I've had no choice but to back off this week. Monday I had to spend the night icing my knees. I'm not sure what's causing the pain. My shoes have all been sized and properly fitted. I think it may have to do with snowboarding. My snowboard boots were a size too big, which I didn't realize. This caused foot pain, which I could reduce by taking out the insoles. I think that caused my knee pains. I purchased new boots lastnight. I hope those work because they ain't cheap.
I didn't ride Tuesday so my knees had another day of rest. Yesterday I had the intentions of doing spin but did a strong leg workout. I also swam a few laps and played basketball. Today I woke up with legs that are just TOAST. I want to rent a wheel chair. I think the swimming did them in. If I'm ever on a ship that starts sinking, I'm going down with the ship. My swimming sucks.
Tonight I'm going to do a 90 minutes E2 ride and then Friday I'm going to do the Zone of Discomfort ride, as shown in the weekly plan. I'm not going to get the hours I need, but my legs/knees need the R & R.
If your knees are killing, why would you do a Strong Leg Workout? That sounds like a sure way to make it worse.
ReplyDeleteGet better, let them heal, don't strain them, that leads to real injury...
Good luck!
How much time are you spending stretching? I know that I've screwed up a few times cutting my active recovery time short and I've paid for it. Might be something to look at and adjust your workout a bit. I know its more enjoyable to play on the snow but it's important.
ReplyDeleteI spend about 10 to 15 minutes stretching after each workout. I think the strong leg workout is what really hurt the knees, specifically leg press. I'm taking a couple of weeks off of leg workouts, other than swimming and spin/cycling. My knees been feeling good until today. I noticed they hurt while snowboarding so I need to reevaluate the angles of my bindings
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