Teleidoscope

Thu, Aug 28, 2008

Abs

Posted at 10:19 am MDT to Exercise

I still have abs, under the fat! I did the AM Yoga routine again today, and most of the 12 minute, shortened Abs yoga routine I used to do, and they both worked!

I can lay flat on my yoga mat and do a straight leg lift. The result is kind of sloppy, but that's because of my usual problems with tight hamstrings, not weakness through the abs. And twists work as well as they ever did, allowing for the extra belly volume.

Marti said that the core muscles along my spine were still in petty good shape -- probably why having my hip out last winter didn't take the illiosacral joint with it, the way it would have 10 years ago.

Things are still a bit sore from the aftermath of the fall so I didn't push the abs work too hard. I expect it will be at least a week before the muscle patch that was locked stops being tender (I suspect it's getting more blood than it's had in ages), and the other areas that were stressed in the fall really settle down.

Once I can't feel the stressed patches any more, I'll break out the free weights and try to build back some upper body strength. With the muscles actually moving agross the ribs the way they are supposed to, lifting should work again too.

It's nice to have a body that mostly does what I tell it to again, instead of stalling. Having that patch along the lower ribs be just sore, instead of locked rigid, makes an amazing difference.

If there are places that are still stiff in a week or two, I may look into myofascial therapy to break loose any places that are still locked in the aftermath of the radiation. I really can't tell at this point how much of what I'm feeling is remaining long-term problems, and how much is the aftermath of the fall. I think a lot of it is from the fall: I mostly feel the tight and tender spots when I happen to lean my weight on my right hand.

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