Training Log Archive: Wyatt

Walked a photo-O'/score O' with the kids, had to carry them over a stream and muddy areas a few times and step over a bunch of stuff that my L-hamstring felt randomly weak on, but the leg was fine after, all night, the next morning...

Decided I should do some strength work again, and not drop that, so did isometric strength, 10x15 seconds, laying on back, both heels pushing down, not quite hard enough to left butt off the ground. Then 10x15 seconds, laying on back with legs bent and up on chair, pushing down heels to slightly raise butt off ground.

Little motion so it's mostly isometric. Iced after, and heat before sleep, just to do things, and hamstring was good.

Similar set of short fast walks and various mini-strength work as I climbed and marched around a playground playing tag with AJ & Oriana. Again, thought I was playing a little rough with my hamstring, but it was fine that evening and the next day...

A leisurely stroll on a beautiful rest day. Left hamstring was almost normal - the hip-connector side of the hamstring was the slightly sore during part of the walk, but not bad. The leg definitely felt imperfect. Strangely though I was thinking that it's not like there is a certain amount of effort that always makes it sore. It could feel a little sore once or twice during walking. And while walking to the ultrasound last week, it definitely got (very lightly, but specifically) sore in the normal spot, but after all the poking of the ultrasound, it didn't hurt any more and I had to pull the leg (hamstring) pretty hard against the other leg (quad...) (both legs at 90 degrees or so) to get it to be even a little sore again, so I could pinpoint the spot for the doctor...

Not sure what that means about what this is or what I should do though. Sticking to the plan for now.

Same as Wednesday, zero added weight.

Some kicking of a ball, fast walking, perhaps a few jogging steps, and leaning over to grab a ball several times, while playing with the kids. Intentionally trying not to do anything too hard to my hamstring, but still I used it more than I have in a while and it definitely felt many random points of weakness during the hour or so... Was fine that evening and the next day, so apparenlty this wasn't too bad.

Aiming for 15 laps, but L shoulder got sore again during 6th so I quit. Very little kicking.

Marching back and forth, deeper water than yesterday as someone had overfilled the pool. At least it was cleaner - it was quite cloudy on Monday. But my 2-week trial membership ran out today. Most likely I could go back tomorrow and they wouldn't check, but one lady always checks, and she was there today and noticed it was my last day... Tomorrow is a rest day, then we'll see.

Isometric holds of hamstring - leg bent while standing, and leg straight out behind, in a crawl position. Alternating legs, no weight, 10x15 second holds.

Hamstring has a few minor sore spots a few hours later, but a little ice knocked that back. And that's bascially normal for evenings these days, regardless of the exercise level, so I don't think yesterday or today's isometrics are doing anything to set it back.

Late evening, same as earlier in the day. L-hamstring mildly sore/weak in a few random spots. Not too concerned, but too 400mg IB before bed anyway. Getting a sore throat too...

5 lap warmup, planned another 15, but after 7 my L-shoulder was getting sore on the last 2 laps, and wouldn't shake or stretch out. Since I don't want to break my backup exercise method, I bailed early. Some very light kicking. L-hamstring almost totally fine all day and during this exercise.

4ft, like yesterday, but added a half lap and walked faster.

10x10 seconds, alternating legs.

First stand with one leg bent to 90 degrees. No weight (other than pants - not even shoes.)

The lay on bed with legs behind and hold one straight out. Same 10x10 seconds alternating legs.

On the straight leg one, L & R side were identical. On the 90 degree one, the L hamstring was a tiny bit unhappy. Couldn't really call it pain, but perhaps it's a warning that it doesn't even want to do that yet? I doubt it, but I won't know for sure until tomorrow.

Ice after, then another hour later, some heat...

L-hamstring nearly 100% normal for most of the day.

Water walking, ~4 ft. deep with arms helping...
Leg felt fine. I'm not sure if Bally's (my current pool) will let me switch from the 2-week free pass to the 8-week free pass - a quick question on that today got a no, but I didn't have time to press the issue. The 2-week pass is over after 1/19...

Plan, Slightly updated and brought forward
1/18: Swim 20 laps, water-walk 3 laps, leg-weight-only isometric strength (10x10x4)
1/19: Swim 15 laps, water-walk 6 laps, leg-weight-only isometric strength (2x15x10x4)
1/20: Relative rest: Swim 10 laps, water-walk 3 laps, leg-weight-only isometric strength (10x10x4)
1/21-1/25, continue ramping up isometric strength (maintaining zero pain level), and water walking
1/26 reassess, but generally: when isometric strength is at max.-effort, no-pain, try hamstring curls on machine, ~15 reps, low weight, increasing only when if can be done with zero-pain.
2/4-2/10: If hamstring is feeling near full strength, try a few short runs?
2/11-2/17: a few 20-60 minute runs?, max intensity 3, trying at least one forest runs.
2/18-19: GA A-event...

L-hamstring felt totally normal all morning, and I did a good job of simply dragging it through the pool (and did a little kicking part of the time with the R-leg). Still, it wasn't 100% in the afternoon (thus far), but it was pretty good - better even that yesterday's occasional weirdness.