Lads I’ve an awful stiffness in my knee after training or a match usually lasts about 2 days.
Google tells me I’ve runners knee but the symptoms don’t really match up. Should I just cut it off?
Outside of the knee?
Could be a number of things including hip, hammy or quad issues. Do you have a foam roller?
You’ve only another 10 days and the year will be over. You can worry about it next February.
Yes, should I shove it up my arse?
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I’m in negotiations regarding my Desmond League soccer come back as we speak.
I would describe it as inside the knee
But outside the other knee
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Take yourself off to the injuries thread, please. This thread is more about fitness and endurance feats like going sub-25 minutes for 5km.
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That’s good walking mate
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No…well you can if you like… I’d start rolling out the quad, the hip flexors, the IT band and glutes… go nice and easy and see if you can find any tender spots. Work them out and come back to us… But it really could be anything with the knees including your ankle/gait
I’m two weeks into CrossFit now, after completing the fundamentals classes that were mandatory before beginning.
A combination of ‘looking after myself’ with regard the the weight that I’m lifting and close monitoring by the staff has kept me away from injury thus far. The trainers and assistants won’t allow us to tackle anything in the MetCons unless we’ve done it a few times in the strength parts of class and have shown competency with the technique and have a good idea of what our limits are.
Find it great so far and I’m going to throw in a cardio session of two every week to compliment it as well.
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Don’t come crying to us when your spine is in 4 pieces.
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Sounds encouraging.
Still a major problem with high rep high end neuromuscular exercises being done, but ither than that i have seen some improvements. I think thst down to the people themselves.
Since you originally put that up i picked up a Crossfit “athlete” looking to improve technique in the Olympic lifts. I now have 2 more coming this week. He went up 15 KG on his Power Clean in a week. Wasn’t anything mind boggling. But he was trying to make the first pull off the ground at 100mph. Watch out for that. Slow down the first pull. Helps generate force.
All 3 of these lads have degenerated backs. All this lifting without stability does wreck. So i am attacking both with them.
I’m reading this at the moment. Its fucking brilliant and a wonderful point of reference. Its mostly for coaches etc but he has a lay person slant. This is the guy who says Irish/gaelic/celtic people are pre-disposed to being good boxers.expensive but excellent. This is a physio saying most of what physios have done for years is wrong.
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I am always worried about my lower back as i have a tendency to get lax with my deadift form. At least once I year I drop weight of my deadlift to spend a week or two on form correction. On no level is worth taking risks with that shit.
@caoimhaoin have you any general advice for strengthening the lower back? Or even just for keeping it healthy?
I do alot of stability work in warm ups. RDL’s help with strengthening while moving. Isometric holds (off a Glute-Ham machine), nordics, reverse nordics, slow split squats and other various isometrics and slow movements help.
Also bring the bar a few inchs off the ground for deadlifts is a help. Essentially rack pulls or pulls off low boxes. Probably no need for someone who is not a Powerlifter or Weightlifter to do Deads off the ground.
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Interesting. I guess rack pulls are a good substitute for deadlifts if you’re solely focused on the back. But you lose at lot of that lower body activation right?
As someone with lower back problems I tell everyone one to elevate when doing deads…
Is there any difference for the average Joe between doing regular deads or sumo? Sumo looks to offer a lot more support?
How much elevation are you talking about? A plate, or 6-12 inches on the rack?
Mostly just the calves lose out. Hammys & glutes should still take a hammering.