Comments on: Coming back to Cycling after Injury http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/4825/training/coming-back-to-cycling-after-injury/ Cycling info - advice and tips Fri, 13 Jul 2012 11:27:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Jonathan http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/4825/training/coming-back-to-cycling-after-injury/comment-page-1/#comment-79670 Jonathan Mon, 28 May 2012 10:18:43 +0000 http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/?p=4825#comment-79670 I am not racer (too old and too lazy) but I would define myself as a committed commuter and weekender. Just before Christmas last year I was T-boned at 25mph - long story short - car driver convicted of dangerous driving - me about £3,500 better off and 2 months of not being able to ride. I found it very dispiriting trying to get my fitness levels back up to where they were before and it has taken me at least 3 months to get to that level - in my 20's it would probably have only taken a month. But the nice thing about cycling is that t is the type of exercise where you can take baby steps back up to fitness - as an ex-sprinter it was really a case of all or nothing - you were either running fast or coming last. Though the first two months of getting my fitness back were hard and really depressed me - at least I was out on the bike and going places and seeing things and gradually things were getting better. The third month was a total joy as the miles started to get progressively easier - but then the rain came - and out came the turbo trainer (how dull) and last weekend my son decided to foul me badly in a family back garden football game - now all the muscle damage is hurting again! So maybe the best advice is - don't have kids! I am not racer (too old and too lazy) but I would define myself as a committed commuter and weekender.

Just before Christmas last year I was T-boned at 25mph – long story short – car driver convicted of dangerous driving – me about £3,500 better off and 2 months of not being able to ride.

I found it very dispiriting trying to get my fitness levels back up to where they were before and it has taken me at least 3 months to get to that level – in my 20′s it would probably have only taken a month.

But the nice thing about cycling is that t is the type of exercise where you can take baby steps back up to fitness – as an ex-sprinter it was really a case of all or nothing – you were either running fast or coming last. Though the first two months of getting my fitness back were hard and really depressed me – at least I was out on the bike and going places and seeing things and gradually things were getting better. The third month was a total joy as the miles started to get progressively easier – but then the rain came – and out came the turbo trainer (how dull) and last weekend my son decided to foul me badly in a family back garden football game – now all the muscle damage is hurting again!

So maybe the best advice is – don’t have kids!

]]> By: tejvan http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/4825/training/coming-back-to-cycling-after-injury/comment-page-1/#comment-79664 tejvan Mon, 28 May 2012 09:32:58 +0000 http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/?p=4825#comment-79664 Hi Doug, Thanks. Interesting article. I tried it after long ride yesterday, walking around on grass. I don't know what effect it had, but it did feel good to be walking in bare feet. Hi Doug, Thanks. Interesting article. I tried it after long ride yesterday, walking around on grass. I don’t know what effect it had, but it did feel good to be walking in bare feet.

]]> By: Doug http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/4825/training/coming-back-to-cycling-after-injury/comment-page-1/#comment-79529 Doug Sun, 27 May 2012 07:41:58 +0000 http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/?p=4825#comment-79529 All good stuff Tejvan and makes perfect sense, well rounded as always. Just to bring in the wacky, here's a link to a friend's blog where I did a book review - Earthing by Clinton Ober. http://www.thenourishingroad.co.uk/2012/04/18/guest-post-and-book-review/ While I wasn't totally bowled over and it still seems a bit "hippy dippy" there are accounts of Earthing aiding recovery from injuries and illness. It included a Tour de France cyclist who following a nasty crash, slept over night using the "earthing" set up and continued the race the following day. All good stuff Tejvan and makes perfect sense, well rounded as always. Just to bring in the wacky, here’s a link to a friend’s blog where I did a book review – Earthing by Clinton Ober.

http://www.thenourishingroad.co.uk/2012/04/18/guest-post-and-book-review/

While I wasn’t totally bowled over and it still seems a bit “hippy dippy” there are accounts of Earthing aiding recovery from injuries and illness. It included a Tour de France cyclist who following a nasty crash, slept over night using the “earthing” set up and continued the race the following day.

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