Strength 13:00 [1]
Copied forward from 7/20/2010, and revised slightly
Strength set for various injuries, mostly designed based on 4/19/2010 visit with Valerie Brill
Time recorded is only active exercise part - about 10-15 for the set.
- At least once a day: (Val says twice...)
-- Deep Tissue - R-IT & Left hamstring (Right too, if needed) & R-foot (with ball); plus quads and calves a bit with bottle
- Stretch R-quad on back with ankle out to side
- Do the active stretch lunge, both sides twice, esp. focused on R-hip-flexor
- Do the active stretch IT cross-leg squats, incl. focus on R-inside-achilles
- Static Stretch R-IT, try to twist R foot out a bit less than the 45 deg I have done for the past few years
- 50+ situps, 20+ push ups (core strength)
- Clock-squats (one-legged, off ~6inch platform, stepping down in various directions), 50 each side - slowly and carefully esp. on R-leg side, keeping leg straight (no knee to inside), and keeping hips & shoulders level
- Balance on 1 foot and do 100x ankle rotation set with the other, both sides (good for ankle in general too)
- 60 seconds of 1-legged balance on toes of each foot
- Stand on L-leg , rotate R-foot out 45 degrees, and lift a straight R-leg to the back-right and hold 5 seconds, repeating to exhaustion (pushing hard enough on each s.t. ~20 is exhaustion...)
For:
- (R) IT + inside of knee (fighting rare compression pain & IT@knee/hip/back pain)
- (R) Hip flexor
- Both of above still nag on and off for a few years now
- (L) & (R) Hamstring (occasional flares after intervals - situps seem to help remedy, presumably by helping w/hip posture)
Also, I try to sit with knees forward and feet out to right (esp. R-foot) even though it feels relatively awkward vs. the opposite & I try to sleep on sides with L-knee skewed forward a bit to stretch R-IT, plus w/pillow separating hips (seems to help.)