All the best with that Jonesy, at least you are having it checked and not just burying your head in the sand
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TheBigBaldy
Player Valuation: £1m
Nice mate, respect.
Methuselah
Player Valuation: £35m
It wipes me out for 24 hours or more. Feel like I've just run a marathon. The problem is, it always happens in the early hours of the morning. Wakes me up and I can't get back to sleep. Not a nice feeling, like having a buzz saw in your chest. The first time I had it the Doc sent me straight to A&E but after the third time of hospital visits, I realised that they didn't give me any treatment, just wired me up to machines, so I don't bother with hospitals now. Am on Beta blockers and Warfarin.
@Black Belt Jones @Bruce Wayne I appreciate the input guys.
Maybe some details to clarify my situation and what I'm looking for. I've never exercised in my life apart from playing footy. In the last 7yrs here since i moved to barcelona ive played more than ever. Ive just turned 41 and for the last couple yrs have been playing 2 to 3 times a week. A yr ago after the games I started to get a lot of tightness around the groin/quad/hip area on the left leg....its really hard to pinpoint and has been hard to tell what it is exactly. I didnt worry too much as it only bothered me after, I was fine in the warmup and during the games.
Then a few mths ago it finally affected me during a game and at the end of the game I could barely move. Very tight and sore. A doc gave me some hip exercises to do and some anti-inflammatories. Nothing showed up in an xray. And after a couple months of rest, in Sep, i tried going back and was relatively ok in the game but it was v painful once I got home. So I stopped again and as ive been busy with other things Ive let it be until now but will go and get a scan v soon and see if hopefully its just a question of physiotherapy.
The idea of the exercise bike came up as I was trying to be realistic and as I wont ever go gym or go outside to jog/cycle then im stuck relying on footy as my only exercise that interests me. However I really believe I would enjoy and find it easy to use an exercise bike at home every evening to keep myself generally fit and try and get myself below 80kg as I think 76/77 is what is about right for my height. Ive been on my honeymoon for a month eating up a storm around argentina and am now at 85kg which is higher than in quite a while.
My problem is in being clueless in what to buy if anything. I originally thought to get a budget one(see them between 80-200eu) but thought to ask around including here. Now Im thinking I can spring for something a bit more pricy if people can recommend something. I dont have my own bike so hadnt thought of your suggestion @Bruce Wayne but if it worked out ok pricewise in relation to a fixed bike than and would be comfortable and realistic to use on a daily basis I might look to that.
Now whether using a bike everyday is a good idea after the injury ive had...whatever it turns out to be....is anpther thing altogether.
Maybe some details to clarify my situation and what I'm looking for. I've never exercised in my life apart from playing footy. In the last 7yrs here since i moved to barcelona ive played more than ever. Ive just turned 41 and for the last couple yrs have been playing 2 to 3 times a week. A yr ago after the games I started to get a lot of tightness around the groin/quad/hip area on the left leg....its really hard to pinpoint and has been hard to tell what it is exactly. I didnt worry too much as it only bothered me after, I was fine in the warmup and during the games.
Then a few mths ago it finally affected me during a game and at the end of the game I could barely move. Very tight and sore. A doc gave me some hip exercises to do and some anti-inflammatories. Nothing showed up in an xray. And after a couple months of rest, in Sep, i tried going back and was relatively ok in the game but it was v painful once I got home. So I stopped again and as ive been busy with other things Ive let it be until now but will go and get a scan v soon and see if hopefully its just a question of physiotherapy.
The idea of the exercise bike came up as I was trying to be realistic and as I wont ever go gym or go outside to jog/cycle then im stuck relying on footy as my only exercise that interests me. However I really believe I would enjoy and find it easy to use an exercise bike at home every evening to keep myself generally fit and try and get myself below 80kg as I think 76/77 is what is about right for my height. Ive been on my honeymoon for a month eating up a storm around argentina and am now at 85kg which is higher than in quite a while.
My problem is in being clueless in what to buy if anything. I originally thought to get a budget one(see them between 80-200eu) but thought to ask around including here. Now Im thinking I can spring for something a bit more pricy if people can recommend something. I dont have my own bike so hadnt thought of your suggestion @Bruce Wayne but if it worked out ok pricewise in relation to a fixed bike than and would be comfortable and realistic to use on a daily basis I might look to that.
Now whether using a bike everyday is a good idea after the injury ive had...whatever it turns out to be....is anpther thing altogether.
Black Belt Jones
Player Valuation: £20m
Cycling tightens your hip flexors and hamstrings, so maybe look into the first of those with respect to your injury and being on a bike. Not really bad or anything - plenty of cyclists never stretch, but it does occur.
I have no idea about exercise bikes but if you wanted to go bike and turbo you could get a triban from decathlon for 300 quid probably - best value bike in the world probably as it is half-decent at this pricepoint. A basic turbo is then 100 quid new but there are a million available secondhand for half that - discarded onto ebay.
