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Tileenah

Tileenah

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Mianevem said:
I shouldn't just hope it will go away on its own… It's just that I'm afraid that I will pay a bunch of money to a doc only to have him say that he has no idea but if I don't move it won't hurt...
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I don't know how the health care system works in your country but no orthopedist I know would ever say that (and I know a few...)
You're young, you're active and you're in enough pain that it prevents you from doing bouldering or running. This is serious! I don't want to scare you, I am just worried... Your hip should get looked at, sometimes if you wait for too long the damage could be worse and the consequences more complex than if taken early on. We only have one body, it's worth spending money on it... :hug: and:love:again, that at least can't hurt 😅
 
TopNotch

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"Motivation is temporary. Discipline is forever."
It sounds like your hip has been hurting for quite some time. If it were mine, I'd say to myself, something isn't right somewhere, and I'd see my physio - but, like you, I'd have given it a decent length of time to fix itself. Sometimes, though, you just have to accept that it won't.
 
Mianevem

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Thank you, @Tileenah , @Silent Wolf , @Fremen , @TopNotch , @Julian4077 , @JCU ! :love:

Tileenah said:
Your hip should get looked at, sometimes if you wait for too long the damage could be worse and the consequences more complex than if taken early on. We only have one body, it's worth spending money on it...
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TopNotch said:
Sometimes, though, you just have to accept that it won't.
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Thank you guys, I really feel cared for here. :thanku:
My log is still almost a fortnight behind, and there has been noticeable progress. In fact, today (on April 26), I removed two exercises from my still-painful list: knee in-and-twists and knee rolls. And lunges are very close to being crossed out, too!
But I don't want to be someone who throws wise and heartfelt advice out of the window, so I now have it written into my calendar that I have to make an appointment with a specialist on May 15 if things are still not okay by then. That will be exactly two months after my injury, so at that point there can be no denial anymore.

Friday, 14 April

Before breakfast
-- Day 13 of Code of Abs | lvl III
-- Day 11 of PPL | abs
-- 3x16 calf raises | day 14 of Leg Day Everyday
-- This Is How I Cope | lvl I | very, very carefully because my hip isn't up to kicks yet, but they and the punches were all dedicated to @Kanary :kungfu:

Afternoon
-- Staying In | I didn't need to modify anything here ❤ (I still needed to apply a bit less pressure than I normally would, with #7 for example.)
 
Mianevem

Mianevem

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Saturday, 15 April

Morning
-- 13.95 km bike ride

Midday
-- Cozy Up | to refresh during D&D

Late afternoon
-- Day 14 of Code of Abs | lvl III
-- 1 min 40 sec bridge hold | day 15 of Leg Day Everyday
-- 4x12 clamshells, 4x16 calf raises with 7/10 kg dumbbells, 4x12 sitting twists, 4x6 knee in-and-twists | hip-care replacement of day 12 of PPL
-- Staying In | with EC

Additional biking: 13.96 km in total
 
Mianevem

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Wednesday, 19 April

Before breakfast
-- 20 sec one-legged bridge hold per side | day 19 of Leg Day Everyday
-- 4x12 lunges (without dumbbells), 4x12 clamshells, 4x12 knee-in-and-twists, 4x16 calf raises with 10 kg dumbbells, 4x6 one-legged squats per side | hip-care replacement for day 16 of PPL
-- The Shield | lvl I
-- Day 18 of Code of Abs

Biking: 10.74 km in total
 
Mianevem

Mianevem

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Saturday, 22 April

Morning
-- 25 km bike ride

Afternoon
-- Day 20 of Code of Abs | lvl I | 10 of the leg raises with a pull-up bar in each set | :tired:
-- 3x18 calf raises | day 22 of Leg Day Everyday
-- Day 18 of PPL | pull | 7 kg dumbbells | shrugs with 10 kg | hammer curls with 8 kg (a guy began hoarding dumbbells and took the 7 kg ones. And I was too lazy to go to the other side of the room to get another pair...
-- He Who Fights with Monsters | lvl I | knee-in-and-twists instead of lunge punches
 
Mianevem

Mianevem

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Sunday, 23 April

Morning
-- Day 21 of Code of Abs
-- 1 min 20 sec lunges | day 23 of Leg Day Everyday | bridges are now a breeze to my hip, so it's time to do this challenge properly!
-- Day 19 of PPL | abs

Late afternoon
-- 10 km bike ride

Today was the half marathon race which I had been preparing for since January, but had to withdraw from because of my hip… No big deal, there are at least five big HMs in Budapest every year, and I got back 80% of my entry fee as a coupon that I can use for the next race I enter.
 
