Back saga: see the surgeon on June 7. Basically: mild nerve root impingement at L5-S1; injections might work. Still..bummer. Hope more PT (on my own) and modification of my activities will do the trick, but we’ll see.
Baseball: I saw Bradley play Illinois. BU took a 3-1 lead but fell apart in the middle innings (lots of walks) and lost 9-6. It was fun being with Lynn though.
Workout notes:
Wednesday: swim, PT in the park, 1.28 walk.
Swim: 400 of 25 free, 25 back, 25 breast, 25 free
200 side
200 swim/kick drills
8 x 50 on the 1:10 51-53 each
100 back
100 dolphin kick with fins
Then the PT, then the walk. The walk was “oh so close” to being pain free. Not quite.
Then today: indoor PT, outdoor PT with pull ups and push ups:
pull ups: 4 sets of 10, 2 sets of 5 wide, 6 and 5 chins
Thank heavens for the orthopedic cushion and the blanked I used as a lumbar cushion.
It was nice to forget about my back/piriformis for a while.
Ok, Saturday, Bradley lost to Dallas Baptist 6-1. But BU had one the first 2 in this series and sweeping no. 16 DBU was a tall order. They pulled out the stops with their pitching, getting strong performances from the entire staff.
Sunday: 40 F and breezy; the Chiefs went to 6-3 by way of a walk-off 7-6 win. But what a game. The starter threw fire and struck out 10 in 5 innings; the first reliever didn’t drop off much, striking out one and not allowing any runs.
So after 7 the Chiefs were up 2-0 and then came the top of the 8’th. OMG..the Loons teed off and got 5 runs..and were close to a 6’th when a runner was thrown out at 3’rd trying to leg out a triple..and from where I sat..the Loons had a right to complain. But the umpire was right there.
And so the Chiefs promptly..scored 4 in the bottom of the 8’th to retake the lead!
In the 9’th the Loons tied the game with a solo home run to left..but in the bottom of the 9’th..two outs..one on base due to an infield single and throwing error…what should have been the third out was botched allowing the runner from second to score and win the game 7-6.
I’ll say it: my back ached today.and yesterday…..well, the usual hip (top), etc., pretty sure it was the back. Guess: last night’s game; wonder if I need a lumbar cushion for the game.
Oh, the game: got out of hand early; the Chiefs lost 15-2, getting one run in the bottom of the 9’th. Ugh.
Yesterday: walking plus PT. I got through the walks; PT was ok..but afterward..walking to the office..discomfort later in the day, and ache upon sitting at the Chiefs game. I took the walks to the limit. But man…the back…tough couple of days.
Today: well, last night..I wonder if that sitting set stuff off. But..then again, the workout went ok; some tingles after deadlifts but ..they didn’t look that bad.
Full PT plus with pull ups: 5 sets of 10, set of 5 wide, set of 5 chins
I saw all three Bradley Baseball games; there was a 2-0 7 inning loss (errors..not a lot of hitting); a thrilling 5-4 win in 10 innings in the second game and a 20-5 loss in the Sunday game that saw Wright State blast 4 home runs including a grand slam.
It was 20-3 in the 6’th inning.
As far as the 5-4 game; BU seemed to be in control leading 4-3 with 2 out in the top of the 9’th, but then came a solo home run to tie the game. BU walked it off in the 10’th.
Watch as Cole Luckey drives in the game-winning run for Bradley's first walk-off win of the season! 🅱️⚾️ pic.twitter.com/lRufznnvMJ
Highlight: Bradley’s Baseball home season opened. I went to the game and stayed for 4:28 of it, before I gave up at the end of 10. Iowa won in the 11’th; the game drug on due to the pitchers throwing a LOT of pitches for each batter, the Iowa manager switching pitchers frequently, and a couple of reviews.
Yes, it was cold. Oh; Iowa ended up winning 9-8.
It was 49 F and there was a wind, so much of the crowd left in the 7’th or so.
Ironically, Bradley probably blew the game in the 2’nd where they scored 5 runs, 4 on this grand slam:
GRAND SLAM!!!! Watch as Ryan Vogel puts Bradley in front with with his first collegiate grand slam and the fourth homer of his career 🅱️⚾️
It that sounds strange, the Braves actually loaded the bases AFTER the grand slam, but stranded all 3. Still the 6-3 lead..then 6-4 held for a long time; but then Iowa took the lead in the top of the 9’th. The Braves tied it in the 9’th (great small ball from both teams) and again in the 10’th.
And that was a bit of a shame; the excessive time took away from a game filled with action, steals, bunts, and a home run. The actual action: there was a LOT of it ..very entertaining.
Iowa even scored a run on a squeeze bunt.
Workout notes the butt has been in a bit of a funk; sometimes good, sometimes painful. At the game I did some stand up stretching (at the back of the stands)
Yesterday: the side was ok; I got all of my pull ups: 8 sets of 5, one of 10, then two more sets of 5, including ..total, 4 sets of 5 wide, 1 set of chins.
Full PT; push ups: 35, 30 sissy, 25 feet elevated, then 10 deficit. Down stairs: I added some hip thrusts in addition to two light sets of deadlifts: 10 x 134, 10 x 184.
I suppose my glute was ok..sort of.
Today: slept in until 6; did some light bike (5 minutes); PT before work, then over lunch: full PT (lots of it, really) then 30 more bike minutes.
Weird: forward bends and the “stenosis” exercises seem to help, even though I don’t really have it; McKenzie press ups and open books really help too.
I’ve said this before: it seems when I skimp on yoga I feel it. I suppose that is an every day necessity..post workout.
