Sunday, July 31, 2011

Day 14, Stretching and recovery.

Today I was really sore. I woke up this morning at 5:00 a.m. to go to work, and man, my legs were killing me. My knees and quads were really tight and sore feeling. I am definitely looking forward to acclimatizing to barefoot running, cause its supposed to eliminate a lot of that pain. But as the day went on, it was bearable.

I ended up not running the mile today like I planned on, since my legs were shot, and since it wasn't really part of my training schedule, I don't feel too bad about it.

I did go out for a nice 2 mile walk though just to do a little something. Once my muscles were warmed up, my legs stopped hurting for the most part.

When I got back home, I popped in the P90X Stretch dvd. It was an hour of intense full body stretching. Starting at the neck and going all the way down to the ankles. It was amazing, exactly what the doctor ordered. I feel refreshed, recharged and ready for the 4 miles tomorrow. I am probably going to try and do them barefoot in order to start getting my self into that. I am looking to buy my shoes in the next two weeks, which works out pretty good, because a lot of the research I have been doing into barefoot/minimalism says that for the first two weeks you should go completely barefoot in order to allow your body to relearn its proper movement and how its feels to be active on them again. So hopefully thats how it all works out. I will definitely update you all tomorrow on how that goes.

For now, I am gonna hit the hay early, cause I didn't get enough sleep last night, and I need to be refreshed and get a good nights sleep. Have a great night and day tomorrow guys!

13 comments:

  1. An hour of stretching sounds intense, feel guilty that I don't work out often now. If I didn't live in a town full of hills or had a car think I would be a very fat man.

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  2. Stretching is the only thing that keeps me from feeling like a living tree (6'4" and 145 lbs). Keeping limber is more important than most people seem to believe.

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  3. i am interested in the p90x dvds. heard a lot of good stuff about them. where can i find them?

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  4. thats nice, have a nice day! :D

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  5. Is the place where you go running safe for barefoot? o;

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  6. have a nice recover, bro!

    and let me know about the barefoot thing :)

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  7. @Milky

    Yeah, I run on a lot of paved trails, so they are relatively flat, and its easy to see if there are any objects to step on. Its when you get into wooded trail running, or street running that its a good idea to have at least some manner of protection on your feet.

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  8. @T Papar

    Beachbody.com They are the compan that has put out the P90X program, the Insanity program, and a lot of others. Its pretty steep at $120, but its worth it if you are committed to really transforming your body and your lifestyle. If you aren't really rolling in the dough, ask friends or family if they have a copy you can borrow, or if your a little on the shady side, you can always torrent them online (Which I did for the Insanity program)

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  9. wow...let us know how the barefoot running goes please

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  10. maybe you are working too hard? everybody need a break once in awhile

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  11. barefoot 4 miles running? Be careful on your way so you dont step into shards of glas or something

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  12. Oh god there's a P90X for freakin' STRETCHING?!!!

    Like, seriously?! STRETCHING?

    My god, I can't even imagine what THAT is like except it's pro'lly exactly the way you describe it.

    I bet it's Yoga on crack.

    Anyway, I was kinda in the same boat as you when it comes to that "DAYUM I need a friggin' walk!" feeling, y'knowwhatImean? Sore as hell and I felt loads, TONS, better after that and a nice stretch afterwards.

    Hey, still...a 2 mile walk? Nice!

    How ya feelin' for a five-mile, eh bro?

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  13. You might pull or break something running barefoot, be careful.

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