Mianevem

Mianevem

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Wednesday, 26 April

Before breakfast
-- Day 24 of Code of Abs
-- 3x20 calf raises | day 26 of Leg Day Everyday
-- Day 22 of PPL | pull | 7 kg dumbbells | 12.5 kg for shrugs | I skipped the kneeling rows. It looks like a fun exercise, but that position with a dumbbell? Not yet.

Afternoon
-- 8 km bike ride

Evening
-- knee in-and-twists, knee rolls and lunges with punches in-between
 
Mianevem

Mianevem

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Thanks, @Tileenah ! I was surprised how little I was bothered though. I've finished two half marathon races and a marathon, so I already know what the experience is like, and even if I had managed to run a new PB, it wouldn't have been that much better than my previous record.

Thursday, 27 April

Before breakfast
-- Azarinth Healer | lvl III | 1 min rest | 8 raised leg push-ups/set
-- Day 25 of Code of Abs | lvl III
-- 1 min 30 sec lunges | day 27 of Leg Day Everyday
-- Day 23 of PPL | abs | hollow holds were 4x1 min instead, with 1 min rest
-- plank crunches, squats, lunge step-ups, slow climbers

Biking: 23.5 km in total
 
Mianevem

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Friday, 28 April

Morning
-- Day 26 of Code of Abs | lvl III | :tired: with several micro breaks, and I didn't even do any of it on a pull-up bar | knee in-and-twists hurt a bit, but luckily only during the first few reps
-- 3x20 calf raises | day 28 of Leg Day Everyday
-- Day 24 of PPL | legs | without weights, except for calf raises (10 kg), deadlifts (8 kg) and single leg deadlifts (4 kg) | pain-free lunges are still out of reach…

And now I'm off to bed very early because of a horrible, migraine-like headache.
 
Mianevem

Mianevem

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Thanks, @NancyTree ! Thanks, @Tileenah !
Retreating to the dark bedroom provided quick relief, and then I slept really well, so all is fine! This evening I felt a bit of pressure in my head again, along with some nausea, but it wasn't nearly as bad as yesterday.

Saturday, April 29

Late afternoon
-- Greek God | lvl I | 2 min rest | pull-ups: 1-1-1 | leg raises: 3-3-3 | leg circles: I can't stabilise myself in that position | push-ups: 20-15-15 | split lunges: minimal pain…
-- Day 27 of Code of Abs
-- 40 sec lunges | day 29 of Leg Day Everyday | no pain! :move:
-- Day 25 of PPL | push | 7 kg dumbbells | exercise bench versions

Late evening
-- Acing It | lvl I | lunges instead of burpees | still no pain :ss: | with 0.75 kg wrist weights
-- Muscle Recovery | with EC
 
Mianevem

Mianevem

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Sunday, April 30

Morning
-- 20 km bike ride

Late afternoon
-- Day 28 of Code of Abs | lvl III
-- 3x20 calf raises | day 30 of Leg Day Everyday
-- Day 26 of PPL | pull | 7 kg dumbbells | shrugs with 12.5 kg | exercise bench version
-- Muscle Recovery

Evening
-- 11 km bike ride

Lesson for the day: it's tiring to make home-made mayonnaise right after weight training. :LOL:
 
Mianevem

Mianevem

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Thank you, @Nihopaloa , @NancyTree !

It was, @PetiteSheWolf ! Though I may have whisked it a bit too vigorously because it ended up firmer than usual. :LOL: But my fiancé made great hamburger sauce with it!

Tuesday, May 2

Before breakfast
-- Day 30 of Code of Abs
-- Day 2 of Lower Abs | 6 sets
-- Day 28 of PPL | no weights, except for calf raises (10 kg) and single leg deadlifts (5 kg)

Biking: 4.19 km in total

Suddenly not being able to do much cardio apart from biking, I doubled down on strength training with PPL and Code of Abs. But it was as it usually is when I start strength work: it's refreshing and fun in the beginning, but nearing the finish line I can't wait for it to end so that I can start something else. :LOL: PPL's long sessions, mainly because of the long rest times, didn't help either. But those 2 minutes are great for one thing: you can get in many steps pacing around.

Now I'll be easy on myself and do 60 Days of Walking. Soon I'll attempt to do hopping exercises, and when they stop causing discomfort in my hip, the plan is to replace 2-min walks of interval days with jogging. I'll also redo Power Up, because it's full of exercises that help strengthen my hip. In fact, I should have started it sooner, but I was stubborn and wanted to finish Code of Abs first.
 
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