to stay injury free and healthy.... - Triathlon

bri

26/01/2004 at 13:09

Thought I'd start a thread to share ideas and find what people do to stay injury-free and healthy.

I stretch before every run.
I always warm down swimming by doing 100m of backstroke. Last year I got a shoulder injury which the physio says was caused by the front of the shoulder being stronger than the back. Back stroke should help balance front and back of shoulder.
I also take a daily Multi Vit and a Vit C from time to time.

Anybody else....

IMp

pirate

26/01/2004 at 13:28

I start off my runs with a slow, warm up mile. I then stretch at the end of every run. It seems to work for me.
Although I have been injured quite often, other than for a random slipping event, none of my injuries have been running related.

My left knee

26/01/2004 at 13:28

Fruit, esp oranges
Cold bath after longer runs
Sleep after longer runs
At least one rest day a week
Rest/change exercise when you're injured (sounds obvious, but it's a hard thing to do!)
Red wine and chocolate

IMp

pirate

26/01/2004 at 13:30

...guess I should have mentioned Cake, lots of it.

bri

26/01/2004 at 13:35

cake and such things are the work of the devil, but I still love 'em too...

jeffery lady killer

26/01/2004 at 13:37

Dont train to hard to often
Cover your knees when its cold, they may feel like they are warm though this is a cause for many knee injuries
Jog before you stretch as your muscles need to be warm
Buy new trainers before your old ones wear out
Protein for muscle repair!!!!!

Bouncing Barlist pirate

pirate

26/01/2004 at 13:49

I read with interest having been on the wrong side of injury all to often.

A few tips ive had passed on to me.

Build a firm base before you start to increase training durations and only increase distances by arounf 10% a week.

Bri - think I have the same shoulder problem you had? Physio says ive neglected to work the back shoulder muscle and hence its giving me jip as the front muscle is strong so the back one cant cope. ive got a varety of shoulder excercises to so I hope they'll help it.

bri

26/01/2004 at 13:53

Carl, re that shoulder injury. I'm also doing weights for it too. Bend over fly with 7kg dumbells. It's like a reverse PecDec.

Hubcap

02/02/2004 at 15:22

Most important above all in my humble opinion- Get the right shoes on ! running with wrong type shoes will cause many many probs !
Always warm down after run/ take dog out/etc then stretch.
Take glutamine- an amino acid supp. ( perfectly legal) regularly- helps recovery and boosts immunity- and i swear by it since used it.

WildWill..... pirate

pirate

02/02/2004 at 18:37

never stetch before warming up
Recover
Recover
Recover

Bionic Ironwolf pirate

pirate

02/02/2004 at 18:43

ditto - stretching cold muscles is sure to get you injured sooner or later.
Ice water after a run.
Weight training - high reps low weight, we're building strength here, not bulking up.
Multi-vit tablet, calcium-magnesium supplement.
Loads of fruit and veg
Our trainer recommends also a glass of cider vinegar and hot water every morning during the winter months.
Plenty of rest.

Bionic Ironwolf pirate

pirate

02/02/2004 at 18:44

sorry - I meant bath or shower in icy water, not drink it.

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