I was hoping to put together a couple of posts at my blog with some
thoughts on my experience in Costa Rica, and may yet get to it...
But I wanted to throw this idea out there.
My hypothesis about why my right foot and leg have been so troublesome in
this barefoot-style journey has been that I developed some bad movement
patterns back when I was put in a cast for a broken toe when I was 11 (33
years ago...).
It sort of fit the evidence, but what are the odds that a broken toe could
lead to a lifelong infirmity?
Down in CR I saw a cool-looking banyan tree near the beach. Since banyan
trees are pretty much the perfect climbing tree, I gave it a go.
Barefoot, of course.
I got about halfway up the buttress I was climbing a felt a shooting pain
in my right foot. I rebalanced my self and tried to weight the foot again,
same shooting pain. I was putting my foot in such a way that my entire
weight was on the foot, forcing it to spread out. And the shooting pain
was in the toe that I'd broken 33 years before.
It may have been an adhesion, or perhaps something I'm not aware of... But
I've got a new project now. I want to see if that shooting pain
reoccurs...
Interesting. So, what is the setup for this experiment?
I read something a few weeks ago about how the compensations we make
for injuries (unconscious or not) tend to carry over well after we are
healed. I think I read that from a link posted in this group, but I
don't remember now. Does anyone else remember that?
I have been having similar thoughts about my big toes. I haven't
broken them (at least, I don't think I have), but they are horribly
inflexible. I have discovered that they do not like to go beyond flat
when I try to curl them downward. So, I am bending them under every
chance I get to try and stretch out those tight, stiff tendons and
muscles. Not much progress so far, but I am getting new little pains
and pops in them while walking around during the day. We'll see if
that is a good sign or not. :)
On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 2:51 PM, Tuck <tuck...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I was hoping to put together a couple of posts at my blog with some thoughts
> on my experience in Costa Rica, and may yet get to it...
> But I wanted to throw this idea out there.
> My hypothesis about why my right foot and leg have been so troublesome in
> this barefoot-style journey has been that I developed some bad movement
> patterns back when I was put in a cast for a broken toe when I was 11 (33
> years ago...).
> It sort of fit the evidence, but what are the odds that a broken toe could
> lead to a lifelong infirmity?
> Down in CR I saw a cool-looking banyan tree near the beach. Since banyan
> trees are pretty much the perfect climbing tree, I gave it a go. Barefoot,
> of course.
> I got about halfway up the buttress I was climbing a felt a shooting pain in
> my right foot. I rebalanced my self and tried to weight the foot again,
> same shooting pain. I was putting my foot in such a way that my entire
> weight was on the foot, forcing it to spread out. And the shooting pain was
> in the toe that I'd broken 33 years before.
> It may have been an adhesion, or perhaps something I'm not aware of... But
> I've got a new project now. I want to see if that shooting pain reoccurs...
On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 3:35 PM, Doug Sims <wdsim...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Interesting. So, what is the setup for this experiment?
> I read something a few weeks ago about how the compensations we make
> for injuries (unconscious or not) tend to carry over well after we are
> healed. I think I read that from a link posted in this group, but I
> don't remember now. Does anyone else remember that?
> I have been having similar thoughts about my big toes. I haven't
> broken them (at least, I don't think I have), but they are horribly
> inflexible. I have discovered that they do not like to go beyond flat
> when I try to curl them downward. So, I am bending them under every
> chance I get to try and stretch out those tight, stiff tendons and
> muscles. Not much progress so far, but I am getting new little pains
> and pops in them while walking around during the day. We'll see if
> that is a good sign or not. :)
> On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 2:51 PM, Tuck <tuck...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I was hoping to put together a couple of posts at my blog with some
> thoughts
> > on my experience in Costa Rica, and may yet get to it...
> > But I wanted to throw this idea out there.
> > My hypothesis about why my right foot and leg have been so troublesome in
> > this barefoot-style journey has been that I developed some bad movement
> > patterns back when I was put in a cast for a broken toe when I was 11 (33
> > years ago...).
> > It sort of fit the evidence, but what are the odds that a broken toe
> could
> > lead to a lifelong infirmity?
> > Down in CR I saw a cool-looking banyan tree near the beach. Since banyan
> > trees are pretty much the perfect climbing tree, I gave it a go.
> Barefoot,
> > of course.
> > I got about halfway up the buttress I was climbing a felt a shooting
> pain in
> > my right foot. I rebalanced my self and tried to weight the foot again,
> > same shooting pain. I was putting my foot in such a way that my entire
> > weight was on the foot, forcing it to spread out. And the shooting pain
> was
> > in the toe that I'd broken 33 years before.
> > It may have been an adhesion, or perhaps something I'm not aware of...
