Fitness 2016

[crazy canuck]

My knees are still problematic, but that's because I had Osgood-Schlatters disease when I was a teen, so there's no getting rid of those.

That doesnt sound right.  Osgood Schlatters shouldn't be causing permanent trouble.   

[Malthus]

Spent all Sunday skiing (cross country) with my wife and kid. Because the weather was perfect, and it may be the last of the season (forecast calls for 12 degrees and rain this week), we skied far longer than our usual 2 hours - went for more like 4 in total, with an hour break for lunch.

We may have overdone it. Now I am sore in muscles I did not even know existed. 

The kid, of course, is fine - he could go twice as long.

It was really beautiful though. Sun was shining, birds everywhere, when skiing you get so warm you don't need heavy gear - saw someone skiing in a tee shirt, which is going a little too far.   

[celedhring]

My knees are still problematic, but that's because I had Osgood-Schlatters disease when I was a teen, so there's no getting rid of those.

That doesnt sound right.  Osgood Schlatters shouldn't be causing permanent trouble.   

I got a bone growth in my right knee as a result of it. It causes no problems in my daily life, but I get a bit of swelling when I stress my knee significantly or for long periods. So I do little squats and such. Also means I can't do jogging regularly either (biking/trekking is allright though).

[crazy canuck]

My knees are still problematic, but that's because I had Osgood-Schlatters disease when I was a teen, so there's no getting rid of those.

That doesnt sound right.  Osgood Schlatters shouldn't be causing permanent trouble.   

I got a bone growth in my right knee as a result of it. It causes no problems in my daily life, but I get a bit of swelling when I stress my knee significantly or for long periods. So I do little squats and such. Also means I can't do jogging regularly either (biking/trekking is allright though).

Still doesn't sound right.  That bone growth is pretty common with OS.  A funny anecdote is when my son saw a physio to help with some issues he was having the first thing she said when she say his knees was "Oh you had Osgood Schlatter when you were younger".  Your soreness probably has more to do with not having enough flexibility or strength (or both) in your hips, butt, quads hamstrings, or all of them.       

[celedhring]

Guess it can't hurt to get it looked at by the doctor. And see if it's OS-based or I'm just still too fat/weak there.

[crazy canuck]

Guess it can't hurt to get it looked at by the doctor. And see if it's OS-based or I'm just still too fat/weak there.

I can tell you this.  I and both my boys had OS with no lasting effects. So you can look on the bright side that your knee pain is probably something you can do something about.  I am getting old and have a lot of aches and pains, but that isn't one of them. 

You should probably see a fitness related physio for the best results.

[mongers]

Found this thread on page four. 

[Liep]

Found this thread on page four. 

I biked 87km today with full packing in preparation of my Cross Balkan Bike Voyage in a few weeks.

[alfred russel]

Found this thread on page four. 

I biked 87km today with full packing in preparation of my Cross Balkan Bike Voyage in a few weeks.

Awesome. 

You need to post an AAR.

[mongers]

Found this thread on page four. 

I biked 87km today with full packing in preparation of my Cross Balkan Bike Voyage in a few weeks.

Uber 

[Eddie Teach]

He really ought to ride his bike rather than taking a cab for the proper experience.

[Brazen]

For Sport Relief I swam a mile on Saturday and ran three round the Olympic Park on Sunday. If, and it's a big if, their course measurement was more accurate than my GPS, I recorded a 20-year personal best. It was fast and flat, not crowded and with lots of distracting entertainment, but I'm not entirely convinced.

[celedhring]

I think I have hit a plateau in this losing weight lark. I have been stuck at 105 Kg for a while now. I eat well, *too* well (I miss junk food  ) and go to the gym 3-4 times a week.

Maybe I'm doing too much strength training and should do more cardio? My lifts have been progressing slowly, but steadily. I do 45m cardio+45m weights in a typical session.

[lustindarkness]

My Achilles tendon is slowly healing. I can now walk again 30 minutes nonstop without wishing a sasquash riding a t-rex in a sharknado took me out of my misery. Maybe I should have gone to a doctor.

[alfred russel]

I think I have hit a plateau in this losing weight lark. I have been stuck at 105 Kg for a while now. I eat well, *too* well (I miss junk food  ) and go to the gym 3-4 times a week.

Maybe I'm doing too much strength training and should do more cardio? My lifts have been progressing slowly, but steadily. I do 45m cardio+45m weights in a typical session.

45 minutes of cardio 4 times a week seems good depending on the intensity.