TMonk

Ya, I've had that sort of experience in the past too, esp. w Kaiser (which I'm still on). Convenient for routine stuff, not super helpful for specialists. Still, I intend on being proactive and asking a ton of questions while I'm there.

Did a bunch of self reading and teaching and this AM and in addition to the VMO, I think I need to work on my glutes! Maybe starting with some lighter physio/kinesio type stuff, then working up to a weekly lower body routine. Squats/Deads are great, but I'd like to develop something I can do at home, step ups/lunges (w free weights) etc.

Ultimately I'd like to develop an optimized physio routine that I bracket on my bi-weekly ab workouts (already doing), and a once/week lifting routine for the long haul for overall health and strength. Also - maybe a few minute glute activation routine before any workout, cycling or otherwise. Between this, hiking/running and other activities, I think it's important for overall health and injury prevention.

Going through all this is such a roller coaster - I can come out of my rides feeling either quite pessimistic or optimistic depending on how things go haha. A lot of cycling for me is about community, in addition to my own racing, I want to get back to a high level so I can be a representative of our elite road and track community, and mentor other riders - fortunately that last part doesn't require a lot of fitness haha, just experience.

You'd think that after 14 years as a competitive cyclist, and having gone through overuse stuff, I'd have a cooler head about this haha. I guess that's the hard part. I look forward to getting to a place of holistic understanding about my situation, and how to remedy it and slowly get back where I can focus on injury prevention. I'll be in a better headspace once I get there.