Lizard, I trust you and your faith in the exercise. I'm not the sort to do it for a few days and then say 'fuck this' if nothing immediately changes. I am patient and will give this exercise my full commitment.
I started today with a grip that was as wide as I could go whilst keeping my arms straight like the video showed. I did 5 sets of ten over the course of 5 mins or so. It definitely felt good just to have that range of motion. I will attempt to bring my grip in narrower every few days or so and just adjust it as much as I can in order to progress.
Another question for you if you wouldn't mind, I am a big basketball player and have become extremely susceptible to rolling my ankle. I have rolled my right one 4 times in the last 18 months but to varying degrees on each occasion, a couple of grade 1 sprains and a couple of grade 2s. I have recently been wearing a support on my right as with every roll it surely becomes more vulnerable and prone to rolling.
However, yesterday whilst playing some pick up at my local court I drove hard, came up and when I came down my left ankle just buckled. This is the first time I have ever rolled the left. This thing has swollen up like a bitch like always but the pain is more in line with what I know to be a grade 2 sprain as I am only moving on crutches.
I have rolled my ankle attempting to stop suddenly on a hard cut, coming down from a straight jump off a drive and by landing on somebodies foot after coming down with a rebound.
I mean I know how to rehab my sprains but my questions are is it possible I have some sort of genetic susceptibility to this type of injury? And do you have any rehabilitation/preventive exercises or just anything that could help remove some of the scar tissue that's built up in my foot and strengthen my ankle enough to reduce the chances of further rolls? It's becoming a real issue. I am considering putting myself into a position to see an ankle specialist or something.
I started today with a grip that was as wide as I could go whilst keeping my arms straight like the video showed. I did 5 sets of ten over the course of 5 mins or so. It definitely felt good just to have that range of motion. I will attempt to bring my grip in narrower every few days or so and just adjust it as much as I can in order to progress.
Another question for you if you wouldn't mind, I am a big basketball player and have become extremely susceptible to rolling my ankle. I have rolled my right one 4 times in the last 18 months but to varying degrees on each occasion, a couple of grade 1 sprains and a couple of grade 2s. I have recently been wearing a support on my right as with every roll it surely becomes more vulnerable and prone to rolling.
However, yesterday whilst playing some pick up at my local court I drove hard, came up and when I came down my left ankle just buckled. This is the first time I have ever rolled the left. This thing has swollen up like a bitch like always but the pain is more in line with what I know to be a grade 2 sprain as I am only moving on crutches.
I have rolled my ankle attempting to stop suddenly on a hard cut, coming down from a straight jump off a drive and by landing on somebodies foot after coming down with a rebound.
I mean I know how to rehab my sprains but my questions are is it possible I have some sort of genetic susceptibility to this type of injury? And do you have any rehabilitation/preventive exercises or just anything that could help remove some of the scar tissue that's built up in my foot and strengthen my ankle enough to reduce the chances of further rolls? It's becoming a real issue. I am considering putting myself into a position to see an ankle specialist or something.