Broken Limbs + Turbo training

Caroline_ie

How are you all doing?

I am having to keep my cast ( broken wrist ) for another 5 weeks and 1 day ( if they keep their promises ). I have attempted a few short 35/40 minutes turbo sessions, but find it very uncomfortable, not because of the arm ( I have a nice pillow set up ) but because of the sweat. It gets itchy and sweaty ,,, and even I try and reach as far as I can to clean the cast ... I am kind of scared things are going to start growing in there ... maybe the creation of a new micro universe with very tiny human beings ...

Anyone has experienced this?

mr potato head

I did it during the summer, i used an old brake cable with to pull baby wipes through the cast to clean it best i could.
Also tryed it with a shoelace all the way through to move the baby wipe... its a bit softer on the skin but you still have to pull it through with something like the brake cable first.

I asked a chemist for wipes that would not irritate my skin if the liquid soaked into the cotton wool inside, they gave me mildly scented ones. I had no reaction but then again everyones skin is different so best ask someone who knows more...

Good luck

Chips Lovell

Pour a colony of ants into your cast. They're bound to eat anything that starts growing in there.

Lumen

Huggies Pure are the baby wipes of champions.

'68 Fastback

Set your trainer up beside a window and do your training with your arm outside in the cold. If you don't have a convieniantly positioned window, a fridge freezer might do the same job.
If this doesn't do the trick you might have to take all the recent signs on board and take it easy on yourself!

unionman

Have you considered the possibility of taking it easy for a few weeks and saving your energy for healing? Nobody would judge you for that (or put you on some 'wimp' list:)).

Seriously though, I think you just hang loose, take a break, whet your appetite for when you spring back into action in the New Year.

TinyExplosions

unionman wrote: »

Nobody would judge you for that (or put you on some 'wimp' list:)).

Yes they would!

Caroline_ie

unionman wrote: »

Have you considered the possibility of taking it easy for a few weeks and saving your energy for healing? Nobody would judge you for that (or put you on some 'wimp' list:)).
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- Endorphines... I miss them
- Jeans are getting tight
- The less KMs I lose the better. Don't want to have to start from 0 again
- I suspect Tiny has some kind of list he secretly keeps ...

Raam

Is it possible to do your turbo sessions out doors?

DirkVoodoo

I think Tiny has a lot of lists going.

I would agree with Raam, get an extension lead and go out in the back garden. That's what I plan on doing anyway.

Unionman also has a point. You might just have to take it easy for the next few weeks rather than tiring yourself out on the turbo.

Caroline_ie

Raam wrote: »

Is it possible to do your turbo sessions out doors?

MMmmmm ... The advantage of being indoors means that:

- I don't have to wear my full winter gear
- I watch TV
- My neighbours don't stare at me from their windows

( I love lists ... )

I think I am just going to have to keep the session shortish if I want to hit my max hrm OR keep a low hrm but stay on the turbo longer ... and use the wipes

Raam

Caroline_ie wrote: »

MMmmmm ... The advantage of being indoors means that:

- I don't have to wear my full winter gear
- I watch TV
- My neighbours don't stare at me from their windows

( I love lists ... )

I think I am just going to have to keep the session shortish if I want to hit my max hrm OR keep a low hrm but stay on the turbo longer ... and use the wipes

Girl wants her cake and wants to eat it

DirkVoodoo

Whats wrong with the neighbours staring. I plan on making it worth their while and doing my turbo sessions in the nip.

TinyExplosions

Raam wrote: »

Girl wants her cake and wants to eat it

What girl doesn't....

@Dirk, you want to be added to a list....? Better behave if not!

Caroline_ie

Raam wrote: »

Girl wants her cake and wants to eat it

Mmmm actually talking about cake ... 3PM slump ... :pac:

short circuit

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

Whats wrong with the neighbours staring. I plan on making it worth their while and doing my turbo sessions in the nip.

I thought in Dublin every bike comes with an invisibility cloak as standard .. and then every cyclist spends a fortune on lights and hi-vis jackets to break the confines of the cloak ....

So I think you would be fairly safe in the nip outside .. as long as you are on the bike

Raam

short circuit wrote: »

I thought in Dublin every bike comes with an invisibility cloak as standard

You are correct!
Bikes also come with a special clause which means, even though you might own a car, you waive all rights to be on the road because you don't pay road tax turn me on in a cycling capacity.

Caroline_ie

Raam wrote: »

You are correct!
Bikes also come with a special clause which means, even though you might own a car, you waive all rights to be on the road because you don't pay road tax turn me on in a cycling capacity.

Are we becoming a bit scenical, mentioning Road Tax in every thread?

Reminds me I have to renew mine got the letter last week ... fecking tax!

DirkVoodoo

I like this new rule.

Free pint* on saturday to whoever runs over to motors and starts a new thread "Everyone on the motors forum turns me on"

*The aforementioned "Pints" do no include alcoholic beverages or soft drinks. Offer only applies to 568mL of tap water.

Raam

Caroline_ie wrote: »

Are we becoming a bit cynical

That happened to me a long time ago

Caroline_ie

Raam wrote: »

That happened to me a long time ago

Thanks for correcting my spelling mistake

TinyExplosions

Caroline_ie wrote: »

Are we becoming a bit scenical, mentioning turning me on in every thread?

Reminds me I have to renew mine got the letter last week ... fecking tax!

Fixed as per rules

Caroline_ie

Raam

TinyExplosions wrote: »

Fixed as per rules

We really should get that rule put in. Just think of the zany posts that will ensue as a result of some unwitting poster falling foul of it.

TinyExplosions

Raam wrote: »

We really should get that rule put in. Just think of the zany posts that will ensue as a result of some unwitting poster falling foul of it.

Don't think the admin's would be too happy about it

blorg

TinyExplosions wrote: »

Don't think the admin's would be too happy about it

TinyExplosions

Sorry blorg, I just thr'ow them in rand'omly... I have n'o idea 'bout grammer you know... so'rr'y

Raam

He caught me with that one last week.