For low / med intensity stuff on the turbo watching tv or films works pretty well on a tablet or similar - time passes.
Thanks for all the advice. I will definitely be using whilst waiting to get back to footy. Well depending on what they say the injury is I guess. But then once I am back I plan to use this on any night I don't play footy. My end goal is trying to stay below 80kg and also having more stamina when I play footy.
For the bike, would this suffice?
https://www.decathlon.co.uk/triban-100-road-bike-grey-id_8377732.html
And for the Turbo is this fine?
https://www.decathlon.co.uk/inride-100-turbo-trainer-id_8402844.html
Thatd come in at just over 300 euros, which I think is okay. I could probably look into Zwift after, looks interesting @Bruce Wayne
I'd say both look fine to me. With turbos, at the entry end you have three main types. The low end of the market is like the one you mention where whilst there is a degree of resistance control, most of the time you'll change your resistance by using your gears. They also don't come with any speedos so you might need a bike computer to see how far you've gone and how fast etc. The next level up from that are the budget range from the likes of Tacx, who offer much of the above but with a computer headset to rest on your handlebars that ostensibly provides you with speed, distance, power etc. I used this for many years when training, but it requires a bit of mental discipline. 99% sure that you can't connect either of these up to Zwift or other services as they have no means of telling the computer how fast you're going.
That comes with 'smart' trainers, and whilst you can spend an absolute fortune on these, the budget end are not dissimilar to the mid-level trainer mentioned before, but they come with the ability to connect up with your computer via an Ant+ usb dongle. This then lets you plug it into stuff like Zwift, where you can not only do the training sessions, group rides, races etc. but ostensibly the trainer will automatically adjust the resistance depending on the terrain you're 'riding' in the game. https://www.decathlon.co.uk/flow-smart-t2240-turbo-trainer-800-watts-id_8345488.html is probably about as cheap as you'll get for a smart trainer.
There are many that will complain about the accuracy of readout you get from the budget trainers, but for just starting out that's largely irrelevant.
One other thing I'd recommend, especially as Barcelona is pretty warm, even in winter, is a good fan. As you're static, you have no wind flow to cool you down, so you often sweat buckets. A decent fan is a must imo.
Yep , this is an entry level turbo similar to one I’ve got , set up is easy and as you say change resistance by changing gear . I bought mine 2nd hand for £25 , don’t use it much but works fine.
Billy Dean
Player Valuation: £70m
Question for the experts: as mentioned in a recent post I've started doing weights pretty regularly. Seen some noticeable gains in my arms especially. I haven't done weights since Monday and yet my arms are quite sore around the bicep area. A little tender to touch as well. Is that a sign I should lay off for a while or can I just train through it? I guess it could be over training, but I was training max 3x a week with a 48 hour minimum rest between sessions. It could be general fatigue because I haven't been sleeping that well and been quite stressed out at work whilst trying to maintain some semblance of a social life, so it could be that.
What exercises were you doing when you felt it go, or has it only occurred after your session finished.
Bicep injuries will more than likely occur from poor bench press technique, it could be as simple as gripping the bar to tight or having a poor setup or the weight being to heavy. Going further on from that you may have an injury in your rotator cuff which is causing an inflammation around the bicep area
I’d recommend laying off any upper body work for a week or so, you can still squat and work lower body.
Get some resistance bands and a YouTube video and look for videos for stretching your shoulders and rotator cuff. See how that goes for a week and if the pain eases up.
If it does and you feel ready to go back the gym then approach with caution, drop your weight by about 40% and focus on Time Under Tension to ensure your form is absolutely spot on and the muscle fatigue comes from the pausing rather than the load. You’ll notice any twinges but the lighter weight will be a saftety net.
If the pain is still there I’d seek a medical opinion, I personally never go the doctors for injuries but to my chiropractor/osteopath instead. NHS Physios are awful
Billy Dean
Player Valuation: £70m
Yeah it came on a day after the last session. It's been slowly getting better day by day since then. I don't have any pain in the shoulder. Hopefully laying off for a while will sort it out. Funnily enough I had just increased the weight on the bench press so maybe that explains it. I'll stay off it for a while. Thanks for the advice.
I deffo won't go to a doctor about it lol
Are those resistance bands any good ?
I do a lot of trail running and use a foam roller afterwards, which is excellent.
However when I do my weekly" long run ", I`m getting tightness around the groin, which can last for a few days no matter what stretching exercises I do afterwards.
The binman chronicles
Player Valuation: £80m
I got a set and I have to say they are very good. I can do a complete work out in half an hour and it's easier to work more muscles than using standard weights. One of my better purchases.
Yeah they’re good, I’ve started using them before I do legs to stretch my hams and hip flexors
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