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Asymmetry II

Posted September 23rd, 2009 by Eric Johnson - This entry has been tagged with: health, training

I have a great personal experience to append to the previous post.

I’ve struggled with lower lateral hamstring and upper lateral calf tightness/spams for about 3 years. This only occurs with cycling. My athletic trainer has addressed some pelvis issues, which helped with my running injuries, but I still have pain on the bike.

I’ve purchased an ISM saddle to make sure I’m set up completely neutral, but still the pain persists. So last weekend I videotaped myself on my trainer from the front, back, and both sides. It is clear from the video that my left knee dips inward – we think on the upstroke.

Thinking biomechanically, it makes sense for this inward tracking to be placing additional stress on the outside of my left leg. So what do we do now? We experiment! I’m going to try a cleat wedge on the inside of the left shoe to see if that straightens out the knee.

Is it a guaranteed fix? No. But it gives me something else to try, and after three years of pain and 5 different bike fits from certified fitters (including John Cobb, who worked with Lance Armstrong), I realize I need to keep experimenting. The power of video analysis is pretty amazing.

Via: http://www.coachej.com/2009/03/asymmetry-ii.html

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