TUESDAY
Treadmill 45 minutes, hr 110
Deep tissue massage 1 hr
WEDNESDAY
Treadmill 45 minutes, hr 110
Forearm self massage
Forearm alt ice and heat
THURSDAY
Treadmill 45 minutes, hr 110
Forearm self massage
Forearm alt ice and heat
I am fighting the good battle against the tendonitis. Forearm massage with alternating ice friction and heat seems to be doing the most as far as recovery, that and 2400 mgs of motrin a day. I’ll only be on it a little more than a week so I’m not worried about the heavy dose.
Conditioning is much of the same, treadmill for 45 minutes on non training days. Nice and easy, just what I need. It’s also a good way for me to catch up on some tv. With the meet coming up I have been getting to bed at least half an hour early so I don’t always get to see all of my shows.
For me it’s an internal battle to go to bed early. I never had a bedtime as a kid and as a result became a night person. I don’t know whether I felt like I’d miss something if I went to bed early or if it was the notion the later I stayed up the further away the next day would be. Totally irrational, but you can’t help how you think sometimes.
I have always told people how important sleep is. It’s one of the best recovery tools we have and it doesn’t cost a dime. Just recently I saw JJ Watt on the Hard Knocks series talk about how he sleeps 10 hours a night. That definitely spearheaded me back into getting more sleep.
I’m just trying to set myself up for success. I always tell people getting good isn’t just about what you do during training, it’s those little things done outside of the gym that add up.