No Riding Hurts to the Core – Literally
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Obviously not me, but you get the idea...
The eight-week mark has passed since knee surgery and I was just released from regularly scheduled physical therapy, freed to use the regular gym as much as I can stand it. Last night I headed out for a full leg workout, determined to hit it hard and start whipping my depleted leg muscle back into shape. It didn’t take long to get the left kicker wore out, but what really surprised me was how much the rest of my body has atrophied.
Apparently sitting on my ass for the last two months has done a number on my core muscles. I’ve noticed several times in the past week that my posture is alarmingly bad. I’ve always been a bit of a sloucher, but this is getting ridiculous. I practically had my face in my dinner plate two nights ago.
Once my leg was done I moved to some abdominal exercises. One in particular involves hanging from arm straps and elevating the legs. I used to do this with a medicine ball between my legs for extra weight, but just holding my body up in the straps was difficult, and it wasn’t my abs so much as my lower back and obliques. They say you don’t stop riding because you get old - you get old because you stop riding. At this rate I’m gonna need dentures and Depends before long…
Post Tags: Core training, muscle building, dirt bikes
