My legs are toast

by - Tuesday, September 30, 2008

All this tennis and spinning have caught up with me and totally killed my legs.

I played tennis Sunday in Maryland. My legs had been tight that morning so I stretched out a little bit when we got to the courts and they felt fine when I was playing. Unfortunately it started pouring on us, so we made a mad dash to the car before heading home and sitting around watching football (to be read: no post-tennis stretching).

I could feel my legs tightening up as I was sitting on sofa so I tried to rub out some of the tightness. I don't think it did much good though.

Yesterday I played tennis during my lunch break and my legs felt heavy and tired. That should have been a warning sign that spinning last night was going to be tough.

But I had plans to meet my friend Michele from work, and I had no intention of blowing her off.

You may remember the last time I went spinning, I wasn't super in love with the instructor, well last night the instructor was evil. She kicked my butt. But it felt good to ride really hard, and I was dripping with sweat by the time the class was over. (Get your minds out of the gutter people, I don't mean that to be dirty.)

It was a great workout, but I realized just how stressful cycling was on my IT Band. I could definitely feel it tightening a lot when I was riding. We hit the sauna afterward and I worked on my IT Bands a bunch in the heat, which I think helped. I also rolled them out with the Stick when I got home.

Today is a much needed rest day. I'm heading down to College Park for our soccer game tonight against Binghamton. I'm hoping the boys can rebound from Friday's loss and get a convincing win tonight.

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12 comments

  1. Glad the cycle instructor kicked that booty in a good way. The IT band, keep taking care of it.

    Have fun at the soccer game tonight!

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  2. enjoy your rest day! i've been using the stick and foam roller to no end on my ITB and its feeling so much better. gotta love all the tools :)

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  3. Sweaty dripping women makes me want to run down to the gym and SPIN :-) LOL...

    I, too, had some issues with my ITB band when I upped my cycling. I think you can work it out eventually. Just got to keep working it gently.

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  4. Oy, that's exactly why I think spinning class seems scary LOL

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  5. Sounds like your spinning class was good!!! Hope you have fun at the soccer game!!! Go Terps!

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  6. Spinning is one thing I need to start doing. Sounds like you really do need that rest.

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  7. If the It is inlamed, it can actually be bad to roll them out on the foam roller. Give it a few dyas to de-flame, and ice it in the meantime.

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  8. Love the stick! Better than a BF.... (and I mean that in the cleanest way possible)

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  9. i think all spin instructors are evil...in a good way though

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  10. The Stick, The Stick, The Stick...that's all I'm hearing about lately. I feel like I need to get one to keep up with everyone!

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  11. Rest days are the best! Enjoy it!

    You know what I just realized? We have a lot in common - I almost accepted a job at the York Daily Record (I think that is the name) before I took a job in Georgia...how funny!

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  12. Glad you took that rest day!

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