Turbo Man's Fitness Blog: More Improvements, but ...

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'It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.' Theodore Roosevelt 23 April 1910

Tuesday, 19 July 2011

More Improvements, but ...

Today I managed 2 x 10 minutes on the bike, 5 mins on the treadmill focussed on heel striking to stretch the hamstrings, and also did some sit-ups and press-ups. Getting off the bike my knee feels much stronger but it doesn't take long for the stiffness to return. Worryingly, I was doing some mobility exercises and noticed that when I squatted down an ominous bulge appeared on the outside edge of the knee, maybe half an inch tall. I'm hoping this is just the fluid being pushed out to the side and not part of the meniscus that has broken away; there was no pain associated with this movement so I believe it is fluid (well you have to think positive!).

Glad to see the TdF kicking off today, with Contador taking the fight to Voeckler and Evans. Evans responded brilliantly to Contador's attacks and Voeckler did well to minimise his losses after appearing to be beaten towards the top of the climb. Great to see Cavendish do well, rolling in a little over a minute behind Andy Schleck. You would have thought the Schleck's would have learned how to descend by now!