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My OG mend has started.

Hooray! I agree with riding alone. Friends have a tendency to push, or even be an interference if you want to stop and adjust clothing or machine, or just stop and goof. I found looking for the flow is more relaxing than the attack. Great that you're riding again!
 
If there are any roads in the Santa Cruz Mountains that you’ve never ridden, perhaps you should ride them. Make an adventure of it. Even if they are dead end roads. Remember, they are different roads going the other direction.
 
I am sure there are some Martin, but I have done most that have an in an exit in different locations.

Appreciate the wisdom on dead end road. Totally hear you.

Hitting 8 months in a couple days. PT lady has stretched me out to once every two weeks.
That seems fine really. The one part I miss is her stretching my leg. I find it easier to relax into it when someone else is applying the tension. Her tests yesterday showed increased strength and a 1 degree in range of motion in the two standard knee in and bending the leg like you are crossing them. I am working on that scar tissue bigly and want to get to the point where I can sit and cross my leg like a normal man.

Gym work is progressing and I am getting stronger. Both the leg and overall upper body.
I hit a bench press weight I have not done in 15 years. That is awesome but the arthritic shoulder hates me for it. Almost constant pain there :( Still working on some options there.

Last night I thought about taking a pain med just to be out of pain for a while. Nah.. deal with it.

Watched a bit of a Zumba class the other day. A couple of the participants were regulars in my class. Thinking in a couple months I will be able to join in on that. Still a ways to be able to do something on the floor. It is embarrassing that getting up from the floor takes some sort of help. Not necessarily a person but something to help support me. Sucks being old.. really sucks. :(

There is no doubt that having to mend has put me back in a spot where exercise is a life priority.
One that demands 6 days a week vs the 2 or 3 pre-pandemic status and real upper body work vs light weights. I think part of it is life has been so boring the gym is such a wonderful diversion I have been totally sucked in. :teeth

Planning on another ride tomorrow and probably one on Monday too. Give it a longer go to see how I feel after 150 miles or so. Then the decision on whether to ride to Mariposa for the Pit Ho Rally or drive. Thinking it depends on how much doing near 200 miles takes out of me. Will I be a sore wreck the next day or just normal oldish sore which is not a big deal.
 
Have you tried vinyasa yoga? It does wonders for me, both physically and mentally. I love the focus on matching breath to movement. Translates well to the motorcycle :ride Takes a bit for me to leave my ego at the door but once I'm there I never regret it. Don't tell my wife :shhh
 
I have not. Do you have to get on the floor to do it??

If so.. I am not capable of doing that.
 
budman said:
I have not. Do you have to get on the floor to do it??

If so.. I am not capable of doing that.
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Yes, there is a good amount of floor work. One of the reasons I like vinyasa is the flexibility of the instructor to modify the exercise based on your capabilities. Typically there is a lot of time transitioning from pushup position to crouching, slowly standing, bending, back to pushup, etc. Really helps me get limber and 'unfreeze' my computer-desk hips. Hopefully in a couple of months you may be in a position to give it a try if it tickles your fancy :) Love following you along your recovery journey, thanks for sharing :thumbup
 
Sounds like it would be of great benefit!!
I am not sure how much flexibility I can get as an OG, but hoping to continue improvement there.
 
Rtmac said:
Temporarily, right? It's important to be able to get down and back up off the ground. I assume you just mean you're not capable right now.
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Yes. I am probably close but have not tried. A couple things make it difficult.
Left wrist (major arthritis) does not bend to 90 degrees so putting weight on it sucks. The knee in the busted leg is a kit and that floating knee cap thing keeps that from bearing much weight at all.

Then I need a little more strength (perhaps). Even before the injury it was difficult and ugly, but doable.

I was thinking if I do get a trainer then I can try that stuff in the more private training area. Like I said.. embarrassing not being able to just pop up. :facepalm
 
Another thing you could work towards... Before my hip fiasco, I always made a point of putting my shoes and socks on/off without sitting down. It sounds easy, but it takes a bit of flexibility and balance. I can't do it anymore, but I hope to be able to again in the future.
 
Online is a wealth of a resource for thousands of years of yoga. There is chair yoga which can facilitate the learning of poses and/ or transition a body to more. Only one area stretches in yoga, the rest contract to hold the pose so a wind from any direction can’t sway your structure. Ought to be right up some folks alley. Yoga seems to have endless progression from wherever one is at. Best with an instructor to start, even virtual. Once one learns the poses(recc Yoga Journal for actual joint/body angles) then flowing later on with the breath is the jam. There is no ‘one’ yoga. Learning what works and when is the dance. It has stood the the test of time. It can be a deep rabbit hole, GL
 
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