Kerry warned me about this.
And apparently I forget sometimes that I am 39 (40 this July).
I severely overtrained my legs in March in my quest for our team yardage record. He told me that I might not recover for our Pac Champs (I didn't), and I might not even recover for Nats (obviously I didn't). I was ok, not great, for 50s and 100s. But anything over a 100 and I was toast as my legs were just non-functional.
I am not complaining/making excuses, for 2 reasons: I achieved my goal and broke our team record, and two, the meet is over and I need to move on.
But my question is this: how do you recover o/t legs? I've looked at a lot of sites and haven't seen any good ones, a lot of body building stuff too.
I wanted to start running today, but I don't want to dig an even bigger hole than the one I'm in.
I've never overtrained anything, so this is new for me. All suggestions are welcome.
Stretching- how often?
Massage- how often, type?
Other?
Uh, ditch the heels! Very bad for legs! Heels alone will cramp those legs up! Fashion be danged! Flat shoes are in and cool! Heels not good for legs ever.
Actually, my podiatrist recommended heels for my tight calves, and it worked pretty well. I don't mean 3" stilettos, but shoes with a lift. The key was to not change from heels to flats or slippers when getting home, because the transition was too drastic. I got myself a pair of comfy wedges with cushioning that I wear at home. Sometimes I do putter around barefoot, but after doing some towel stretches for my calves, and it has really helped.
When I remember to do it, anyway. The other days are tight-calf central.
Uh, ditch the heels! Very bad for legs! Heels alone will cramp those legs up! Fashion be danged! Flat shoes are in and cool! Heels not good for legs ever.
Actually, my podiatrist recommended heels for my tight calves, and it worked pretty well. I don't mean 3" stilettos, but shoes with a lift. The key was to not change from heels to flats or slippers when getting home, because the transition was too drastic. I got myself a pair of comfy wedges with cushioning that I wear at home. Sometimes I do putter around barefoot, but after doing some towel stretches for my calves, and it has really helped.
When I remember to do it, anyway. The other days are tight-calf central.
