you for the ironman. which one is it anyway? |
| # Posted 2008-05-27 06:50:20 | |
| Yukon King: | a trainer is like a frame for your bike to support it while you pedal away without going anywhere?
that bone is gonna take a while... what methods have you thought up so far to help you pace yourself mentally thru all the required time while your body is physically busy mending itself? |
| # Posted 2008-05-27 17:42:17 | |
| fthfl stwrd rudy: | here's the general idea...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_trainer
but w/ the one i have the front wheel comes off and clamps into a prong off a sled type runner that links w/ the rear component, apparently that kind is obsolete cuz i can't find a picture of it. this kind is good for me though, because its very stable so i can use my legs to get off without using my right arm. Mentally, i am trying to come to acceptance. Many people live perfectly fine lives without riding and running as much as i do. I have been focused on some of the opportunities such a life presents, such as work and family - but realizing i can retain the focus without really reducing training time. But acceptance has a larger meaning of realizing i am not in control, that my body and my being through it are very finite, and the world will get on just fine w/o me. So I try to be more 'present'. Though when I was given a present for volunteering at the nursing home, and i joked that this was for being 'present', the priest replied, 'its ticking'. like keeping track of 'time' with a watch, right YK? I am an impatient sort, so suggestions are very welcome. |
| # Posted 2008-05-28 08:15:34 | |
| MDeVoll: | I wish I had any suggestions other than hang in there. (Is there anything you can do in a pool? Seems it would provide some natural buffering against sudden jolts. Just reaching here.) Take care and get better soon. |
| # Posted 2008-05-28 08:58:30 | |
| Yukon King: | hmmm, yeah...
how many weeks remaining is it projected to be? what percent of that total is one day? I like checking off small do-able increments. And the shifting of focus onto cool stuff that IS available (family etc) is a very effective strategy. I also like the way that you are analyzing your body in its new state & are developing ways to keep working towards your fitness goals in some form or other. Transforming the tiresome healing time into an opportunity to work on your presence-in-now is good too, very much in the line of focussing on stuff that is available as above... there are some rather nice Christian metaphors out there too which are useful to me in "understanding" (ie not understanding, just letting it go, just accepting it) what is going on. I'm sure you are all over that end of things :) a selective, ever-shifting balance of patience and effort, submission and defiance... |
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