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Added in some low intensity cardio on my off days
I am rolling bjj mon, thur, sat, and training hapkido mon, thur
so i thought i would add in some biking on some of the off days
Tuesday would be prefect as I still have a day to recover after
wed, fri, sun are all right before a hard jitz day but i need more than one day

I rode Wednesday 30 minutes, started real easy but my competitiveness got the best of me and i kicked it up a notch, mistake, cause thursday in class my calves kept cramping up and my hamstrings were tight
hopefully it is just because its new
I'll keep at it but try to keep the intensity down
I tried to get my wife to go with me cause she is slow as shit and it makes me slow down
I like to ride about 16-17mph, she goes about 12. Wednesday was about 14 so not super hard btu should be easier...its prolly just cause its new like i said
17 is like a sprint for me, 14 a jog and 12 a walk pace

legs are screaming today, Friday

That's is why i couldn't do this without gear
when I was off I laid on the couch for 2 days between workouts and didn't move

the cardio the day before a workout was too much
during BJJ the next day my calves and hamstrings kept cramping up
I drink tons of water and was drinking Gatorade but it was just the muscles overuse not water or electrolytes

so I was thinking only onthe first day off if i have 2 days off so i still ahve a recovery day before a workout
but last week there wasnt any days liek that
after that cardio day on wednesday i rolled thur, sat, sun, and monday

I think this was just too much for my body
i am pretty sure this is why i pulled my hamstring
bike uses a lot of hamstring/quad, and calf
well my calves cramped up something fierce and then my hammy popped

my old body just cant take what i am putting it through, my options are quitting, doing less, or hoping my body can catch up and get used to it
any idea which one i'll prolly choose?

my problem is not finding what to do
its that whatever i do is too much and something breaks
I am going low low low intensity too,
my bike ride was like 11-12mph thats like a jog pace

but then when i went and rolled my hammy popped, it was just too damn tired and worn out
its easier to hit the overtraining threshold when your 40+

i got thru my jitz class last night without re injuring the hammy so im happy