My fiancée gets that from time to time. I guess it's not uncommon. Hers is due to stress on the spine.red calzolaio wrote:scary shit. both feet went completely numb for about 10 minutes during my run today.
Nah not yet, i'll look into it. The worst thing is no matter how much I change up my routine, or rest, or ice it, or heat it, or take drugs, it's still sore!broken iris wrote:Have you tried those lumbar extension machines where you lean back against a padded arm that raises weights? I remember seeing an interview with Tim Duncan where he swore by them for keeping his back healthy.fishbob wrote:Did 3.2km on the cross trainer, some situps, 14.5km on the bike, some chest things and 5 mins more on the cross trainer
Think the bike is fucking with my back, it's been sore for weeks
Upper and/or lower back? What kind of pain (i.e. sharp pinching, dull aching, etc)? And is it just in the spine, or across the back?fishbob wrote:Did 3.2km on the cross trainer, some situps, 14.5km on the bike, some chest things and 5 mins more on the cross trainer
Think the bike is fucking with my back, it's been sore for weeks
Just lower back/upper gluts, across the lower back. More like a dull ache, not constant moreso when I move in certain ways.Sgt. Crackpot wrote:Upper and/or lower back? What kind of pain (i.e. sharp pinching, dull aching, etc)? And is it just in the spine, or across the back?fishbob wrote:Did 3.2km on the cross trainer, some situps, 14.5km on the bike, some chest things and 5 mins more on the cross trainer
Think the bike is fucking with my back, it's been sore for weeks
actually, yes. i was running in the park. come to think of it, my left achilles was feeling a bit off all morning and my right calf is always tight.surfndestroy wrote:Were you running a lot of hills? I have tight achilles and calves and my feet go numb if I'm running a lot of hills. They come back to normal once I have a flat stretch though.red calzolaio wrote:scary shit. both feet went completely numb for about 10 minutes during my run today.
Keep up the good work Biff. You're going to look so hot soon, that you'll have to change your name to Buff.Biff Pocoroba wrote:I did good tonight, hour of weights followed by 20 minutes on the treadmill. I needed that.
Thanks Sarge but I realized years ago I was never going to be one of those buff guys. I've got a small body frame and while I hated it as a teen/early 20something I'm much more comfortable with it now as a I see formerly in-shape friends gain mass while losing definition. For me it's more about trying to get and maintain tone. Weights help but the cardio is key for me. When I slack off with that my belly goes quick. I've tried to get into running/jogging but it's never clicked for me. I do love that sweaty, shaky post-workout feeling though.Sgt. Crackpot wrote:Keep up the good work Biff...you'll have to change your name to BuffBiff Pocoroba wrote:I did good tonight, hour of weights followed by 20 minutes on the treadmill. I needed that.
Yup. The 30 to 39 age group is the most competitive in most races. I'm happy to be 40.verb_to_trust wrote:finished 10th at a small local 5k with a 20 min time. I was first in my 25-29 age group. Man, I'm gonna miss this age bracket. People my age don't try that hard. The 30's are when most people realize they are fat and out of shape from their post college 20's and get back into to good running condition.
It's not uncommon. In many of the 5/10 K runs I've done, a lot of the teenagers finish with great times - and half of them don't even train. It's mainly down to a greta VO2 max, which is something that is usually naturally high in youth/adolescents, but then decreases slowly with age (faster if someone doesn't exercise much through their 20's/30's).turned2black wrote:My friend's 14-year-old son ran a 16:10 5K today.
You must run in some huge/elite races. This kid already has colleges looking at him. Apparently he's already run a sub-15:30 several times. Around 14 puts you in Olympic team qualifying territory. State high school titles are won at ~16. I would doubt any teenager finishing in 17 or so did it "just off the street".Sgt. Crackpot wrote:It's not uncommon. In many of the 5/10 K runs I've done, a lot of the teenagers finish with great times - and half of them don't even train. It's mainly down to a greta VO2 max, which is something that is usually naturally high in youth/adolescents, but then decreases slowly with age (faster if someone doesn't exercise much through their 20's/30's).turned2black wrote:My friend's 14-year-old son ran a 16:10 5K today.
Also, at that age their joints/bones/muscles are still in peak form and haven't started to wear from years of use/training/etc.
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