Pain, Marty?

[the_gneech]

Last night my chiroquacktor introduced a new "rehab" exercise into my visitation routine that involves doing squats while pressing my back against a giant rubber ball ... it's supposed to work my glutes, and I suppose it probably does, but it put most of my weight on my quadriceps ... and they're not used to it. After two sets of twelve, my thighs pretty much gave out.

Then, at something like five this morning, I awakened to a sharp, burning pain -- the quads on my left leg were cramping up like you wouldn't believe! Most of the time, when people wake up in agony with a leg cramp, it's in the calf muscle -- which is a much smaller muscle than the quadricep. The quads are something like four times as large as the calf muscle -- and hurt four times as much!

Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow. So now I'm gimping around just as bad as Laurie is with her hurt foot. Merf.

Nevertheless, we shall persevere!

For the record, here's today's "Too Much To Do" List:

• Plan Nine Christmas promo piece (due MONDAY!)
  
  
• Get files for prints to Dave Allen
  
  
• Finish SJ for next week (almost done); format "C&P Theater" strips
  
  
• Finish "Marble Halls" Mopsy/Beowulf pic to auction for MFF fund
  
  
• Finish buttons artwork and get to BJ
  
  
• Work on D&D
  
  
• Come up with next MFF auction pic
  
  
• Print up MFF auction cameo certificate and mail
  
  
• Work on commissions
  
  
• Work on SJ site redesign
  
  
• New art style practice
  
  
• Finish Soloman at the stones story
  
  
• Work on Ethangea novel outline

Time to get started. Catcha later!

-The Gneech

Comments

[katayamma.livejournal.com]

You need potassium to avoid cramps. Eat banana's.

[the-gneech.livejournal.com]

Mmmm ... bananas ... *drool* -TG

[jamesbarrett.livejournal.com]

I've heard of the rubber ball exercise, but never gotten to do it myself. In time, your body will get used to it all. In the meantime, forget about the pain by knocking some of that stuff off your To Do list. ;) -FriskÑ

[torakiyoshi.livejournal.com]

Owowowowowowow!

*Massages your quad tenderly* I HATE cramps-- when I get them, I can feel them through my dreams, but wake up too late to stop them, so I lay there, screaming in agony until the pain subsides enough that I can move, when I feel what is usually a half-dollar-sized divot in my muscles. Ouch!

But massaging the cramp will usually get the knot to release. And stretching, despite the fact that it hurts like a mother.

Good luck!

[level-head.livejournal.com]

"Workin' for the Yankee dollar..."

How'd you get involved in Cut & Paste Theater? ;)

That leg cramp sounds per'severe. I hope that memory fades quickly!

===|==============/ Level Head

[the-gneech.livejournal.com]

How'd you get involved in Cut & Paste Theater? ;)

I think I may be at least partially responsible for it. *tries to look innocent*

-TG