OK old guys and physiologists (Page 1 of 2)

Yeah.  It was like two days after over-doing it, but it was ten days since having exercised.  I'm going to get back to it tomorrow regardless.  Today I'm planning to take a long walk just to get moving.

No one is a fan of old age pains creeping up on you, but none of us likes to think of the alternative.  So, we live with them, work around them.  If that is what you have.

No puke.

Had lunch with my neighbor and he suggested that it could be dehydration.  Possible I suppose.  Water's cheap therapy anyway.

Remember what?

If you remember the 60s, you weren't really there.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yN-6PbqAPM

Drink Gatorade it has electrolytes, better than just water to re-hydrate yourself, at least thats what my Wife's Dr. told her

Cam

Did you really overdo it? If you did you may (I say may) be suffering from a muscular condition that many people who try to do too much too soon suffer. I don't know the name of it but it is similar to compartment syndrome. For some reason this is common in people who do cross-fit for the first time and overdo it.

Compartment syndrome is when a body part has been without oxygenated blood for some time. Often it is found after crush injuries, snake bites, or anything that cuts off the circulation to that body part. It can be fatal.

While there is not much of a chance that you will die you might have overtaxed yourself to the extent that you did do some damage. It is best, if you are still sore, to take it easy until you have no pain.

If you were sick, or did the workout just before you started feeling the effects of the flu I could see how you would be in pain.

Take it easy until the pain stops. Despite what many may say pain is letting you know you need to stop or slow down as if you continue you will cause damage.

Just saying...

I'm in shape.
Round is a shape.
toots

I feel your pain and hear what your saying.  I'm still feeling the effects of a major snow clearing and roof raking that I did last week.  I also agree, better a few aches and pains to suffer or work through then not feeling anything at all.  At 55, I'm at a point in life that I couldn't imagine back when I was 25.   But, I'll be danged if I'm going to grow old mentally, the body will be ok as long as we take care of ourselves.  But, the mind needs a bit more attention nowadays.  Hence, learning and playing guitar or doing other things that are fun and give our brains a work out and nimble and do involve the body a little. 

We're not getting old, we're getting better!!

Well, I went for a 2.5 mile (~4k) walk at an easy pace this morning before work and felt a lot better afterwards.  Loosened things up.  Been drinking water like mad all day.  Feeling a million times better.  Back to resistance exercising Thursday morning I think.  I'm probably going to back it off to four days per week (M, Tu, Th, F) and see if maybe I was overdoing it a bit with five days per week.  Recovery isn't as quick as it was even just five years ago.

Bravo...sounds like your on the mend