tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337555368793819627.post4031034988023244608..comments2023-06-07T09:04:36.390-04:00Comments on More Grumbine Science: Running progressionRobert Grumbinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10783453972811796911noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337555368793819627.post-3422542283943246832010-03-05T15:31:31.552-05:002010-03-05T15:31:31.552-05:00Brian, care to specify details on the kind of knee...Brian, care to specify details on the kind of knee pain that got fixed? I've been really hoping some kind of flat shoe will help. I get up to the running schedule stage 3 or 4, then knocked out by knee pain, then start over again.<br /><br />(My knees don't hurt the day I run, exercise definitely helps -- but I get the pain while sleeping, sitting, or squatting/kneeling. <br /><br />It's of the commonest complaints, supposedly typical of early osteoarthritis -- ditto for the shoulder pain the night and next day after digging ditches, limbing trees, or doing anything else)<br /><br /><br />I've tried on the FiveFingers shoes several times now, there's a nearby store, but it seems my feet aren't shaped right (my big toes hits the end while my little toes don't even get into the openings for them). <br /><br />So I'm looking for other flat shoes --- like my original leather green Adidas from the 1970s, which I loved til I got shinsplints!. <br /><br />(I do like the "toe socks" which I find very helpful in flattening out my toes and spreading them).<br /><br />I definitely have to find something for the knee/shoulder pain to keep exercising. <br /><br />If I were a lab rabbit, they'd let me try this very promising treatment: http://arthritis-research.com/content/9/1/R8 (but then they'd have to kill me). Waiting ....Hank Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07521410755553979665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337555368793819627.post-70325949754863159882010-02-17T13:52:34.507-05:002010-02-17T13:52:34.507-05:00Penguin - yeah, Five Fingers probably aren't f...Penguin - yeah, Five Fingers probably aren't for you then. I've heard the same for people with hip problems. I think they're great for those of us with knee issues though.Brian Schmidthttp://backseatdriving.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337555368793819627.post-16953248653181441692010-02-16T20:11:20.543-05:002010-02-16T20:11:20.543-05:00Brian: Since my problem is a calf, I'm now edg...Brian: Since my problem is a calf, I'm now edgy about 'just a muscle problem'. Take care of those muscles and give yourself time to adapt. The amount of time needed is less if you're younger.Robert Grumbinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10783453972811796911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337555368793819627.post-23653954863924271262010-02-15T22:00:30.221-05:002010-02-15T22:00:30.221-05:00Knee problems forced me to stop running until I fo...Knee problems forced me to stop running until I found I could do barefoot running on the right surfaces (beaches, treadmills) and specialized slippers called Five Fingers for everything else. Knee problems are gone. <br /><br />OTOH, my calves are now killing me, but it's just muscle soreness, not the pain of injury.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09301230860904555513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337555368793819627.post-7685884868080973392010-02-07T14:11:12.354-05:002010-02-07T14:11:12.354-05:00Imerson:
You've found a more extreme version o...Imerson:<br />You've found a more extreme version of what is a common training approach. The idea is that you can only increase your workload for so long before bad things happen. So, rather than wait for the injury to appear, or a plateau, or just plain 'dead legs', <i>plan</i> to back off every so often. <br /><br />It's called periodization. I haven't seen it applied much to beginning running, but definitely to running later. Usual periods are 4 or 5 weeks -- in the 4th or 5th week back down to what you did 2-3 weeks earlier. This time around it should feel pretty easy, and let your body do some good rebuilding. Then resume your increases for the race you've got in mind.Robert Grumbinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10783453972811796911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337555368793819627.post-3648019198564003312010-02-07T04:57:00.387-05:002010-02-07T04:57:00.387-05:00Whenever I hit a plateau, I would take a week off....Whenever I hit a plateau, I would take a week off. Then start again at (at increased minutes/intensity). This method seems to work for me.Imersonhttp://www.fitdeckmobile.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337555368793819627.post-40359849998588729492010-02-06T16:48:18.652-05:002010-02-06T16:48:18.652-05:00"Contributions?"
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