hiatus - lost ?last? weekend

"Barry Gaudet" <[email hidden]> wrote in message .ca...

Quoted message said:

Well all good things must come to end - even temporarily. This weekend will be my last chance on
the bike for a while. I'm going under the knife Monday [eye surgery] and I'm not supposed to
engage in 'strenuous' exercise for 4 to 8 weeks. No cycling, no swimming, nothing but sitting on
the couch getting fat and lazy.

I wouldn't listen to doctors too much if I were you. Guys like me and Ty have been known to ride
with cracked collar bones!

Give it a good 48 hrs and then get back to your normal training. The cut is probably going to be so
small you can hardly even see it.

The medical profession know very little about the life of a cyclist.

Barry Gaudet said:

Well all good things must come to end - even temporarily. This weekend will be my last chance on
the bike for a while. I'm going under the knife Monday [eye surgery] and I'm not supposed to
engage in 'strenuous' exercise for 4 to 8 weeks. No cycling, no swimming, nothing but sitting on
the couch getting fat and lazy.

*sigh*

So how long does it take for muscles to atrophy?

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Cataracts?

I only took about 10 days off. My parents didn't quit doing any activity that they do. Mind you they
are and were old when it was done... I got busy after reading some English medical doctor's web
sites and realized I was okay to be active. I simply went back to commuting by bike after 10 days.
No problem. I hope your problem is as simple as mine was! My best regards, Bernie

Fabrizio Mazzoleni <[email hidden]> wrote:

: "Barry Gaudet" <[email hidden]> wrote in message .ca...
:> Well all good things must come to end - even temporarily. This weekend will be my last chance on
:> the bike for a while. I'm going under the knife Monday [eye surgery] and I'm not supposed to
:> engage in 'strenuous' exercise for 4 to 8 weeks. No cycling, no swimming, nothing but sitting on
:> the couch getting fat and lazy.
:>

: I wouldn't listen to doctors too much if I were you.

But I'm not.

: Guys like me and Ty have been known to ride with cracked collar bones!

A detached retina is a little different.

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'Ooh I will make you a believer'

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Bernie <[email hidden]> wrote: [...]
: Cataracts?

A detached retina.

: I only took about 10 days off. My parents didn't quit doing any activity that they do. Mind you
: they are and were old when it was done... I got busy after reading some English medical doctor's
: web sites and realized I was okay to be active. I simply went back to commuting by bike after 10
: days. No problem. I hope your problem is as simple as mine was!

I'm not worried about it... much. I just worry about the layoff. I can understand why
physical stress could affect it. If I'd had my druters I would have arranged it for the
winter but such is life.

Probably should have postponed it until winter.

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'Ooh I will make you a believer'

- Sass Jordan

In article said:

Well all good things must come to end - even temporarily. This weekend will be my last chance on
the bike for a while. I'm going under the knife Monday [eye surgery] and I'm not supposed to
engage in 'strenuous' exercise for 4 to 8 weeks. No cycling, no swimming, nothing but sitting on
the couch getting fat and lazy.

*sigh*

So how long does it take for muscles to atrophy?

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IME, after a *brief* time away from the bike, my first subesquent ride is often surprisingly
stronger than how I'd thought it would be. After a number of weeks, I might lose some of my humble
version of "condition", but it comes back quickly after a few rides. It's certainly not a matter of
starting over from Square One.

So I don't think you need to worry about losing a huge amount of condition over a mere 4-8 weeks.
You'll just have an incentive to get back on the bike as soon as it's okay to do so. In the
meantime, take care and heal well.

cheers, Tom

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11 Jul 2003 18:09:28 GMT, <[email hidden]>, Barry Gaudet

Quoted message said:

I'm not supposed to engage in 'strenuous' exercise for 4 to 8 weeks. No cycling, no swimming,
nothing but sitting on the couch getting fat and lazy.

*sigh*

So how long does it take for muscles to atrophy?

The reason for the ban on exercise is to keep your heart rate and blood pressure from increasing.
Bending over probably isn't a good idea either.

You might be able to maintain suppleness with lesiurely pedaling on a stationary bike. Swimming
goggles or water in your eyes could be problems.

Your recovery is affected by your age and state of health. In eight weeks one can deteriorate a lot
if they aren't healthy. Use this time to take better than usual care of yourself and concentrate on
healing. There's plenty of time for re-building your fitness.
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"Barry Gaudet" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Well all good things must come to end - even temporarily. This weekend will be my last chance on
the bike for a while. I'm going under the knife Monday [eye surgery] and I'm not supposed to
engage in 'strenuous' exercise for 4 to 8 weeks. No cycling, no swimming, nothing but sitting on
the couch getting fat and lazy.

*sigh*

So how long does it take for muscles to atrophy?

--

'Ooh I will make you a believer' -Sass Jordan

You'll lose a lot in terms of your current actual ability. But when you get on the bike, you will
have the same experience as you do now only the numbers will be smaller (lower speeds, shorter
distances). Riding a bike is a total blast even when one is totally out of shape. When you get back
on the bike, stay away from the goal orientation and have fun. Four to six weeks later you'll have a
major percentage of the strength you have now.

Barry Gaudet said:

Bernie <[email hidden]> wrote: [...]
: Cataracts?

A detached retina.

: I only took about 10 days off. My parents didn't quit doing any activity that they do. Mind you
: they are and were old when it was done... I got busy after reading some English medical doctor's
: web sites and realized I was okay to be active. I simply went back to commuting by bike after 10
: days. No problem. I hope your problem is as simple as mine was!

I'm not worried about it... much. I just worry about the layoff. I can understand why physical
stress could affect it. If I'd had my druters I would have arranged it for the winter but such
is life.

Probably should have postponed it until winter.

--

'Ooh I will make you a believer'

- Sass Jordan

I hope your recovery goes well. Stay positive! Bernie