AirB3NDER Posted April 13, 2022 Report Share Posted April 13, 2022 Hello all! I have run accross NerdFitness resources (youtube etc) for quite some time now but have never joined a forum of any sort before. In anticipation of turning 40 I signed up for tough mudder and have been training since August 2021. I had initially focused solely on lifting (squat, bench, deadlift, press) and gained some strength and felt great. Since January I have focused on losing weight and running along with bodyweight exercises. Now I feel terrible. I've had to take a break due to shin splints and shoulder pain. My hope is that I can finish this race without further injury and find a long term way of working out that works for me. Working in healthcare I have come to realize that as I get older I can either be in good shape or bad shape, but the middle ground between the two seems to get smaller as a person gets older. Maybe this is part of a midlife crisis or something , but I'm hoping to make a positive change as a result of it. 5 Quote Link to comment
Tanktimus the Encourager Posted April 13, 2022 Report Share Posted April 13, 2022 40 year old Hospital chaplain here. You are in the right place. Starting to run often leads to shin splints or overtraining. As we approach middle age we have to be wise with out training to avoid injury. 1 Quote Current Challenge "By the Most-Righteous-and-Blessed Beard of Sir Tanktimus the Encourager!" - Jarl Rurik Harrgath Link to comment
Elastigirl Posted April 13, 2022 Report Share Posted April 13, 2022 It's a good way to have a midlife crisis! Welcome to NF. Quote Wisdom 22.5 Dexterity 13 Charisma 15 Strength 21 Constitution-13 "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind' Luke 10; 27 Link to comment
Emissary2Ornj Posted April 16, 2022 Report Share Posted April 16, 2022 Welcome to the forums from another 39-&-several-months-old nerd! I am not a runner but I am all about being gentle with myself while seeing how strong I can get. Impatience and pushing myself beyond my body's structural limits in my late 20s left me frustrated. Most recently, I find that GMB floor movements gentle but nicely challenging to my weaker joints and muscles (toes/feet/ankles and shoulders/wrists). 100% in favor of doing what we can to enter the second half-ish or better of life choosing to be as strong and functional as possible. Quote "You're not in it to get Most [Recognized Rebel Ever]. You're not in it to be eligible for prizes. You're in this because you made a promise to yourself and you refuse to let you down. Walk the talk. And even when you don't talk much, make the walk so powerful that it leaves no room for questions - from inside or out." -note to self Str7.5 Dex6 Sta5.7 Con11.8 Wis10.4 Cha2 Intro post~Challenge 1~Challenge 2~Challenge 3~Challenge 4~Battle Log 1 Ranger Level 3 Link to comment
AirB3NDER Posted April 20, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2022 Thanks y'all. I'm 10 days out from tough mudder and my shoulder feels normal(ish) plus I have been shin splint free doing some short runs on the local trails. Hoping to do this thing and then make a longer-term plan. Looking forward to learning from you all on here! 3 Quote Link to comment
Chris-Tien Jinn Posted April 23, 2022 Report Share Posted April 23, 2022 On 4/20/2022 at 5:05 AM, AirB3NDER said: 10 days out from tough mudder Yea!!! Cheering from a distance. 1 Quote Level 63 Human ... Oath of Ancients Paladin "We are better than we know, if we can be made to see it, [then] for the rest of our lives, we'll be unwilling to settle for less." - Kurt Hahn STR: 14 | DEX: 14| CON: 17 | INT: 17 | WIS: 17 | CHA: 14 The SIde Tracked Quest (rough draft) Link to comment
AirB3NDER Posted May 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2022 Woo hoo! We did it! After 5.5 hours of slogging through muddy fields in Missouri, our crew ran across the electrified finish line and completed the thing! Guess its time to head over and join one of the current challenges 3 Quote Link to comment
AirB3NDER Posted May 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2022 Wow those came out way too big. Sorry about that ya'll ? Quote Link to comment
Rookie Posted May 16, 2022 Report Share Posted May 16, 2022 Wow! Thats amazing. What an accomplishment. I did a Mud Girl Run last year and it was so tough. And that was the easy code version lol. I looked at tough mudder and went "Nope" 5 hours ago, AirB3NDER said: Wow those came out way too big. Sorry about that ya'll ? All good! I put pictures in a spoiler tag for that reason normally. I can't be bothered to resize them. But I feel the majority of people use their phones and pictures get resized nicely on the mobile site. Quote {Chase the wind and touch the sky; I will fly} Link to comment
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