Post by mrsjthompson on Feb 13, 2014 10:58:23 GMT -5
Oh, big hugs. That totally sucks.
I'm in my 4th month of not running after fracturing a metatarsal. While I was in the boot I concentrated on pool running (ugh) and upper body strength. Now that I can do things that don't pound my foot (not pelvis -- tee hee!), I've added lower body strength and elliptical, walking, and bike. It's frustrating not being able to run, but I just keep telling myself that all of this cross training is going to make me a stronger runner in the long run. It doesn't keep me from missing running, though.
I am so sorry to hear this. I've been there- several times, and it sucks. There's just no way around it. :::HUGS::: The pool is your friend and then weights are your friend once your cleared prevention is key.
I had this same injury and physical therapy really really helped me. I wasn't allowed to do anything but swim so take it easy at crossfit, especially with jumping.
Post by foundmylazybum on Feb 15, 2014 17:01:17 GMT -5
Ohhh... Stress fractures are the worst! I'm so sorry enfuego
I'm going to start off by saying...I didn't read the replies so sorry if this is a repeat lol.
I've had a sf in my foot...what worked for me coming back was a few things:
1. LISTEN to the doctor's advice--if you mess around and try to come back to running too soon, well then you can get yourself into a cycle of stress fractures and it sucks more and more. Do your time now--do it RIGHT and make sure that you heal properly so you don't have to try to heal, and heal AND heal again. Because that can happen.
2. I found aqua jogging to be extremely effective as cross training. It's kind of boring, but that ish WORKS to help keep you in shape, and you can see why the old ladies love it. You kind of just have to have an attitude of humor, like "yep, me and the old ladies are rockin this aqua jogging belt and noodle today!" and get through it.
3. The final thing I did was look at this from this approach: If you want to be a runner, sometimes you are going to get injured. It totally blows, but you have to accept that injury is part of this game, and no one is invincible from that fact. Take your recovery as seriously as your training. You post a lot here, and you don't seem like the type of person who effs around with training plans, and does *whatever lala!* so think of this as the same thing. Don't just waft through it--you can focus your attention and still have goals while injured--and doing so helps the time go by faster AND you come out stronger
I'm sorry. I had a stress fracture in my femur at the hip and I wasn't allowed anything for 2 weeks. I did a lot of strength training and then eased back into working out. I also took a ton of calcium and vitamin D supplements.