setting measurable goals for improvement of technique

[Chris Nagel]

A cross country nordic track would do the trick. I also heard that Rocky Marciano would run for about 45 minutes in the early morning would do about that much in walking in the evening. Walking isn't in addition isn't bad, you don't really have to concentrate on the task at hand and you can concentrate more on your plans, listen to music or talk on the phone. Except I'd take it easy on the legs until you know what's wrong with them.

[Scrap]

Von Water

[Chris Nagel]

If you have read her posts, you'll know she spends time swimming. Of course I bet Jesus didn't have to worry about any high impact problems when walking on water.

[Scrap]

Chris not swiming Running in it

[Chris Nagel]

My bad. That's a good one, it also offers some good resistance. I remember when I spent some time vacationing in the Philippines I'd go running barefoot on the beach with water past my knees. What a workout! Normally I run up a hilly landscape that would take the best of me, but with water, and sand it's a whole different experience. I also read some time back that the sand is good for the Achilles tendon, for your ankles and the arch of your feet.

On another note, both Rocky Marciano and Muhammad Ali would shadowbox a few rounds in the water. One account from one of Rocky's long time friends is that after boxing a few rounds on the heavybag, he'd go jump in the pool and mostly threw left hooks and uppercuts.
I have reason to believe that Rocky's acute handspeed, and prodigious hitting power can be accredited to the fact that a lot of his early effort went into baseball.

I won't go into detail but I remember reading in one of the books on him that he was examined by a doctor after he had a shoulder injury a doctor remarked on his impressive handspeed. After that Rocky couldn't pit a fastball from home to second, but his shoulder wasn't a factor in boxing.

[Scrap]

Up to the chin with a life jacket on otherwise you can damage the upper vertabrae

[Chris Nagel]

I've shadowboxed up to my chin. But I wasn't aware that the spine was under any stress when I ran in the water. Could you explain a little a more in light of what happens to the spine?

[Sharla]

Thanks Scrap and Yes I'd be interested in how it damages your vertebrae too.

I've got a couple of other running friends who are injured at the mo too - one has a heel spur and the other rolled her ankle recently. So if it's fine for them too I'll drag them along

[Chris Nagel]

Scrap and his free physio therapy advice... Bring Friends!

You know what Sharla, you're making more smilies now. What's on your mind?

[Sharla]

I miss my old running buddies - I'm glad Scrap could come up with a way for us to run together again

[Von Milash]

i used to work on my baseball swing in my pool. worked wonders. In fact it's primarily why I played in the majors.

[Chris Nagel]

Oh really--you played in the majors!?

Now I'd like to see some stats.

[Scrap]

The neck is working and is free of the density of water will move differently to the rest of the body and is working to stablise whats above doing its job

[Chris Nagel]

Thanks Scrap, I'll keep that in mind. I think I read something about that before in waterpolo athletes and spinal injuries.

[Sharla]

Yep, thanks Scrap. We'll be careful to stay in the deep water - the last thing we need is more injuries!