Training Log Archive: zsibthorp

Lots of pain - icing, going back to double crutch. Was getting knee pain from imbalances/leaning of single crutching, so it may have also been doing a number on injured area, but regardless just doing double crutch when moving around a lot.

Lots and lots of achiness in lower shin today. Probably will go back to double crutching if this trend continues, haven't done anything knowingly to provoke this.
Also wearing Birkenstocks every day of my life is making wearing my Altras very restrictive and uncomfortable

C • crutches 3

Suggestions for hard core exercises that don’t involve engaging my leg below the knee?

big toe in-outs 20x3, arch scrunch 20x3

Attempted 3min forward 2min backward w arm support, but went into it with achínese and then had pain at end - need to pull back and not be so aggressive, there’s no need to rush

lat pulldown, seated row mid grip
3x(8lb db shoulder flies x12, 22lb kb halos x12, 8lb db Arnold press x12)
extended bicep curls, overhead tricep extension

Appointment
I have been “doing the right thing”. Given great improvement with crutches offloading, now take time to be normal walking and start biking, with pain as guiding threshold. Roughly two months in mind for getting back to a running plan. Also wear running shoes as everyday shoes for best support (booo). And stretch for anti-achiness in area (valid).
If really not on track and pain is being fickle, seek out MRI back home. We don’t really know what exact stress injury happened to the bone, but for now this is the right track regardless.
Have been wearing compression sock last few days, but I think I will stop that for now just to have better feel. May bring it back later during transition back to running.
Also doctor said I had somewhat flatter feet and brought up arch supports??? Despair. Hopping back on my arch PT immediately, this simply cannot be.

Intense tendon pain coming back from appointment, and later all sorts of weird pangs and aches around the shin. Good times. Continuing to single crutch for rest of day, but will address if it continues and seems to not just be randomness.

Slow with hands on rails

Massaged out right calf knots for 5min then repeated

3x(12lb db arnold press x12, 22lb kb halos x12, 22lb kb revolutions x12 each way)
lat pulldown, seated row mid grip, extended bicep curls, overhead tricep extension

8min core -- 60"on 10"off (russian twist, leg lifts, crunch variation, in&outs, russian twist, leg lifts, crunch variation)
upper body -- 3x(12 knee pushups, 60"superman extensions)

Attempted leg stuff but right glute is completely tapped out, don't know how to wake it up currently