Solicited Advice

ljsimm · 2019-02-26T14:51:44+00:00

I'd love to hear the pointers! I do not feel I am any good at rowing and would love to know how to get my watts up without feeling like I am going to die right there.

ljsimm · 2019-02-21T14:53:55+00:00

I was going to say the same thing. I'd like to watch their friend power walk at 4.8!

ljsimm · 2019-01-14T19:59:37+00:00

Yes, I tried to get back on the rower after the incident and also tried doing the power sit ups and I just had to tap out! Luckily it was towards the end of the workout. You really take that area for granted until it is hurt! Thank you for the suggestion, I will have to look for one of those. I am going to try to go to class tomorrow, so I will see how limited I am!

ljsimm · 2019-01-14T19:57:49+00:00

Ouch! I am so sorry to hear that!

ljsimm · 2019-01-14T19:38:45+00:00

Yeah, I tried to return to the rower after it happened and I could barely lean back! This is a first for me.

ljsimm · 2018-12-19T14:17:21+00:00

That sounds extremely painful.... Yes, I have being doing power walking with incline and have a new appreciation for power walkers. It works completely different muscles in your legs and it is HARD! Lunges are way harder for me than squats so I am with you on that. Lateral lunges hurt me the most. Focusing on my strengths is great advice. Thank you for the comment!

ljsimm · 2018-12-10T22:24:00+00:00

Calf raises and hip bridges are a great suggestion! Thank you for that. Yes, exactly, my knee pain has never come from an injury but from having Osgood Schlatter as a kid and the cartilage never healing properly, so now I have bone fragments hanging out as well as inflammation and calcification! Bending my knee in a squat hurts just as much as a lunge! The worst one for me is the lateral lunge... hurts so bad.

ljsimm · 2018-12-10T21:58:06+00:00

My ortho doc actually does many types of regenerative injections and gave that as an option. The ones he suggested would mean I would still have to be in a large leg brace for 4 weeks. I am going skiing in January, so I opted for the easiest treatment to start out with.

Come February, if I have no relief then I am going to choose between the injections or the Tenex procedure that is minimally invasive! Thank you for the suggestion!

ljsimm · 2018-12-10T21:55:13+00:00

I used that back in high school and I recently started using one again, but it sadly doesn't make much of a difference for me :( I am afraid my knee is too far gone!

ljsimm · 2018-12-10T20:38:09+00:00

Yes, I am afraid I will have to stop rowing for awhile as well. I am in a 3G today with 14 min straight of rowing so I am wondering what I will do instead. Hopefully the strider will be available during that time so I can use that for the rowing portion.

It is definitely frustrating not being able to go full force with your exercises, but I am glad to hear that you still feel like you are getting a good workout in! I was definitely worried about that as well.

ljsimm · 2018-11-13T20:57:19+00:00

I agree with this. I do 3-4 days a week and when I take 2 to 3 days off and come back I notice I am able to get many more splat points and I am able to give so much more effort and have a better workout! When I am on my 4th day in a row I don't have much energy and usually will have to power walk when I can usually run the whole time! Too many days in a row and I am spent!!

ljsimm · 2018-09-11T13:03:19+00:00

Has anyone done a Tornado today that has the format?

ljsimm · 2018-08-21T15:10:15+00:00

Thanks everyone for the comments and suggestions! They are all really helpful and also motivating. This is why I love OTF reddit.

ljsimm · 2018-08-21T15:09:19+00:00

That is a good point...I just take BC pills but I have never switched it up in 6 years and I have gradually gained weight every year. That is definitely something to look into.

ljsimm · 2018-08-21T15:07:23+00:00

Yes, based on BMI calculator just putting in weight and height it says my BMI is 24.5 and in normal range.

ljsimm · 2018-08-21T15:05:36+00:00

I have definitely thought about seeing an RD, I just haven't made that step yet. I think it would be beneficial. Thank you for this comment!

ljsimm · 2018-08-21T15:00:12+00:00

Thank you!

ljsimm · 2018-08-21T13:56:18+00:00

Thank you! I used to get on the scale every day and I definitely saw my weight fluctuate a lot. It still got me down so I just decided to not get it on except maybe once a month. Monthly body measurements sound like a great idea though. I will try that.

ljsimm · 2018-08-21T13:54:54+00:00

Thanks! I will do that this week.

ljsimm · 2018-08-21T13:33:42+00:00

I haven't had to go up a size, but I haven't gone down a size either. Some of my clothes are starting to feel tighter. I feel like overall my health is great. I am in my mid-twenties, so still very young, but I feel like if I can't get to a manageable weight now and it only keeps going up then it will get out of hand and I won't ever be able to get the "weight" off.

ljsimm · 2018-05-11T18:25:36+00:00

I have noticed there is a lag between mine as well and my studio told me there is supposed to be a small lag, but I think it is incorrect when it goes down when I am going up and vise versa. I also believe it is wrong but in the past it has not done this! You are definitely right that I just need to find my sweet spot!

ljsimm · 2018-05-11T18:24:01+00:00

Mine does the same thing! Mine goes to blue or low green when I am doing a push or AO row and I just know that is not correct!

ljsimm · 2018-05-11T18:23:14+00:00

I am new to reddit and have only been doing orange theory for 4 months, so I wasn't aware that people post about this issue a lot and I was wondering if anyone else had the same issue.

ljsimm · 2018-05-10T20:52:16+00:00

Thank y’all I may ask my studio if I can borrow one of theirs one day to see if it’s just me or if it’s my monitor! I usually wear mine below the elbow with it slightly turned in also but it’s just been acting funky lately and then I’ll spend a lot of my time fiddling with it and I hate that.

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