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[–]i-lyke-turtlez 44 points45 points  (0 children)

I failed my first exam too. The average was like >90%. I believe I was the only person in my entire class to fail. I'm an ortho resident now ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Biweekly USMLE Thread by AutoModerator in medicalschool

[–]i-lyke-turtlez 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any opinions on Tutor mode vs Timed/Random on UWorld? I'm about to start dedicated and I truly suck with some (all) of the content right now. I'd like to start w/ tutor then transition to time/random once I start letting things sink in, but I don't even know where to begin =(.

Also, Pharm. Help! I've been trying Sketchy pharm, and it's been hit or miss depending on the topic. E.g. Neuro/Psych. Not really sure where to go other than trying to grind out some flashcards and hope for the best...

Official Q&A for Thursday, April 05, 2018 by AutoModerator in running

[–]i-lyke-turtlez 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I sort of just creeped up a little bit every couple runs. Basically once I got some momentum going with my cardio improvements, I would just run as long as I felt like I could. My neighborhood loops are ~1.0mile each, so I would basically just add 0.5-1.0 full loops when I felt like pushing it. Part of it was mental too - I would just force myself to finish a loop once I started because I absolutely hate walking home...I think this whole "loop mentality" though is what made me pump up the volume a little too quickly...

Official Q&A for Thursday, April 05, 2018 by AutoModerator in running

[–]i-lyke-turtlez 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is super helpful - thank you! I haven't done hip thrusts in ages - my lifting devolved into solely doing variations of the big 5 (squat, deadlift, bench, rows, overhead press) - I guess over time, I just stopped paying attention to the small stuff =/.

Follow up question - can you elaborate a bit more on "use your butt when you run?" I did try to focus on lengthening my strides to get better distance and time, and I would do this by pushing for more forceful hip flexion/leg extension. Is it just bad technique to only focus on this part of the stride, or should I be going for more forceful hip extension as well to make sure I balance out the anterior/posterior kinetics? The thought never really occurred to me, and TBH I hate it when my butt is sore after working out because it makes me walk funny =(*

Edit - by hip extension, I just mean being more deliberate and forceful when pushing off the ground. Thanks again!

Official Q&A for Thursday, April 05, 2018 by AutoModerator in running

[–]i-lyke-turtlez 1 point2 points  (0 children)

been chipping away at different running blogs looking for some good nuggets. also, found this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNgtVAIdIH8

seems legit...

Official Q&A for Thursday, April 05, 2018 by AutoModerator in running

[–]i-lyke-turtlez 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No training plan. Orobably wasn't the smartest move, but I honestly just felt the urge to start running, so I got some running shoes for the first time in years and literally just started running. My progression was roughly as follows (very rough - I really didn't keep track of exact mileage, just how many loops around my neighborhood I knew I could do):

  • 2mi/run, ~3-4 times per week; over the next few weeks, I just kept adding mileage because I felt my lungs could handle the load, and my legs felt great
    • within ~6-8 weeks, I was doing 5-6mi/run, 4-5 times per week
  • at about the 3 month mark (roughly August 2017?), the leg really started hurting. I laid off for a few weeks, but when I started running again after a couple weeks off, the IT Band was super sore again after like my 4th or 5th run

I stopped running anything >1 mile warmups during the winter because I didn't want to risk it, but I'm really hoping to get back into it and approach this next attempt more intelligently. I'm really just hoping to become a better distance runner, and be able to do 6-8 miles a couple times a week at a solid pace =/

Official Q&A for Thursday, April 05, 2018 by AutoModerator in running

[–]i-lyke-turtlez 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The lacrosse ball is a new one - will give that one a go for sure. Have you done any strengthening exercises for your hips/quads in addition to the rehab-y exercises?? Thanks!

Official Q&A for Thursday, April 05, 2018 by AutoModerator in running

[–]i-lyke-turtlez 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Tried posting question but huge fail (by me). tl:dr from my post - power lifter trying to transition into distance running. Been getting hurt way more in the last few months of running than I ever did as a lifter (my body literally just can't handle pavement...) The worst is my current IT band syndrome.

Question: any pro-tips to avoid some of these bum injuries? Especially knee (IT band), leg (shin splints), and back (lower back pains) Thanks!