> But
> > I've got a new project now. I want to see if that shooting pain
> reoccurs...
Rope ladder or cargo net hung from a tree or wall?
I found out quickly that the short rope ladder on my kids' playground
takes an awful lot of foot strength to climb on. Luckily it is only 4
feet tall, so I didn't need much strength on it.
On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 3:38 PM, Tuck <tuck...@gmail.com> wrote:
> "So, what is the setup for this experiment?"
> I think I need to do more climbing in my bare feet. Not sure exactly where
> to do that... Not a lot of banyan trees in CT, unfortunately.
> On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 3:35 PM, Doug Sims <wdsim...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Interesting. So, what is the setup for this experiment?
>> I read something a few weeks ago about how the compensations we make
>> for injuries (unconscious or not) tend to carry over well after we are
>> healed. I think I read that from a link posted in this group, but I
>> don't remember now. Does anyone else remember that?
>> I have been having similar thoughts about my big toes. I haven't
>> broken them (at least, I don't think I have), but they are horribly
>> inflexible. I have discovered that they do not like to go beyond flat
>> when I try to curl them downward. So, I am bending them under every
>> chance I get to try and stretch out those tight, stiff tendons and
>> muscles. Not much progress so far, but I am getting new little pains
>> and pops in them while walking around during the day. We'll see if
>> that is a good sign or not. :)
>> On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 2:51 PM, Tuck <tuck...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > I was hoping to put together a couple of posts at my blog with some
>> > thoughts
>> > on my experience in Costa Rica, and may yet get to it...
>> > But I wanted to throw this idea out there.
>> > My hypothesis about why my right foot and leg have been so troublesome
>> > in
>> > this barefoot-style journey has been that I developed some bad movement
>> > patterns back when I was put in a cast for a broken toe when I was 11
>> > (33
>> > years ago...).
>> > It sort of fit the evidence, but what are the odds that a broken toe
>> > could
>> > lead to a lifelong infirmity?
>> > Down in CR I saw a cool-looking banyan tree near the beach. Since
>> > banyan
>> > trees are pretty much the perfect climbing tree, I gave it a go.
>> > Barefoot,
>> > of course.
>> > I got about halfway up the buttress I was climbing a felt a shooting
>> > pain in
>> > my right foot. I rebalanced my self and tried to weight the foot again,
>> > same shooting pain. I was putting my foot in such a way that my entire
>> > weight was on the foot, forcing it to spread out. And the shooting pain
>> > was
>> > in the toe that I'd broken 33 years before.
>> > It may have been an adhesion, or perhaps something I'm not aware of...
>> > But
>> > I've got a new project now. I want to see if that shooting pain
>> > reoccurs...
On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 3:40 PM, Doug Sims <wdsim...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Rope ladder or cargo net hung from a tree or wall?
> I found out quickly that the short rope ladder on my kids' playground
> takes an awful lot of foot strength to climb on. Luckily it is only 4
> feet tall, so I didn't need much strength on it.
> On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 3:38 PM, Tuck <tuck...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > "So, what is the setup for this experiment?"
> > I think I need to do more climbing in my bare feet. Not sure exactly
> where
> > to do that... Not a lot of banyan trees in CT, unfortunately.
> > On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 3:35 PM, Doug Sims <wdsim...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Interesting. So, what is the setup for this experiment?
> >> I read something a few weeks ago about how the compensations we make
> >> for injuries (unconscious or not) tend to carry over well after we are
> >> healed. I think I read that from a link posted in this group, but I
> >> don't remember now. Does anyone else remember that?
> >> I have been having similar thoughts about my big toes. I haven't
> >> broken them (at least, I don't think I have), but they are horribly
> >> inflexible. I have discovered that they do not like to go beyond flat
> >> when I try to curl them downward. So, I am bending them under every
> >> chance I get to try and stretch out those tight, stiff tendons and
> >> muscles. Not much progress so far, but I am getting new little pains
> >> and pops in them while walking around during the day. We'll see if
> >> that is a good sign or not. :)
> >> On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 2:51 PM, Tuck <tuck...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > I was hoping to put together a couple of posts at my blog with some
> >> > thoughts
> >> > on my experience in Costa Rica, and may yet get to it...
> >> > But I wanted to throw this idea out there.
> >> > My hypothesis about why my right foot and leg have been so troublesome
> >> > in
> >> > this barefoot-style journey has been that I developed some bad
> movement
> >> > patterns back when I was put in a cast for a broken toe when I was 11
> >> > (33
> >> > years ago...).
> >> > It sort of fit the evidence, but what are the odds that a broken toe
> >> > could
> >> > lead to a lifelong infirmity?
