I've emailed my PT with a suggestion of dropping back to dead lifts with dumbbells for a while as I think I'm struggling with tight calf's. I can go down so far but they tighten up and my body 'tips' forward. I also have issues with ankles 'rolling' so think I need to do some stretching, strengthening and working on form before I go any further. I'm gutted but I want to be able to do it right. I'm on 15 kg dumbells atm so total 30kg so still room to progress with that. Thanks for the help and suggestions peeps much appreciated. I guess I'm not just quite 'there' yet but I will get there eventually 😀
Right EB: Dumbbells are by no means the easy option. It's not like you are wafting dinky little pink plastic hand weights around here! 15ks are SERIOUS - and most exercises are actually more challenging with decent dumbbells.
I'm also impressed with your body awareness - you do actually know what you need to fix.
Brig: That last sentence applies to you too. Have you had a diagnosis for osteopenia? So wise to address it now. I'm hoping I've inherited my mum's rubber bones having escaped her extreme clumsiness.
To be fair it was more a case of never looking where she was going and marching along with her head in the air!
@Captain - just enduring a fairly heavy episode of depression and anxiety at the moment Bit of a vicious circle really; my training buddies have pretty much left the gym so combined with a mental lack of motivation, I don't even have them to chivvy me along! more sunlight & less work needed....
Thanks brig will look at it tonight at work atm can't hear it in the canteen. PT has emailed back saying he has a few things in mind to work on my squats etc we'll discuss it at my session on Saturday
Duracell - Hope the motivation returns soon and you are back to feeling good soon.
First weights session back was on Friday, light hang cleans, jerks, full squats, & clean deadlifts. No DOMS so a successful return, apart from the Olympic lifts, all were under 50% of 1 rep max. Just done another session, a bit more weight on everything. Hang clean & jerks, full squats, Romanian deadlifts and clean deadlifts. Shouldn't end up with any severe DOMS as nothing was increased massively.
Will probably continue with the adapting to weights again until first XC of the new season in three weeks, but will be guided by how I recover as I add more weight.
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