Sports Injuries Archives - Mike's Triathlon https://mikestriathlon.com/category/injuries/ A personal journal of endeavor and discovery Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:34:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Triathlon Training – Managing Arrhythmia Part 3 https://mikestriathlon.com/triathlon-training-managing-arrhythmia-part-3/ Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:52:40 +0000 http://mikestriathlon.com/?p=425 The final piece of the puzzle drops into place… Well listen up guys and dolls, this is serious stuff that effects all of you! Your sexual health could be at great great risk because of the saddle you use! On an annual basis, bicycle riding involves several hundred million people worldwide. Studies have linked perineal …

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]]> Triathlon Training – Killing Six Birds With One Stone https://mikestriathlon.com/triathlon-training-killing-six-birds-with-one-stone/ Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:12:29 +0000 http://mikestriathlon.com/?p=412 Or in one single step how to:- Train harder. Recover well. Manage heart arrhythmia. Repair calf muscle strain. Improve overall performance. Sleep better at night. It’s funny how one can sometimes grapple with a seemingly complex and unresolvable issue only to discover one day that the solution is quite simple really. For long now I …

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]]> Injuries – Ankle Sprain Rehabilitation https://mikestriathlon.com/injuries-ankle-sprain-rehabilitation/ Tue, 29 Dec 2009 05:57:20 +0000 http://mikestriathlon.com/?p=347 I sprained my ankle doing the 2008 Port St Francis Summer Series Tri, and it has remained a weakness ever since. Now again I tweaked it with the first Summer Series Tri on 16 December whilst running over the rocky beach, so have started this rehab program to sort it out properly. Mike Phase 1 …

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]]> Injuries – Iliotibial band friction syndrome in triathletes https://mikestriathlon.com/injuries-iliotibial-band-friction-syndrome-in-triathletes/ Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:32:30 +0000 http://mikestriathlon.com/?p=336 A very informative article on the causes, prevention and treatment of ITB issues. Mike What it is The ITB is the connective tissue band that runs down the lateral side of the thigh and attaches on the lateral surface of the tibial condyle (Gerdy’s Tubercle). The ITB originates from the Tensor Fascia Latae (TFL) muscle …

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]]> Triathlon Training – The role of stretching in sports performance https://mikestriathlon.com/triathlon-training-the-role-of-stretching-in-sports-performance/ Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:54:25 +0000 http://mikestriathlon.com/?p=323 I’ve been an ardent fan and advocate of stretching routines since I started going to the gym in 2003, and so would never have thought that my knowledge of the subject could be considered so inadequate, until I read this article… Mike What science has to say about the performance benefits of stretching and flexibility …

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]]> Hip Injuries – Prevention and Treatment https://mikestriathlon.com/hip-injuries-prevention-and-treatment/ Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:06:27 +0000 http://mikestriathlon.com/?p=127 Below follows a comprehensive hip rehab program that I am following, and which was obtained from one of my favourite sites to which I subscribe. It’s also very convenient in that with only my mat, stability ball and step I am easily able to do most of this at home – Mike. Conditioning techniques to …

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]]> Pool Running https://mikestriathlon.com/pool-running/ Tue, 06 Oct 2009 10:06:07 +0000 http://mikestriathlon.com/?p=113 If you think pool running is weird, boring, and wouldn’t do much for your fitness, we’re guessing you’ve never tried it. That’s too bad, because it’s hands-down the best cross-training activity for runners (and a lot more fun than it looks). By Bob Wischnia & Marc Bloom PUBLISHED 09/05/2003 by Runner’s World Boring–Not! I started …

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]]> Hip Rehab – Test Drive https://mikestriathlon.com/hip-rehab-test-drive/ Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:54:20 +0000 http://mikestriathlon.com/?p=98 Took this hip for a 3 lap (6.3km) test drive round St George’s this morning. Not going too bad, but still quite a bit of ITB tightness. Interestingly, my heart rate was responding well to changes in running intensities: something it had not done for a quite sometime before my 3 weeks R & R. …

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]]> TT Bike Setup – Cause of Hip Injury https://mikestriathlon.com/tt-bike-setup-cause-of-hip-injury/ Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:42:43 +0000 http://mikestriathlon.com/?p=91 You’re not going to believe this! Just got back from having my TT bike setup redone, and the seat had to be lowered 7cm (yes that’s cm folks, not mm) from the original setup setting!!!! Small wonder I sustained a serious hip injury and could never match the times I did on my old “Ally …

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