> >> > Down in CR I saw a cool-looking banyan tree near the beach. Since
> >> > banyan
> >> > trees are pretty much the perfect climbing tree, I gave it a go.
> >> > Barefoot,
> >> > of course.
> >> > I got about halfway up the buttress I was climbing a felt a shooting
> >> > pain in
> >> > my right foot. I rebalanced my self and tried to weight the foot
> again,
> >> > same shooting pain. I was putting my foot in such a way that my
> entire
> >> > weight was on the foot, forcing it to spread out. And the shooting
> pain
> >> > was
> >> > in the toe that I'd broken 33 years before.
> >> > It may have been an adhesion, or perhaps something I'm not aware of...
> >> > But
> >> > I've got a new project now. I want to see if that shooting pain
> >> > reoccurs...
On Monday, 30 April 2012 15:44:25 UTC-4, Tuck wrote:
> That's not a bad idea. I was thinking of a climbing gym, but that would > do the trick as well...
> On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 3:40 PM, Doug Sims <wdsim...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Rope ladder or cargo net hung from a tree or wall?
>> I found out quickly that the short rope ladder on my kids' playground >> takes an awful lot of foot strength to climb on. Luckily it is only 4 >> feet tall, so I didn't need much strength on it.
>> On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 3:38 PM, Tuck <tuck...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > "So, what is the setup for this experiment?"
>> > I think I need to do more climbing in my bare feet. Not sure exactly >> where >> > to do that... Not a lot of banyan trees in CT, unfortunately.
>> > On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 3:35 PM, Doug Sims <wdsim...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> Interesting. So, what is the setup for this experiment?
>> >> I read something a few weeks ago about how the compensations we make >> >> for injuries (unconscious or not) tend to carry over well after we are >> >> healed. I think I read that from a link posted in this group, but I >> >> don't remember now. Does anyone else remember that?
>> >> I have been having similar thoughts about my big toes. I haven't >> >> broken them (at least, I don't think I have), but they are horribly >> >> inflexible. I have discovered that they do not like to go beyond flat >> >> when I try to curl them downward. So, I am bending them under every >> >> chance I get to try and stretch out those tight, stiff tendons and >> >> muscles. Not much progress so far, but I am getting new little pains >> >> and pops in them while walking around during the day. We'll see if >> >> that is a good sign or not. :)
>> >> On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 2:51 PM, Tuck <tuck...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > I was hoping to put together a couple of posts at my blog with some >> >> > thoughts >> >> > on my experience in Costa Rica, and may yet get to it...
>> >> > But I wanted to throw this idea out there.
>> >> > My hypothesis about why my right foot and leg have been so >> troublesome >> >> > in >> >> > this barefoot-style journey has been that I developed some bad >> movement >> >> > patterns back when I was put in a cast for a broken toe when I was 11 >> >> > (33 >> >> > years ago...).
>> >> > It sort of fit the evidence, but what are the odds that a broken toe >> >> > could >> >> > lead to a lifelong infirmity?
>> >> > Down in CR I saw a cool-looking banyan tree near the beach. Since >> >> > banyan >> >> > trees are pretty much the perfect climbing tree, I gave it a go. >> >> > Barefoot, >> >> > of course.
>> >> > I got about halfway up the buttress I was climbing a felt a shooting >> >> > pain in >> >> > my right foot. I rebalanced my self and tried to weight the foot >> again, >> >> > same shooting pain. I was putting my foot in such a way that my >> entire >> >> > weight was on the foot, forcing it to spread out. And the shooting >> pain >> >> > was >> >> > in the toe that I'd broken 33 years before.
>> >> > It may have been an adhesion, or perhaps something I'm not aware >> of... >> >> > But >> >> > I've got a new project now. I want to see if that shooting pain >> >> > reoccurs...
Rich, that is both the coolest thing and the stupidest thing I have ever seen.
It is really cool since it is a climbing wall that you can use from
your pool and if you fall, you just fall back into the pool. However,
it is the stupidest thing since the point of climbing is to NOT fall,
and there is no better way to insure that you fall than to try
climbing while you are soaking wet.
I must say though, it makes me want a pool, sort of.
On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 4:02 PM, Rich Frantz <richfra...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Do you happen to have an in-ground pool?
> http://www.aquaclimb.com/
> On Monday, 30 April 2012 15:44:25 UTC-4, Tuck wrote:
>> That's not a bad idea. I was thinking of a climbing gym, but that would
>> do the trick as well...
>> On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 3:40 PM, Doug Sims <wdsim...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Rope ladder or cargo net hung from a tree or wall?
>>> I found out quickly that the short rope ladder on my kids' playground
>>> takes an awful lot of foot strength to climb on. Luckily it is only 4
>>> feet tall, so I didn't need much strength on it.
