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▲ 3 r/vipassana

Hip strain

I’m looking forward to my third course next week, but have had some sports injuries recently. My knee gave a few weeks ago, but I can still sit for meditation for an hour. This week however I sprained my hip and it’s really painful, bending down is excruciating.

I’m worried about being able to manage the pain and hearing the teacher tell me these are sankharas.

Should I tell the centre now already and request a chair, and would I need a doctor’s note for this? Or would it better to wait until it’s better to sit a course?

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u/SheffDus — 8 days ago
▲ 81 r/FitnessOver50

54, finally lost the fat, now time to build

I’d always been on the skinny side and then developed a gut in the past few years. I’m 176cm (5’10) and went up to 78kg (171lbs) and 25% bf.

I started lifting in the pandemic with a PT, but only locked in 18 months ago with 3 sessions a week, full body. I’ve been taking the diet seriously for 6 months now, 1800 calories and 140g protein on average. Less alcohol (but aren’t compromising my social life too much). Now at 67kg (147lbs) and 11.8% bf (cardioscan). The lower abs are proving really obstinate, the skin is a bit loose. But that comes with the age maybe. Given the choice of cutting even more and saying this is Ok, I’m going with the OK. I think I’ve reached a stage where it’s time to build more now.

I now plan to stay at maintenance or just slightly above, about 2200 -2400 calories and improve my weak points (chest obviously, pressing is so much harder than pulling. More on arms too.) Legs have been compromised due to a chronic groin strain, adductor, so squatting and RDLs are out until that’s sorted. Replaced with leg extensions and curls.

Not looking to become big, just more athletic and show to myself you can achieve these things when you’re not 25.

u/SheffDus — 12 days ago