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the one thing that annoys me about long holds, is that i don't really think they should even be "holds". maybe i'm naive but, most of these ROMs we struggle with, seems like there shouldn't be any resistive tension. ie, as if the limb should just be able to get into that position and feel loose and relaxed.

ie here i am relaxing slowly into this "stretch", that shouldn't even be a stretch. should just be able to put my limb in that position and that's it.

trying to figure some of that stuff out.

perplexing.



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Quote from: adarqui on June 30, 2019, 09:42:04 pm

regarding the long stretch sessions: i've always liked them, but sometimes have gotten wrecked by them - so it turns out being a love/hate relationship. i'm starting to learn how to do them more safely.

but it also reminds me of that Goggins interview. he just felt so bound up, that he couldn't take it anymore, and started stretching for 2-6 hours etc. until finally he "unwound himself". i've felt similar for a long time.

i get very frustrated when i just make a "normal movement" and I feel so much tightness or literally tweak/strain something. it pisses me off beyond belief. trying to see if I can truly improve my flexibility/mobility for once.

I love this. Reminds me of the old Pavel relax into stretch where he would tell us pathetic Westerners that we didn't have the patience for long stretching that would yield incredible results lol. Also more recently Kit Laughlin has stuff on relaxed stretching that is along the same lines. Slow, relaxed stretching, keeping the belly relaxed, taking your time and never putting the body in any dangerous position.

yea! the "belly" is very important. i've found that if i'm breathing too rapidly, then i am not at all relaxed into the stretch.. i absolutely have to be breathing like normal, for me to be performing a "long hold" safely. if i'm not settled in properly, in many of the positions, i can feel my stomach going in/out too much due to more rapid breathing. when i'm nice and relaxed, i can't even notice it.

so that seems to be a very important point.

and ya, it requires lots of patience. i think my "long hold failures" always happen when i get impatient. ie, trying to achieve a ROM too quickly (forcing the ROM a bit). if instead, i simply achieve the ROM naturally, not forcing it at all, it feels much safer and more effective. this is why my stretch sessions are pretty long right now.. if i give myself 10-15 minutes to stretch, the likelihood of rushing the stretch is very high. if i give myself an hour or so, i can really ease into it.

also, i do most of these sessions with only a "night light", ie dark room, before bed. so it's kind of relaxing and helps me release some tension before bed.

i've been wearing my ear plugs too.. so it's kind of a combined flexibility/meditation session. I guess stretching sessions should be more like meditation, especially if you're doing "long holds". some holds I do, are definitely up over 5 minutes etc.. especially the glute/hip/sacral spine ones. occasionally some hamstring ones too etc.

i'm doing a "leg drain" right now, which is kind of a light hold for the hamstrings. i'm at 45 minutes right now. legs are starting to finally "fight it", which means i should probably end the session. going to stretch in a bit.

He's had some incredible results. I love the piriformis and pancake stretches for this and can spend considerable time in each and feel incredible.

ya same. i can really stretch glutes/piriformis/hips hard. hamstrings are delicate, but i can stretch them for a while too if i acknowledge i won't achieve as much rom. quads are on-off, sometimes i can stretch them for a long time, sometimes they fight back. i don't stretch calves as much, been thinking about maybe hitting them a bit more.

If I spend too long in couch stretch though my hip flexors and quads are killing me afterwards.

i have a few like that too, mostly adductor/groin related.

even a few seconds in some groin stretches can wreck me.. which is why i'm trying to loosen up that area as well now. making some progress but that seems to be a big problem area.. probably a source of lots of issues.

I like the diet reset too. There's something magical about not bowing to hunger and eating on your own terms.

yea for sure. feels awesome once you regain control.

Gone are the days where I dream of getting huge and I would much prefer to be 5-8kgs lighter than where I currently am given how much less stress the body takes at that weight.

hah nice. do it (slowly, safely)

sad to see josh richardson go :< we love him down here.

Butler to Heat, Horford/Richardson to the 76rs.

crazy.

dope af photoshop tho..

regarding the long stretch sessions: i've always liked them, but sometimes have gotten wrecked by them - so it turns out being a love/hate relationship. i'm starting to learn how to do them more safely.

but it also reminds me of that Goggins interview. he just felt so bound up, that he couldn't take it anymore, and started stretching for 2-6 hours etc. until finally he "unwound himself". i've felt similar for a long time.

i get very frustrated when i just make a "normal movement" and I feel so much tightness or literally tweak/strain something. it pisses me off beyond belief. trying to see if I can truly improve my flexibility/mobility for once.