>>> On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 3:38 PM, Tuck <tuck...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > "So, what is the setup for this experiment?"
>>> > I think I need to do more climbing in my bare feet. Not sure exactly
>>> > where
>>> > to do that... Not a lot of banyan trees in CT, unfortunately.
>>> > On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 3:35 PM, Doug Sims <wdsim...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >> Interesting. So, what is the setup for this experiment?
>>> >> I read something a few weeks ago about how the compensations we make
>>> >> for injuries (unconscious or not) tend to carry over well after we are
>>> >> healed. I think I read that from a link posted in this group, but I
>>> >> don't remember now. Does anyone else remember that?
>>> >> I have been having similar thoughts about my big toes. I haven't
>>> >> broken them (at least, I don't think I have), but they are horribly
>>> >> inflexible. I have discovered that they do not like to go beyond flat
>>> >> when I try to curl them downward. So, I am bending them under every
>>> >> chance I get to try and stretch out those tight, stiff tendons and
>>> >> muscles. Not much progress so far, but I am getting new little pains
>>> >> and pops in them while walking around during the day. We'll see if
>>> >> that is a good sign or not. :)
>>> >> On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 2:51 PM, Tuck <tuck...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >> > I was hoping to put together a couple of posts at my blog with some
>>> >> > thoughts
>>> >> > on my experience in Costa Rica, and may yet get to it...
>>> >> > But I wanted to throw this idea out there.
>>> >> > My hypothesis about why my right foot and leg have been so
>>> >> > troublesome
>>> >> > in
>>> >> > this barefoot-style journey has been that I developed some bad
>>> >> > movement
>>> >> > patterns back when I was put in a cast for a broken toe when I was
>>> >> > 11
>>> >> > (33
>>> >> > years ago...).
>>> >> > It sort of fit the evidence, but what are the odds that a broken toe
>>> >> > could
>>> >> > lead to a lifelong infirmity?
>>> >> > Down in CR I saw a cool-looking banyan tree near the beach. Since
>>> >> > banyan
>>> >> > trees are pretty much the perfect climbing tree, I gave it a go.
>>> >> > Barefoot,
>>> >> > of course.
>>> >> > I got about halfway up the buttress I was climbing a felt a shooting
>>> >> > pain in
>>> >> > my right foot. I rebalanced my self and tried to weight the foot
>>> >> > again,
>>> >> > same shooting pain. I was putting my foot in such a way that my
>>> >> > entire
>>> >> > weight was on the foot, forcing it to spread out. And the shooting
>>> >> > pain
>>> >> > was
>>> >> > in the toe that I'd broken 33 years before.
>>> >> > It may have been an adhesion, or perhaps something I'm not aware
>>> >> > of...
>>> >> > But
>>> >> > I've got a new project now. I want to see if that shooting pain
>>> >> > reoccurs...
On Apr 30, 1:35 pm, Doug Sims <wdsim...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I read something a few weeks ago about how the compensations we make
> for injuries (unconscious or not) tend to carry over well after we are
> healed. I think I read that from a link posted in this group, but I
> don't remember now. Does anyone else remember that?
"Somatics: Reawakening The Mind's Control Of Movement, Flexibility, And
Health" by Thomas Hanna postulates that compensation patterns are a huge
part of the aging process and asymmetry problems. Lesson 1 is good when my
back is tense, but my body is too messed up to even do some of the later
lessons. I started "The Art of Slowing Down" by Edward Yu last night,
which also borrows heavily from Fendelkrais.
I broke my toe about 10 years ago, and it still gets sore when a rain storm
is coming. Something didn't heal 100%, I don't know if getting rid of
compensation patters will cause the bone to reshape itself some.
On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 3:35 PM, Doug Sims <wdsim...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Interesting. So, what is the setup for this experiment?
> I read something a few weeks ago about how the compensations we make
> for injuries (unconscious or not) tend to carry over well after we are
> healed. I think I read that from a link posted in this group, but I
> don't remember now. Does anyone else remember that?
On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 4:05 PM, Doug Sims <wdsim...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Rich, that is both the coolest thing and the stupidest thing I have ever
> seen.
> It is really cool since it is a climbing wall that you can use from
> your pool and if you fall, you just fall back into the pool. However,
> it is the stupidest thing since the point of climbing is to NOT fall,
> and there is no better way to insure that you fall than to try
> climbing while you are soaking wet.
> I must say though, it makes me want a pool, sort of.
> On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 4:02 PM, Rich Frantz <richfra...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Do you happen to have an in-ground pool?
