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  1. #1
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    How can i get my fix?

    Not that kind of fix..

    How do you get your adrenalin fix when you can't bike or exercise?? Cycling vids??

    Ian got his fix and felt so much better when he got to work!

    throw those ideas at meeee.

    The only thing i can do is watch the cyclists mozy on

    c

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    Maybe you and Ian could get a "fix" together? Not quite the same as cycling but, oh well...

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    How much longer do the docs say? You have to listen to them so you get better.

    How about some sort of water exercise?

    One legged drills on a trainer?

    Or maybe just let your body heal darn it! I know not what you wanted to hear.

    V.
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    I don't think you can swim because of your shoulder, you can't kick or water run because of the PCL.

    I do really like the idea of on legged drills on the bike or even going to the gym to do exercises on the other side only. I know it sounds crazy but there is good research to show that exercising the non-injured side during recovery helps to slow the muscle loss on the injured side.

    I'd also look into Pilates. You should be able to do a lot of the mat workouts with your brace on.

    Maybe a virtual reality car racing game will get the adrenaline going?
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  5. #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cindyloo View Post
    Maybe you and Ian could get a "fix" together? Not quite the same as cycling but, oh well...
    I like how you think!
    Are you that layed up still? Can you go for walks?
    How about another stray cat running around your house? That seemed to get you going the other night.
    Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape.
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  6. #6
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    car racing..

    mmm...virtual car racing, there's an idea!


    Pilates is on the cards for the weekend. The studio i go to is looking forward to me returning

    I was wondering about watching cycling events on dvd...???

    I might be able to stand in a pool when the sling comes off..hopefully next week. I've been told that under no circumstances should i attempt to bend my right knee. The brace stays on for a month & have ian enforcing it. So, if i were to attempt to go to the pool, i'd have to use a pull buoy & be extremely careful

    I've devised an idea about going to the beach-get some cardboard and the boys can pull me down the sand the set me at the waters edge!

    No hokey pokey with my dear atm owie...

    I can walk(dr ok'd) with the leg brace on at a snails pace and not very far atm..

    I'm healing V..it's taking time

    In the meantime, i get to drive you guys crazy!

    c

  7. #7
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    Get a trailer for Ian's bike and make him pull you!

    Play more scrabulous - it's riveting isn't it?

    How about borrowing the neighbour kid's nintendo or whatever and playing games. I hate my son playing too much but when I sit down and start playing myself... It does get the heart rate up! hee hee..

    Hugs to you CC - it must be frustrating...
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    We just set up a DOS computer out of old PC parts and have loaded old games onto it - Commander Keen, Duke Nukum, Supaplex, Wallpipe, Jazz JackRabbit... all good for getting adrenilin pumping.

    My sons are fans of Motorcross Madness and other windows games that involve racing cars or motorbikes (I don't play them cause I can't drive in a straight line and I crash)

    But I do like the idea of you sitting in Ian's trailer... you can have a loud-halier and a whip - that would up both your adrenilin levels...


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    "I will try again tomorrow".


 

 

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