I forgot how phyiscal football can be

[vi edit]

I run a few miles 5 days a week, I bike quite a bit, and I lift pretty hard 3 days a week. But none of that helped me yesterday.

I got recruited to help fill the injury caused voids on my buddies flag football team. They had a double header yesterday and only had 5 guys to fill 6 positions.

Before we even started our first game I tweaked my left quad practicing some passing routes. By the third play of the first game I had tweaked my other quad, and by the 5th play I bent back the toenails on both of my big toes.

And I still had a full 1 & 3/4 of another game to play

So today I've got two purple big toes that will have the nails probably fall off, both quads screaming at me, a welt on my chest that's noticable under my shirt.

Even playing injured and running at half speed we only lost our first game by 1 point and I scored a TD in the second game to help win by a point.

So it wasn't a totally bad day. Good thing there's some Vicodin and Flexeril in the medicine cabinet

 

[IceBergSLiM]

clip your toenails and stretch before the game next time.

 

[vi edit]

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim
clip your toenails and stretch before the game next time.

The toenails happened because I was borrowing a set of cleats that were too small for me. I dug in and just jammed everything back.

Stretching wouldn't have helped either...my body is just used to going in a straight line (running & biking) and cutting was a foreign movement

 

[snoopdoug1]

Originally posted by: vi_edit
...

Before we even started our first game I tweaked my left quad practicing some passing routes. By the third play of the first game I had tweaked my other quad, and by the 5th play I bent back the toenails on both of my big toes.

...

Same thing happened to me multiple times on my flag football team this year... man that sucks

 

[Chunkee]

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim
clip your toenails and stretch before the game next time.

exactly...


and WARM STRETCHING DOES HELP...as a fitness person you should know this...NEVER NEGLECT YOUR FLEXIBILITY....NEVER EVER.....

i love big weight heads that never stretch...

esp as you get older...it is a must.....

jC

 

[sash1]

heh, you think that's bad, try actual football. and if you think THAT'S bad, then try snow football. it's almost time for some snow football here in Maine so painful. i've managed to break two ribs, my nose and get bruises everywhere possible. damn it's fun

 

[purbeast0]

we play a game of tackle football every thanksgiving with the people i used to work with (been doing it for like 10 years). i didn't play last year cause I broke my ankle in January that year, but I plan on playing this year for sure.

and man ... just getting out of the car after we play is tough. showering is a chore as well. and man after eating at thanksgiving dinner later on in the night, i don't even want to get up.

 

[Reckoner]

Are you probable for next week, or should I move to you the bench on my fantasy team?

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: purbeast0
we play a game of tackle football every thanksgiving with the people i used to work with (been doing it for like 10 years). i didn't play last year cause I broke my ankle in January that year, but I plan on playing this year for sure.

and man ... just getting out of the car after we play is tough. showering is a chore as well. and man after eating at thanksgiving dinner later on in the night, i don't even want to get up.

Turkey Bowls are vicious.

 

[purbeast0]

Originally posted by: BigJ

Originally posted by: purbeast0
we play a game of tackle football every thanksgiving with the people i used to work with (been doing it for like 10 years). i didn't play last year cause I broke my ankle in January that year, but I plan on playing this year for sure.

and man ... just getting out of the car after we play is tough. showering is a chore as well. and man after eating at thanksgiving dinner later on in the night, i don't even want to get up.

Turkey Bowls are vicious.

holy ish your statement you just typed is something i would say 110% the same way hah.

:beer:

 

[vi edit]

Originally posted by: PaulNEPats
Are you probable for next week, or should I move to you the bench on my fantasy team?

HA! I would say my status would be "Doubtful" at this point with a possible upgrade to "Questionable".

The last time I laced up a pair of cleats was over 12 years ago. I played football in high school for a couple years before switching to cross country.

The 20k races I used to do and the 15 mile long runs had nothing on the pain I'm feeling this morning. Since I was gimped up and couldn't run, I got stuck on pass blocking and turning around for the dump pass.

It's futile trying to block a guy that outweighs you by a solid 30-40 pounds and has a 3 yard running start at you.

 

[OutHouse]

when is the next game?

 

[Cerpin Taxt]

No matter how hard I trained and how fit I was, there was never a rugby game after which I did not feel (and look) like pulverized hamburger.

 

[vi edit]

Tonight I get the pleasure of having my wife lance my toenails with a red hot sewing needle to relieve some of the pressure under them.

Yeehaw!

 

[Exterous]

Originally posted by: sash1
heh, you think that's bad, try actual football. and if you think THAT'S bad, then try snow football. it's almost time for some snow football here in Maine

Ahhhh - I love this time of year. Snow football + Turkey Bowl = happy me. I actually like the aches and pains that come from it

 

[Syrch]

you just gave me the inspiration i needed to go to the gym, thanks man

 

[EvilYoda]

I wish I still had friends around here to play football with...I always miss playing when the weather turns cold.

 

[Baked]

Always always stretch before you play, and always always cut all your nails as short as possible,

 

[Kev]

there's something about toenails being torn off that i just can't handle. just makes me cringe. I hate sitting around barefoot because of this.

 

[rgwalt]

Originally posted by: vi_edit
Tonight I get the pleasure of having my wife lance my toenails with a red hot sewing needle to relieve some of the pressure under them.

Yeehaw!

Now thats love...

R