> > http://www.aquaclimb.com/
> > On Monday, 30 April 2012 15:44:25 UTC-4, Tuck wrote:
> >> That's not a bad idea. I was thinking of a climbing gym, but that would
> >> do the trick as well...
> >> On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 3:40 PM, Doug Sims <wdsim...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>> Rope ladder or cargo net hung from a tree or wall?
> >>> I found out quickly that the short rope ladder on my kids' playground
> >>> takes an awful lot of foot strength to climb on. Luckily it is only 4
> >>> feet tall, so I didn't need much strength on it.
> >>> On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 3:38 PM, Tuck <tuck...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>> > "So, what is the setup for this experiment?"
> >>> > I think I need to do more climbing in my bare feet. Not sure exactly
> >>> > where
> >>> > to do that... Not a lot of banyan trees in CT, unfortunately.
> >>> > On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 3:35 PM, Doug Sims <wdsim...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>> >> Interesting. So, what is the setup for this experiment?
> >>> >> I read something a few weeks ago about how the compensations we make
> >>> >> for injuries (unconscious or not) tend to carry over well after we
> are
> >>> >> healed. I think I read that from a link posted in this group, but I
> >>> >> don't remember now. Does anyone else remember that?
> >>> >> I have been having similar thoughts about my big toes. I haven't
> >>> >> broken them (at least, I don't think I have), but they are horribly
> >>> >> inflexible. I have discovered that they do not like to go beyond
> flat
> >>> >> when I try to curl them downward. So, I am bending them under every
> >>> >> chance I get to try and stretch out those tight, stiff tendons and
> >>> >> muscles. Not much progress so far, but I am getting new little pains
> >>> >> and pops in them while walking around during the day. We'll see if
> >>> >> that is a good sign or not. :)
> >>> >> On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 2:51 PM, Tuck <tuck...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>> >> > I was hoping to put together a couple of posts at my blog with
> some
> >>> >> > thoughts
> >>> >> > on my experience in Costa Rica, and may yet get to it...
> >>> >> > But I wanted to throw this idea out there.
> >>> >> > My hypothesis about why my right foot and leg have been so
> >>> >> > troublesome
> >>> >> > in
> >>> >> > this barefoot-style journey has been that I developed some bad
> >>> >> > movement
> >>> >> > patterns back when I was put in a cast for a broken toe when I was
> >>> >> > 11
> >>> >> > (33
> >>> >> > years ago...).
> >>> >> > It sort of fit the evidence, but what are the odds that a broken
> toe
> >>> >> > could
> >>> >> > lead to a lifelong infirmity?
> >>> >> > Down in CR I saw a cool-looking banyan tree near the beach. Since
> >>> >> > banyan
> >>> >> > trees are pretty much the perfect climbing tree, I gave it a go.
> >>> >> > Barefoot,
> >>> >> > of course.
> >>> >> > I got about halfway up the buttress I was climbing a felt a
> shooting
> >>> >> > pain in
> >>> >> > my right foot. I rebalanced my self and tried to weight the foot
> >>> >> > again,
> >>> >> > same shooting pain. I was putting my foot in such a way that my
> >>> >> > entire
> >>> >> > weight was on the foot, forcing it to spread out. And the
> shooting
> >>> >> > pain
> >>> >> > was
> >>> >> > in the toe that I'd broken 33 years before.
> >>> >> > It may have been an adhesion, or perhaps something I'm not aware
> >>> >> > of...
> >>> >> > But
> >>> >> > I've got a new project now. I want to see if that shooting pain
> >>> >> > reoccurs...
On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 5:02 PM, Tuck <tuck...@gmail.com> wrote:
> That's totally awesome. I want one.
> Sadly, anything that asks you to "request a quote" is probably going to be
> very expensive...
> On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 4:05 PM, Doug Sims <wdsim...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Rich, that is both the coolest thing and the stupidest thing I have ever
>> seen.
>> It is really cool since it is a climbing wall that you can use from
>> your pool and if you fall, you just fall back into the pool. However,
>> it is the stupidest thing since the point of climbing is to NOT fall,
>> and there is no better way to insure that you fall than to try
>> climbing while you are soaking wet.
>> I must say though, it makes me want a pool, sort of.
>> On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 4:02 PM, Rich Frantz <richfra...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Do you happen to have an in-ground pool?
>> > http://www.aquaclimb.com/
On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 5:02 PM, Tuck <tuck...@gmail.com> wrote:
> That's totally awesome. I want one.
> Sadly, anything that asks you to "request a quote" is probably going to be
> very expensive...
> On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 4:05 PM, Doug Sims <wdsim...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Rich, that is both the coolest thing and the stupidest thing I have ever
>> seen.
