Walk with a wide stance!
Jan. 2nd, 2008 02:11 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
elfsIf you're like me and have watched a lot of old movies or re-runs of such great American Sunday afternoon fare as The Lone Ranger or Tarzan (or heck, even the Three Stooges), you might have seen depictions of old men with their bow legs trying to walk with a strange, hip-swinging gait. I used to wonder what they were trying to say with that.
It turns out that that's just how old guys walk. At least, old guys like me who have a tight, constrained walk and let their gluteus medius deteriorate completely. That's the gait you adopt to avoid moving the kneecap and hurting the joint, and it's about the best you can acheive.
I discovered this unpleasant fact last night when I did my usual nightly workout, upped the weight by half a pound and upped the time to thirty second holds on the front kick. I wore out my medius so much that's how I walked for the next half hour or so.
Went to the gym today. Did heavy bagwork to warm up, then did legs and abs. Upped my reps as I don't seem to be able to up the weights the way I wanted to; hopefully, a few weeks of this will see some improvement. Not too many newbies (yet), and they're easy to spot.
It turns out that that's just how old guys walk. At least, old guys like me who have a tight, constrained walk and let their gluteus medius deteriorate completely. That's the gait you adopt to avoid moving the kneecap and hurting the joint, and it's about the best you can acheive.
I discovered this unpleasant fact last night when I did my usual nightly workout, upped the weight by half a pound and upped the time to thirty second holds on the front kick. I wore out my medius so much that's how I walked for the next half hour or so.
Went to the gym today. Did heavy bagwork to warm up, then did legs and abs. Upped my reps as I don't seem to be able to up the weights the way I wanted to; hopefully, a few weeks of this will see some improvement. Not too many newbies (yet), and they're easy to spot.