Quote from: Coges on June 30, 2019, 09:05:59 pm

Quote from: adarqui on June 29, 2019, 11:24:23 pm

been doing weird stuff with my diet for the last month or more, which is making some of this stuff possible now.

Anything worth sharing?

not eating.

 

but ya seriously.. not eating.

like waking up around 9 AM, drinking water until about 2-3 PM, drinking some OJ, more water, then maybe running later at night, then eating a meal (rice + sauteed veggies etc, or fruit etc). semi-frequent milk. not-so-frequent chicken/meat etc. staying very hydrated.

so like crazy light.

way diff than i've ever eaten before.

basically trying to become accustomed to going long bouts without eating meals. drinking much more water.

i guess it's kinda IF-ish, but not IF.

i'm def getting leaner again. my BW was up to 163-ish before i started re-focusing hard on diet. down to 153-ish 1-1.5 months later.

in a nutshell i'm just trying to destroy the craving of being hungry. after a month or so of this, it seems like it's working. yesterday i wasn't hungry at all, even during my run, and i hadn't eaten for 24 hours. that's unusual for me. i can't run hungry at all, so the fact that my run was so good last night, having not eaten in so long, is remarkable. lol.

so ya nothing special.

i want to get my BW back really low, potentially under 140 again.

still being injured, i'm trying to become as light as possible. if i can't train as hard as I want due to injury, then I can try to tackle something like becoming "leaner/lighter than i've ever been" in the meantime. It's fun and I don't care how much I weigh or how I look etc, so it's not a problem for me. Beyond that, I always feel way better when I get very thin/light/lean. Taking load off of my knees/hips/back by getting very light again, will also help with injury prevention/recovery (i mean it usually does for me). I gained a bit too much weight towards Feb, and my run volume was way up, and i could feel it on some runs, and I eventually got hurt. Reminds me of trying to dunk at 160-170+. dno tho. curious to see how I feel when i'm ~140 again.

pc man!

amazing finish, incredible shot.

Thanks guys. I just got the MRI back. Good news is i know what's wrong. Bad news is it sucks. It doesn't look like it's treatable or fixable in any way. When doc told me it hit me like a huge wave of sadness realising i've probably trained myself into this and i can't train myself out of it. Ive worn out the cartilage in my knee and the loose bits get stuck and cause the soreness, weakness, loss of stability ive been experiencing. It all adds up, amazing how a single can tell you so much. Not sure what i will do for health now .. i needed to do more cardio now i dont know if i can.

absolutely sucks man. really hoping you can bounce back from this eventually.

any plans yet on maybe a second opinion? looking at potential cartilage repair techniques/operations? you mention it's not fixable in any way, but there might be some options out there.

your last statement is important: "Not sure what i will do for health now". Sounds like you're dealing with some major stuff right now, so it might be hard to focus on health, but it might be more important now than ever. I imagine the last thing you'd want to do is "let yourself go" and get out of shape + put on tons of weight, which would put more stress on your knee(s). I mean you could still focus on nutrition, potentially still do some "cardio" via walking or swimming/pool workouts (like LBSS mentioned), just anything you can find under pain threshold which could facilitate healing/strengthening/health benefits as well. You could also strengthen upper body, core, and even legs - but i imagine you would want to avoid "knee bends" under load (ie avoiding squats, lunges etc). You could still potentially do RDL's eventually, calf raises, upper, core, etc. BUT, you're going to have to drop the "aggressive approach to strength/performance training" and instead do everything safe, controlled, light-moderate and literally everything under pain threshold (not pushing through any pain), at least for a long while. toning down the hyper-aggressiveness will help you make less mistakes that could further injure you.

these moments suck and they can seem like there's no way out, but if you slowly re-focus on health itself, there's alot you can do and it'll help you keep your sanity. this stuff is awful & happens to many athletes, but the resulting "tangents" can sometimes be very rewarding.

hope you're doing ok man.

peace!

BKN Nets to sign Durant, Kyrie, AND Deandre Jordan.

WTF.

MAJOR.

the 2 mile was great:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3XSLJH31j4" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3XSLJH31j4</a>

lots of videos on there.