>> It is really cool since it is a climbing wall that you can use from
>> your pool and if you fall, you just fall back into the pool. However,
>> it is the stupidest thing since the point of climbing is to NOT fall,
>> and there is no better way to insure that you fall than to try
>> climbing while you are soaking wet.
>> I must say though, it makes me want a pool, sort of.
>> On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 4:02 PM, Rich Frantz <richfra...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Do you happen to have an in-ground pool?
>> > http://www.aquaclimb.com/
>> > On Monday, 30 April 2012 15:44:25 UTC-4, Tuck wrote:
>> >> That's not a bad idea. I was thinking of a climbing gym, but that
>> >> would
>> >> do the trick as well...
>> >> On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 3:40 PM, Doug Sims <wdsim...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>> Rope ladder or cargo net hung from a tree or wall?
>> >>> I found out quickly that the short rope ladder on my kids' playground
>> >>> takes an awful lot of foot strength to climb on. Luckily it is only 4
>> >>> feet tall, so I didn't need much strength on it.
>> >>> On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 3:38 PM, Tuck <tuck...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>> > "So, what is the setup for this experiment?"
>> >>> > I think I need to do more climbing in my bare feet. Not sure
>> >>> > exactly
>> >>> > where
>> >>> > to do that... Not a lot of banyan trees in CT, unfortunately.
>> >>> > On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 3:35 PM, Doug Sims <wdsim...@gmail.com>
>> >>> > wrote:
>> >>> >> Interesting. So, what is the setup for this experiment?
>> >>> >> I read something a few weeks ago about how the compensations we
>> >>> >> make
>> >>> >> for injuries (unconscious or not) tend to carry over well after we
>> >>> >> are
>> >>> >> healed. I think I read that from a link posted in this group, but I
>> >>> >> don't remember now. Does anyone else remember that?
>> >>> >> I have been having similar thoughts about my big toes. I haven't
>> >>> >> broken them (at least, I don't think I have), but they are horribly
>> >>> >> inflexible. I have discovered that they do not like to go beyond
>> >>> >> flat
>> >>> >> when I try to curl them downward. So, I am bending them under every
>> >>> >> chance I get to try and stretch out those tight, stiff tendons and
>> >>> >> muscles. Not much progress so far, but I am getting new little
>> >>> >> pains
>> >>> >> and pops in them while walking around during the day. We'll see if
>> >>> >> that is a good sign or not. :)
>> >>> >> On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 2:51 PM, Tuck <tuck...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>> >> > I was hoping to put together a couple of posts at my blog with
>> >>> >> > some
>> >>> >> > thoughts
>> >>> >> > on my experience in Costa Rica, and may yet get to it...
>> >>> >> > But I wanted to throw this idea out there.
>> >>> >> > My hypothesis about why my right foot and leg have been so
>> >>> >> > troublesome
>> >>> >> > in
>> >>> >> > this barefoot-style journey has been that I developed some bad
>> >>> >> > movement
>> >>> >> > patterns back when I was put in a cast for a broken toe when I
>> >>> >> > was
>> >>> >> > 11
>> >>> >> > (33
>> >>> >> > years ago...).
>> >>> >> > It sort of fit the evidence, but what are the odds that a broken
>> >>> >> > toe
>> >>> >> > could
>> >>> >> > lead to a lifelong infirmity?
>> >>> >> > Down in CR I saw a cool-looking banyan tree near the beach.
>> >>> >> > Since
>> >>> >> > banyan
>> >>> >> > trees are pretty much the perfect climbing tree, I gave it a go.
>> >>> >> > Barefoot,
>> >>> >> > of course.
>> >>> >> > I got about halfway up the buttress I was climbing a felt a
>> >>> >> > shooting
>> >>> >> > pain in
>> >>> >> > my right foot. I rebalanced my self and tried to weight the foot
>> >>> >> > again,
>> >>> >> > same shooting pain. I was putting my foot in such a way that my
>> >>> >> > entire
>> >>> >> > weight was on the foot, forcing it to spread out. And the
>> >>> >> > shooting
>> >>> >> > pain
>> >>> >> > was
>> >>> >> > in the toe that I'd broken 33 years before.
>> >>> >> > It may have been an adhesion, or perhaps something I'm not aware
>> >>> >> > of...
>> >>> >> > But
>> >>> >> > I've got a new project now. I want to see if that shooting pain
>> >>> >> > reoccurs...
> And you might need a deeper pool to use safely, unless you already have an
> in-ground with a deep end.
> On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 5:02 PM, Tuck <tuck...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > That's totally awesome. I want one.
> > Sadly, anything that asks you to "request a quote" is probably going to be
> > very expensive...
> > On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 4:05 PM, Doug Sims <wdsim...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Rich, that is both the coolest thing and the stupidest thing I have ever
> >> seen.
