Saturday, 4 June 2011

Day 4 - Pop, Crackle and Snap!

Well it was more like a "Thwack" really.  I was finding the exercises pretty easy so starting pushing on the lunges by going deep and keeping my back straight yada, yada, yada and Thwack/Pop/Snap" bugger me if I didn't feel someone throw a cricket ball right into my groin! Aarrgh! Honestly, I had to look around to see if my 6 year old son had thrown something at me. 
Snap Crackle and Pop

I had strained the top part of my quad. I have had pulled muscles before but never, ever from doing fixed exercises. Its always been while playing active sports like squash or football. I feel kind of embarrassed really.  So it was an ice pack for 10 mins.  I soldiered on and managed to finish the sit ups followed by the ice pack again.  I should not have pushed hard so early in the program.  I am hobbling around a bit tonight.  I guess tomorrow morning I might start with some stretching before getting into the exercises.  Half diet was good - drinking lots of water.  And .. oh yeah I managed to find some resistance bands in causeway bay.
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  1. The Peak Condition Project - Roland4 June 2011 at 23:37

    Hello mate, sounds like you're not getting any younger!! Take it easy as you have a long way yo go - make sure the muscles are fully recovered before pushing it. When I got injured I switched to doing an lot extra super low impact stuff either swimming or elliptical. Best tip ever: go to the gym and watch a full super 14's match on Setanta while on the elliptical: 1 1/2 hours with heart rate at 125 and you'll drop weight like crazy. Rugby on the telly somehow takes all the pain out of it...

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  2. Koustubh5 June 2011 at 02:55

    Mate, try to warmup for 2-5 mins before and after the sets, it might help.

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