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Well, chances are pretty good that the back ailment I mentioned last week is rhomboid-related as well, given that I've had chronic issues with my right rhomboid since early college. This feeling, which has moved to a position a bit lower in my upper back, is a little too familiar. This morning, I thought I had healed enough to go rowing, but we only made it out about 750 m before my back muscles indicated otherwise. Talk about frustrating. A quick search of teh internets indicates that this type of injury could require several weeks for full recovery, given its severity, which is even more frustrating. So now it's time to go into a more proactive healing/recovery mode--avoiding all activities that will make the injury worse (=rowing), taking anti-inflammatories, and icing my back. Whee.
There are two parts I'm now most concerned about. First, how will I keep myself from going completely crazy until I am able to row again? I think I'll be going on more long bike rides in the morning.
But more importantly, given that this is a chronic injury that has reappeared, how will I make sure that it never, ever happens again? I am a bit worried that my rhomboids are the weakest link in my rowing--all of the force of rowing has to be conducted through one's trunk and arms to the oar handles, so movement of the shoulders and stabilization of the shoulder blades is critical. Given how strong my legs are, my trunk needs to be strong as well, especially if we bungee row (added resistance while rowing). I am thinking that working on strengthening my latissimus dorsi (that's lats, to most of you) should help, so that calls for at least lat pull-downs. There might be some bench-pulls in my future as well, and some rhomboid-specific stuff. Weight-training, here I come. Well, after some initial recovery time.
Ugh. Getting injured SUCKS.
There are two parts I'm now most concerned about. First, how will I keep myself from going completely crazy until I am able to row again? I think I'll be going on more long bike rides in the morning.
But more importantly, given that this is a chronic injury that has reappeared, how will I make sure that it never, ever happens again? I am a bit worried that my rhomboids are the weakest link in my rowing--all of the force of rowing has to be conducted through one's trunk and arms to the oar handles, so movement of the shoulders and stabilization of the shoulder blades is critical. Given how strong my legs are, my trunk needs to be strong as well, especially if we bungee row (added resistance while rowing). I am thinking that working on strengthening my latissimus dorsi (that's lats, to most of you) should help, so that calls for at least lat pull-downs. There might be some bench-pulls in my future as well, and some rhomboid-specific stuff. Weight-training, here I come. Well, after some initial recovery time.
Ugh. Getting injured SUCKS.
