Good Morning Ladies,
Decided to wait until today to chat since it was almost 1AM when I finished with my workout.
I warmed up Imax 2's warm-up and combos 6 & 7. After the first half of Eoin's Tragically Hips audio podcast from his website, my computer lost internet connection.
I reconnect, but there isn't any fast forward button. UGH! I ended up stretching my piriformis and hamstrings on my own. Tonight, I'd like to do some Kickbox. I haven't decided if I'll do KPC or Kenpo.
Surprisingly, I didn't freeze at the soccer game. I dressed in the warmest clothes I brought here. Youngest ds has another soccer game tomorrow night, and middle ds has a football game Friday night. Plenty to opportunitites for me to freeze this week!!! I might buy the school's sweatshirt to keep me warm. I guess I could show some school pride.
Jeanette...
Whooo Hoooo!!!! Awesome Birdie.... I'm positive that's a good thing.
How sweet of dh to drive the cart and drinks. Oooo, I have to take a peek at the October rotation. I really miss my muscles and cut look. I didn't tell my student massage therapist that I was also studying massage. I didn't want her feeling like she was being judged. She was so funny. One of her clients calls this the pain in the a$$ stretch.
She told me that all I need is to have someone shove their elbow into my butt.
I'm going to have Phil do this stretch with me.
Oh! You can get the Captain to do the stretch with you...
First google piriformis and study where it's located. Locate where it starts and ends on your body. Show the Captain where it starts and ends on your body.
Lie down on your stomach on your bed.
Have dh kneel next to you on the right side. (I'll give directions for the right leg.)
Have him pick up your right foot and raise it in the air. Your right knee will be at a 90 degree angle and your quads will be resting on the bed.
Have him hold your right calf with his left hand.
He's going to use his right elbow to push onto the piriformis muscle near the origin (which is next to the sacrum).
Once his elbow is pressing on the right spot, he will slowly move your foot/calf towards the left and hold it at the end feel for a few seconds. The end feel is where you start feeling resistance. You'll be able to tell him when to stop moving your leg because you'll feel it!!!!
Keeping his elbow pressed onto your piriformis, have him slowly move your foot/calf towards the right.
Have him bring your foot back to the center, still in the air.
Have him move his elbow towards the belly of the piriformis and repeat the elbow and stretch, making sure he doesn't press on the sciatica nerve. You'll know if you feel numbness and tingling. If he feels any pulsing, back off and find another spot on the belly of the muscle.
The third pressure point is near the piriformis' insertion (which is the greater trochanter). Make sure he's not right on the bone, just near to it. On the third pressure point next to the greater trochanter, don't move the foot laterally (to the right or the outside) because he will be pressing on your bone and that is never a good thing.
ETA: My massage therapist could move my leg in this stretch to where it touched my other leg. But, when she moved it laterally, towards the outside, my leg had limited range of motion compared to moving it medially.
Okay, I'll have to catch up with personals in a bit. Running out of time.
Ballistic Hugs to ALL!
Wendy