> >> It is really cool since it is a climbing wall that you can use from
> >> your pool and if you fall, you just fall back into the pool. However,
> >> it is the stupidest thing since the point of climbing is to NOT fall,
> >> and there is no better way to insure that you fall than to try
> >> climbing while you are soaking wet.
> >> I must say though, it makes me want a pool, sort of.
> >> On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 4:02 PM, Rich Frantz <richfra...@gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> > Do you happen to have an in-ground pool?
> >> >http://www.aquaclimb.com/
Come into the city for one of the Movnat meetups, the groundwork and balancing stuff is fantastic for foot strengthening. There's often some rock scrambling too.
On Monday, April 30, 2012 3:38:43 PM UTC-4, Tuck wrote:
> "So, what is the setup for this experiment?"
> I think I need to do more climbing in my bare feet. Not sure exactly > where to do that... Not a lot of banyan trees in CT, unfortunately.
> On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 3:35 PM, Doug Sims <> wrote:
>> Interesting. So, what is the setup for this experiment?
>> I read something a few weeks ago about how the compensations we make >> for injuries (unconscious or not) tend to carry over well after we are >> healed. I think I read that from a link posted in this group, but I >> don't remember now. Does anyone else remember that?
>> I have been having similar thoughts about my big toes. I haven't >> broken them (at least, I don't think I have), but they are horribly >> inflexible. I have discovered that they do not like to go beyond flat >> when I try to curl them downward. So, I am bending them under every >> chance I get to try and stretch out those tight, stiff tendons and >> muscles. Not much progress so far, but I am getting new little pains >> and pops in them while walking around during the day. We'll see if >> that is a good sign or not. :)
>> On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 2:51 PM, Tuck <> wrote: >> > I was hoping to put together a couple of posts at my blog with some >> thoughts >> > on my experience in Costa Rica, and may yet get to it...
>> > But I wanted to throw this idea out there.
>> > My hypothesis about why my right foot and leg have been so troublesome >> in >> > this barefoot-style journey has been that I developed some bad movement >> > patterns back when I was put in a cast for a broken toe when I was 11 >> (33 >> > years ago...).
>> > It sort of fit the evidence, but what are the odds that a broken toe >> could >> > lead to a lifelong infirmity?
>> > Down in CR I saw a cool-looking banyan tree near the beach. Since >> banyan >> > trees are pretty much the perfect climbing tree, I gave it a go. >> Barefoot, >> > of course.
>> > I got about halfway up the buttress I was climbing a felt a shooting >> pain in >> > my right foot. I rebalanced my self and tried to weight the foot again, >> > same shooting pain. I was putting my foot in such a way that my entire >> > weight was on the foot, forcing it to spread out. And the shooting >> pain was >> > in the toe that I'd broken 33 years before.
>> > It may have been an adhesion, or perhaps something I'm not aware of... >> But >> > I've got a new project now. I want to see if that shooting pain >> reoccurs...
>> On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 3:35 PM, Doug Sims <> wrote:
>>> Interesting. So, what is the setup for this experiment?
>>> I read something a few weeks ago about how the compensations we make
>>> for injuries (unconscious or not) tend to carry over well after we are
>>> healed. I think I read that from a link posted in this group, but I
>>> don't remember now. Does anyone else remember that?
>>> I have been having similar thoughts about my big toes. I haven't
>>> broken them (at least, I don't think I have), but they are horribly
>>> inflexible. I have discovered that they do not like to go beyond flat
>>> when I try to curl them downward. So, I am bending them under every
>>> chance I get to try and stretch out those tight, stiff tendons and
>>> muscles. Not much progress so far, but I am getting new little pains
>>> and pops in them while walking around during the day. We'll see if
>>> that is a good sign or not. :)
>>> On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 2:51 PM, Tuck <> wrote:
>>> > I was hoping to put together a couple of posts at my blog with some
thoughts
>>> > on my experience in Costa Rica, and may yet get to it...
>>> > But I wanted to throw this idea out there.
>>> > My hypothesis about why my right foot and leg have been so
troublesome in
>>> > this barefoot-style journey has been that I developed some bad
movement
>>> > patterns back when I was put in a cast for a broken toe when I was 11
(33
>>> > years ago...).
>>> > It sort of fit the evidence, but what are the odds that a broken toe
could
>>> > lead to a lifelong infirmity?
>>> > Down in CR I saw a cool-looking banyan tree near the beach. Since
banyan
>>> > trees are pretty much the perfect climbing tree, I gave it a go.
Barefoot,
>>> > of course.
