i have an office job and spend a significant amount of time sitting
it is destroying my hip flexors and making riding in aero pretty miserable , very tight and cannot hit the power that i know i am capable of
i stretch, get up every 15 mins and stand on one leg amongst other exercises, stretch some more, seeing a PT, doing everything i can to fix it but i had an awful race yesterday, super tight hip flexors which also carried over into the run
has anyone had any luck swapping out there office chair ? i have seen those where you kind on your knees with your legs tucked underneath but they seem to be for back problems ?
thanks in advance
i rigged up a standing desk using cardboard boxes a year ago, i found i also needed a good mat to stand on. it took a few days to get used to it but now it’s fine
Changing your position will eventually help (and ward off chronic problems). Speed up the process by attacking those tight hip flexors. Pay someone to do it …or get a lacrosse ball and get in there yourself. Most effective against the floor. Looks desperately pornographic, but eventually even family members will ignore you.
been using a standing desk I built for a few weeks now, just built risers and lifted my entire desk. hips feel so much better, knee problem I built it for is still pestering me but I’m feeling good overall.
Does take a little getting used to being back on my feet all day, but worth it.
Speed up the process by attacking those tight hip flexors. Pay someone to do it …or get a lacrosse ball and get in there yourself. Most effective against the floor. Looks desperately pornographic, but eventually even family members will ignore you.
Gf started training so she has been using my foam roller quite a bit. Between the sounds and the fact she usually just has panties on I probably owe her some apologizes for cutting her stretching sessions short. I have no plan to ignore her
Gf started training so she has been using my foam roller quite a bit. Between the sounds and the fact she usually just has panties on I probably owe her some apologizes for cutting her stretching sessions short. I have no plan to ignore her
+1 on standing desk. I bolted an electronic lift to the bottom of my existing desk and spend about 50% of the time standing. I always stand the mornings after a hard workout. It feels so much better on the hip flexors than cramping them up in the seated position.
It’s definitely not good - and hip-flexors and hamstrings get really messed up from all the sitting.
Look into alternative desk- arrangements: Standing desk, sitting on exercise ball( what I do), kneeling chair, etc . .
Move around while working. When ever I am on the phone( which I am a lot), I stand and walk around.
Take a walking break for 10 - 15 minutes in the morning & afternoon
On the bike, get your position checked. One thing to consider is going to shorter cranks if you have not done so already.
^^^This^^^
Plus, this is one of the reasons for strength training for amateur triathletes. I’m not necessarily talking about during race-specific periods (when the available time for AGer’s to train is frequently limited, so it’s usually best spent s/b/r training), but during general training periods (off season). I’m also not talking about body building and power lifting exercises. Rather, programming designed specifically to address the issues created from long hours sitting and a goal of triathlon performance - variations of bridges, lunges, rows, etc. for a start.
ETA: Also dynamic stretching prior to training sessions and static stretching after may help too.
