March 13th - i ranted about sprained toe.

March 16th - said toe broke.

taking a few days off from training, monday i am no longer kicking or doing anything fast paced for the next 6 weeks.

PAIN! PAIN
IN MY TOES! IN MY TOES
PAIN! PAIN
EVERYWHERE! EVERYWHERE!

Quote from: Sad Panda on March 18, 2011, 10:41:44 AM
Sounds like a little moderation is due. But you do push pretty hard so some tightness later on is natural, especially if you miss a day.

Key elements are not to go too hard, just hard enough (yeah it's a judgment call), moving slowly into each the bottom of each stretch - bouncing or jerky movement is a good way to tear or strain, and be warm - active or passive warm up doesn't matter there. When I say passive, I'm talking a hot shower, sauna etc to bring up you temp and help make things more elastic.

One of the problems that I routinely wrestle with by being very self motivated is that I often forget about things like employing a little 'moderation' in my routine.  Usually it's not too much of a problem, but I miss otherwise obvious signs that my body needs a break.

I've got a training ride planned for Sunday morning, so between now and then I'll back it down a little and see how much better I feel by then. Thanks for the input!

Quote from: He Man on March 18, 2011, 10:44:02 AM
PAIN! PAIN
IN MY TOES! IN MY TOES
PAIN! PAIN
EVERYWHERE! EVERYWHERE!

Sorry to hear about the injury He Man. I know how that must feel -  I broke (totally by accident) my sweetie's toe a few years ago and saw the pain that she had until it healed.

How?? Well, we were on the beach in California one afternoon playing around and I tried to pull her into the water...bad idea....when I did, she resisted and her foot slipped in the sand and it smacked into the back of my heel...poor thing...the end result was a little broken toe.

...man, I still feel bad about that....

Quote from: Monster Dave on March 16, 2011, 02:33:17 PM
Now that I call BS. Especially when it's been clinically proven to improve joint health. It's more likely that you took it and kept training hard expecting it to be a cure for a problem when it's not designed to be such.

glucosamine and chondroitin have both been shown in the last few years of studies to be relatively useless. MSM might be of some benefit, but not enough research yet.

Edit to add: a daily dose of of omega 3 fish oil will do far more for joint health than all the glucosamine and chondroitin you can swallow.

Quote from: Monster Dave on March 18, 2011, 11:03:31 AM

Sorry to hear about the injury He Man. I know how that must feel -  I broke (totally by accident) my sweetie's toe a few years ago and saw the pain that she had until it healed.

How?? Well, we were on the beach in California one afternoon playing around and I tried to pull her into the water...bad idea....when I did, she resisted and her foot slipped in the sand and it smacked into the back of my heel...poor thing...the end result was a little broken toe.

...man, I still feel bad about that....

As well you should!

Quote from: SheMonster on March 18, 2011, 06:31:36 PM
As well you should!

Hey Hey Hey you two, lets minimize the smooching and maximize the not so serious getting fit! 

Quote from: djrashonal on March 21, 2011, 01:56:25 PM
Hey Hey Hey you two, lets minimize the smooching and maximize the not so serious getting fit! 

   


Ok. 

I did a 30 mile bike ride yesterday on a 10 mile course. It was windy as heck (15-20mph winds) but I still managed a steady 30mins per 10 mile lap.

Found a great deal on L-Glutamine at Walmart:



$11.47

60 Servings

Regular price - compare at 29.99 over at GNC (and this brand actually dissolves completely in water)!

Looks like it's only carried at select locations (newer, bigger stores). Online there's a zip code check to see who carries it in your location.



I also found a good price on:



.96 cents each. Locally, REI and other sport shops sell these for about $1.25-$1.50 each!

Love those sport beans! i think there is a pro-deal on them through promotive

Quote from: djrashonal on March 22, 2011, 05:43:37 PM
Love those sport beans! i think there is a pro-deal on them through promotive

There is, buuuuuut the kicker with that is that there's an $8 shipping fee, and a $2 transaction fee, so by the time you get your total price, it's about .10 cents cheaper than retail. Honey Stinger has a much better deal!

ugh, i hate that, did you find the sport beans at walmart as well?

Gotta love the pro-deals.  

And Honey Stinger is an AWESOME company!!!  

Anytime they come out with a new product, they send a case our way to taste test.  

Hammer is great company as well.  They are my favorite nutrition products.  

I'm resposible for the nutrition in our store (Fleet Feet).   If anyone has any questions on a specific product don't hessitate to ask.

Sport Beans are my least fav.  Too sugary and too hard to chew.

Quote from: djrashonal on March 22, 2011, 06:43:09 PM
ugh, i hate that, did you find the sport beans at walmart as well?

Yeah.  

But again, they too are only at select locations.

Quote from: DesmoDiva on March 22, 2011, 06:45:40 PM
Gotta love the pro-deals.  

And Honey Stinger is an AWESOME company!!!  

Anytime they come out with a new product, they send a case our way to taste test.  

Hammer is great company as well.  They are my favorite nutrition products.  

I'm resposible for the nutrition in our store (Fleet Feet).   If anyone has any questions on a specific product don't hessitate to ask.

Sport Beans are my least fav.  Too sugary and too hard to chew.

I've only had a few of the Honey Stinger gels (and liked them) but I'm suprised to hear you say that you find the Sport Beans too sugary since the honey is so sweet. I agree the beans are harder to chew (especially when breathing heavy), that's why these are my fav:



Mountain Berry is awesome! They are all easy to chew and do a good job. Since you work at Fleet Feet and deal with nutrition for athletes regularly, I'm sure that you know that you have to mix up the nutritional intake to maintain proper absorption levels. The beans give me some variety along with some other Clif gels. The caffeine in the Extreme Beans is nice too for that extra little kick when you're really feeling the burn.

I've not tried any Hammer products yet, but hope to one day soon!

I'm jealous of all you guys working out, i'm stuck watching Judo/BJJ since my knee is still stiff.   

Quote from: bulldogs2k on March 22, 2011, 06:59:20 PM
I'm jealous of all you guys working out, i'm stuck watching Judo/BJJ since my knee is still stiff.   

That sucks amigo. How soon until you think it'll be able to handle practice again?