>>> > I got about halfway up the buttress I was climbing a felt a shooting
pain in
>>> > my right foot. I rebalanced my self and tried to weight the foot
again,
>>> > same shooting pain. I was putting my foot in such a way that my
entire
>>> > weight was on the foot, forcing it to spread out. And the shooting
pain was
>>> > in the toe that I'd broken 33 years before.
>>> > It may have been an adhesion, or perhaps something I'm not aware
of... But
>>> > I've got a new project now. I want to see if that shooting pain
reoccurs...
i broke my leg (full on broke the tibia, basically bent the fibula) 20
years ago and since transitioning to barefoot/minimalist running, the
imbalance/compensation issues have become ridiculously obvious. i've
been getting ART treatment for PF (and the tight calf that goes along
w/ it, and some ankle issues that seemed to be part of the problem,
etc etc. etc...) for something like 6mos now and during all this some
muscle imbalances have been identified and are in the process of being
remedied. the sports doc was convinced my tight calf was not getting
better b/c i was running horribly asymmetrically, but after
videotaping myself on a treadmill from a bunch of diff angles, she's
no longer convinced that's the issue (yes, i realize watching me run
on a treadmill isn't a sure thing for identifying issues, but it at
least ruled out a blatant asymmetry between legs).
point being: i do think "smaller" injuries from long ago can turn into
nagging issues down the line, given my "larger" injury is a royal pain
ITA.
maybe i should switch from running to climbing trees. that sounds way
more fun.
On Apr 30, 2:51 pm, Tuck <tuck...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I was hoping to put together a couple of posts at my blog with some
> thoughts on my experience in Costa Rica, and may yet get to it...
> But I wanted to throw this idea out there.
> My hypothesis about why my right foot and leg have been so troublesome in
> this barefoot-style journey has been that I developed some bad movement
> patterns back when I was put in a cast for a broken toe when I was 11 (33
> years ago...).
> It sort of fit the evidence, but what are the odds that a broken toe could
> lead to a lifelong infirmity?
> Down in CR I saw a cool-looking banyan tree near the beach. Since banyan
> trees are pretty much the perfect climbing tree, I gave it a go.
> Barefoot, of course.
> I got about halfway up the buttress I was climbing a felt a shooting pain
> in my right foot. I rebalanced my self and tried to weight the foot again,
> same shooting pain. I was putting my foot in such a way that my entire
> weight was on the foot, forcing it to spread out. And the shooting pain
> was in the toe that I'd broken 33 years before.
> It may have been an adhesion, or perhaps something I'm not aware of... But
> I've got a new project now. I want to see if that shooting pain
> reoccurs...
> i broke my leg (full on broke the tibia, basically bent the fibula) 20
> years ago and since transitioning to barefoot/minimalist running, the
> imbalance/compensation issues have become ridiculously obvious. i've
> been getting ART treatment for PF (and the tight calf that goes along
> w/ it, and some ankle issues that seemed to be part of the problem,
> etc etc. etc...) for something like 6mos now and during all this some
> muscle imbalances have been identified and are in the process of being
> remedied. the sports doc was convinced my tight calf was not getting
> better b/c i was running horribly asymmetrically, but after
> videotaping myself on a treadmill from a bunch of diff angles, she's
> no longer convinced that's the issue (yes, i realize watching me run
> on a treadmill isn't a sure thing for identifying issues, but it at
> least ruled out a blatant asymmetry between legs).
> point being: i do think "smaller" injuries from long ago can turn into
> nagging issues down the line, given my "larger" injury is a royal pain
> ITA.
> maybe i should switch from running to climbing trees. that sounds way
> more fun.
> On Apr 30, 2:51 pm, Tuck <tuck...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I was hoping to put together a couple of posts at my blog with some
> > thoughts on my experience in Costa Rica, and may yet get to it...
> > But I wanted to throw this idea out there.
> > My hypothesis about why my right foot and leg have been so troublesome in
> > this barefoot-style journey has been that I developed some bad movement
> > patterns back when I was put in a cast for a broken toe when I was 11 (33
> > years ago...).
> > It sort of fit the evidence, but what are the odds that a broken toe could
> > lead to a lifelong infirmity?
> > Down in CR I saw a cool-looking banyan tree near the beach. Since banyan
> > trees are pretty much the perfect climbing tree, I gave it a go.
> > Barefoot, of course.
> > I got about halfway up the buttress I was climbing a felt a shooting pain
> > in my right foot. I rebalanced my self and tried to weight the foot again,
> > same shooting pain. I was putting my foot in such a way that my entire
> > weight was on the foot, forcing it to spread out. And the shooting pain
> > was in the toe that I'd broken 33 years before.
> > It may have been an adhesion, or perhaps something I'm not aware of... But
> > I've got a new project now. I want to see if that shooting pain
> > reoccurs...
