Train, rest or recover?
northcliff66
Posts: 187
Day 1.
Super ride. Lots of climbing. Slight ankle twinge on last climb 20 minutes from home. MTFU. Cycling is about dealing with pain. Finished the ride feeling good, no problems.
Day 2.
Ouch. Hard to walk. Ignore the training programme. Rest and recover is probably the right option. Very painful overnight.
Day 3.
Slightly better in the morning. Last time this happened the physio said that it was important to keep the joint active with light exercise, so 40 minutes at 50% power. Ankle felt better afterwards. Slightly painful overnight.
Day 4.
Slightly better in the morning. Continuing the physio philosophy so a harder session. 1.5 hours at 80%. Felt good after. Family party so drank a bottle of wine. All pain disappeared and good night sleep.
Day 5.
Not great in the morning. MTFU, get dressed, get ready for steady 2 hours in the wind and rain. Get halfway down the drive and realise the ankle is not strong enough to ride back up the drive. Get off and do the walk of shame. On my own driveway FFS! Spend the day in agony. It's New Years Eve so try the bottle of wine treatment again. It helps the psyche but not the ankle. Dammit! Overnight, we shall see.
Day 6.
Suggestions please...........
Day 7.
Physio appointment booked. I am rather hoping to cancel it.
Super ride. Lots of climbing. Slight ankle twinge on last climb 20 minutes from home. MTFU. Cycling is about dealing with pain. Finished the ride feeling good, no problems.
Day 2.
Ouch. Hard to walk. Ignore the training programme. Rest and recover is probably the right option. Very painful overnight.
Day 3.
Slightly better in the morning. Last time this happened the physio said that it was important to keep the joint active with light exercise, so 40 minutes at 50% power. Ankle felt better afterwards. Slightly painful overnight.
Day 4.
Slightly better in the morning. Continuing the physio philosophy so a harder session. 1.5 hours at 80%. Felt good after. Family party so drank a bottle of wine. All pain disappeared and good night sleep.
Day 5.
Not great in the morning. MTFU, get dressed, get ready for steady 2 hours in the wind and rain. Get halfway down the drive and realise the ankle is not strong enough to ride back up the drive. Get off and do the walk of shame. On my own driveway FFS! Spend the day in agony. It's New Years Eve so try the bottle of wine treatment again. It helps the psyche but not the ankle. Dammit! Overnight, we shall see.
Day 6.
Suggestions please...........
Day 7.
Physio appointment booked. I am rather hoping to cancel it.
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Soft pedal no hard efforts. That should not do damage unless it is not a muscle injury. Muscle injuries normally respond well to light excerise.http://www.thecycleclinic.co.uk -wheel building and other stuff.0
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Day 6.
Suggestions please...........
Get a diagnosis. Without it, you will literally be clueless.0 -
Day 6.
Suggestions please...........
Get a diagnosis. Without it, you will literally be clueless.
So far 3 diagnosis (diagnoses?) ((Doctor, physio, pediatrist).
Only 3 differing opinions, so that's under the norm for the health sector.0 -
Take a few days off. I suggest doing some Power Yoga and core exercising to get some exercise in whilst still taking it relatively easy. When you do decide to get back on the bike I would be looking at a 30 minute easy spinning ride on day 1. Ease back into it. Naturally take the advice of the physio.
Do you do stretching / core exercises as part of your weekly training schedule? If not I suggest you do. Doing these has helped me a lot. Foam rollering helps to.Strava Profile: http://app.strava.com/athletes/20060660 -
Day 6.
Suggestions please...........
Get a diagnosis. Without it, you will literally be clueless.
So far 3 diagnosis (diagnoses?) ((Doctor, physio, pediatrist).
Only 3 differing opinions, so that's under the norm for the health sector.
If the physio was a sports injury specialist, I'd go with that.0 -
Thanks guys. The physio is a superb cyclist and has helped me a lot. I think I probably just went too hard too soon as you suggested.
Core exercises and strength training three days a week (the non cycling days) so no excuses there.
Perhaps more wine?0 -
MTFU followed by alcohol poisoning is not a good idea. Take time once you have recovered to learn the difference between pushing yourself hard and driving yourself into injuries. If you keep going the way you are you risk long term injuries.0
