So as I am sitting here right now I'm icing my hip and knee, so I think this is a very prudent subject for a post. I've had a history of knee problems, so I have to ice it at least a couple times a week & take glucosamine as kind of a preventative measure so it stays relatively pain free. I have at least 6 or 7 ace bandages at strategic locations around the house so I can comfortably ice where/when I need to. However, not having a fully functioning ice maker makes it a lot more difficult to take care of it appropriately (it makes like 20 cubes a day. Ridiculous. How do you fix an ice maker? ).
The hip is new...not really sure where/when it came from. Makes leg days (like today) pretty hit or miss. It doesn't really affect flexibility, but it makes me feel so much weaker on squats & deads and makes me a lot more tentative on heavier lifts. I probably could have hit another rep on both today but I didn't want to aggravate anything. Plus, not having anyone there to spot me or tell me if my form is deteriorating doesn't help.
Anyways, I guess this is the price one pays for training so hard. Everything has been feeling better in the last couple weeks so I can only hope the nagging injury bug just goes away without having to take any major time away from the gym.
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