Training Log Archive: richard_b

Biked into town and back to help a friend do some work preparing his shop for opening next month. Shameless plug here: Lo Base - Big Shoes for Big Adventures. It's going to stock men's activity shoes in sizes 10-22. So if you're a bloke with big feet, this is a shop for you.

to gym and back

Leg still not right but went up to gym to try out biking and running. I don't think it makes it any worse, but just doesn't feel great. Pain less sharp but broader now. Got another day to decide whether I should do the duathlon on Sunday or not. Would be really disappointed not to do it, been looking forward to it for ages, and after recent weeks thought it would be within my capability.

Spoke to podiatrist on phone today to determine next steps. There's still something not right. I don't feel as if I'm using correct muscles in calf. Even just sitting still, I can tense muscles in right (good) leg and the bulk of muscle is tight. With left leg, it's difficult to tense at all and there is hardly any muscle bulk. Somehow need to retrain leg. Booked into physio for Monday anyway to see if they have any ideas.

Bike to gym and back

Warmup: 3.5kg each side
Squats: 8.5kg each side (not doing 10 due to leg)
Chest: 6kg each side (up from 5)
Back: 8.5kg each side (up from 7.5)
Triceps: 2.5kg plates, and 5 plate at end
Biceps: 4.5kg each side (up from 3.5)
Lunges 2.5kg - this always hurts. Didn't actually feel it putting any extra strain on leg.
Shoulders: 4.5kg each side (up from 3.5kg). Really tough at end.

Went on PowerPlate for ages and plodded on treadmill. Was able to do easy jog. Don't actually feel that running is bad for leg, I think cycling is maybe worse.

No improvement on calf since Monday night. Hoping it gets better so I can do duathlon on Sunday.

This is the first big problem in quite a while (>2 months?). Was quite getting used to regular exercise, albeit with tightness in leg. Being able to do diddly is rubbish.

Need to really, properly, learn that sometimes an extra rest day (and thinking myself lazy) is so much better than doing something whilst tired and getting injured.

Tear/strain/something gone wrong in left calf, other than the usual tightness on the outside.

Glentress duathlon is on Sunday. Aaaaargh.

RPM class at gym. Only got into this class as it was starting so didn't really have chance to warmup much. Then concluded my legs were pretty sore/empty after weekend.

Left calf a bit sore in middle of session but pushed on anyway. Later on it turned into a definite pain, still present next day. So think I've overcooked it.
:-(
Not sure why I didn't have rest day after weekend rather than going to RPM. Hindsight eh? (or lack of common sense).

At Stirling Uni so decided to run up Dumyat. Lots of rain recently so all pretty wet and slidy. Faffed around at top for a bit to try and find different path down but ended up deciding for time reasons just to come back the way I went up.

Legs feeling pretty good. Reached top in 34mins.