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Gio posted:i pulled my back three weeks ago working out because i'm a big dummy. a week later i re-aggravated it moving poo poo around the house. yesterday i was feeling good and thought, "skating won't hurt." aaaand i pulled my back tightening my skates. That herniated disc that I had is finally starting to get better. I found that playing didn't aggravate it at all, if anything it loosened up my back and made it feel better. The worst it hurt was bending over to tie my shoes/skates.
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Verman posted:That herniated disc that I had is finally starting to get better. I found that playing didn't aggravate it at all, if anything it loosened up my back and made it feel better. i did try and get on the ice and stopped ten minutes or so into the drop-in. it hurt to skate, to reach out for the puck, pretty much everything. i shouldn't have got on the ice in the first place, but i'm addicted to hockey. i have a doctor appointment wednesday to be on the safe side. obviously i think it just needs a lot of time to heal. Gio fucked around with this message at 22:48 on Dec 8, 2014 |
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gently caress yeah that sucks. I recall a month ago when I hurt mine and thinking that I would miss a few games. I went to my first game after hurting it thinking I would just watch as I could barely bend over at the waist to tie my skates/shoes. I figured I would try skating during the warmups to see if it was even possible. When I felt fine I played the game without issue. I played carefully for the first period trying to avoid long lunges and reaches but then played normal the rest of the game. I'm not sure how exactly I hurt my back but it was in a weird way that sitting made it hurt more than standing/moving. Even a month later if I sit too long at my desk at work and get up to walk around my back kills me. When I make it a point to stand up and move around every 15 minutes its not an issue.
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Dec 8, 2014 23:02
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Acethomas posted:Nitramster and I actually just finished this season and are looking for a new rookie/copper/etc league in LA since we don't want to have to drive to Westminster anymore. If you hear of anything let me know. Get on the waiting list for iceangeles. Registration is open now
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Dec 8, 2014 23:05
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League photographer got a good picture of me taking a slapper. Whippy sticks are fun Unfortunately in that game we coughed up a one goal lead with 2 minutes to go in the 3rd while on the powerplay in a best of 3 game 3 then lost in OT. lovely way to end a season.
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Dec 9, 2014 04:00
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Great photo. Shame about the jerseys
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Dec 9, 2014 04:27
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Best of luck to all the goons doing playoff beer hockey this week! My team made a big push at the end of the season and I'm hoping we can make it into the semi's this year.
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In a random moment the other day, my son was trying on his new sparring gear for Tae Kwon Do. Like any body armored 8 year old, he wanted to fight, but he wanted me to have pads on, too. So we got out the hockey gear I haven't worn for like 15 years. And it all still fits, except the skates. We had a good fight. We took him ice skating that weekend (after I told him stories about playing hockey when I was younger), and he loved it, and I wasn't as rusty as I thought I'd be. So I wandered in to the pro shop and started pricing some new skates. And now I'm going to start doing some stick and puck sessions. And then probably get into a league down the road some time. Dang. All because of sparring pads.
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Holy poo poo my team played like hot garage tonight. I'm pretty sure our defense doesn't know the definition off pinching therefore they don't know what it means not to do it. Also I had an Italian beef before the game and I can tell you with an educated guess what it's like to play hockey 9 months pregnant. That loving fetus absorbed all my energy and I was gassed by the first shift which is rare for me. And my team thinks that incidental contact means the team is being chippy so they start tossing mitts.
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Dec 9, 2014 08:44
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We're trying to join a new team in a division up after removing ourselves from the previous division due to uncompetitive games. The league is full so we can't put together our own team. New team wants to have a team practice / try out. The team was 3-11, won 2 games against the only winless team and a 5-3 win against a team with no goalie. They have half as many goals for and over 2x as many goals against. The dude evaluating us had 0 goals and 2 assists in the whole season. I mean, we are 5 of the top 8 scorers in the next lower league. Does he really have any room to be choosy given all of the above info? Yeah, I don't think this is going to be a fit. ( If he suggested a tryout at the bar I'd be all for it)
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So are any of you familiar with Stinky Socks Leagues? I recently moved and I'm still close enough that it isn't completely insane to drive the 40 minutes to keep playing in the league I've been playing in for years but I found a drop in tonight at 10 thats a little bit closer and was thinking of checking it out. I just thought I'd try to see if any of you guys were familiar with Stinky Socks first.
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I got a new helmet off Tron for $24 shipped and it is pretty much identical to the one I wore back in the day and that made me inordinately happy. I'm going to put my number on the back of it even though I have a different number for each team I play for.
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bigbillystyle posted:So are any of you familiar with Stinky Socks Leagues? I recently moved and I'm still close enough that it isn't completely insane to drive the 40 minutes to keep playing in the league I've been playing in for years but I found a drop in tonight at 10 thats a little bit closer and was thinking of checking it out. I just thought I'd try to see if any of you guys were familiar with Stinky Socks first. They range from good to decent, depending on the particulars of the skate you are in. They do strive to make sure that the divisions are close to the descriptions, but I have seen some guys obviously playing down. The ones I went to were like a glorified pickup, no one is playing like the stanley cup is on the line. Twice I had problems- once with only 1 goalie and once there were only 2 skaters ( Fathers day). I was refunded without asking. If you decide to buy a jersey, make sure you go big, my reversible one is super tight (and HOT)
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Dec 10, 2014 00:45
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Hockey owns so much that I just played 3 games during the same weekend I ran a marathon. I couldn't feel my legs for 2 of those 3 games. Yes I am dumb, don't ever run.
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Henrik Zetterberg posted:Hockey owns so much that I just played 3 games during the same weekend I ran a marathon. I couldn't feel my legs for 2 of those 3 games. Yes I am dumb, don't ever run. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6SEXp3-lo8
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Dec 10, 2014 01:46
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EvilTwig posted:They range from good to decent, depending on the particulars of the skate you are in. They do strive to make sure that the divisions are close to the descriptions, but I have seen some guys obviously playing down. The ones I went to were like a glorified pickup, no one is playing like the stanley cup is on the line. Thanks for the heads up. In the end it looks like I'm not going to make it to Milton at 10pm but I plan on making something happen in the near future.
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Dec 10, 2014 02:34
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Henrik Zetterberg posted:Hockey owns so much that I just played 3 games during the same weekend I ran a marathon. I couldn't feel my legs for 2 of those 3 games. Yes I am dumb, don't ever run. How long did it take you to run the marathon? Think about how much more hockey you could have been playing, which is both more physically demanding and also a shitload more fun. Idiot.
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Dec 10, 2014 04:56
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And as we all know pure cardio is the devil because it robs hockey players of their elite conditioning! 
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Dec 10, 2014 05:30
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That led me to this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6SEXp3-lo8 which owns. Pleads posted:How long did it take you to run the marathon? Think about how much more hockey you could have been playing, which is both more physically demanding and also a shitload more fun. Agreed.
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Dec 10, 2014 05:38
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Lots of marathoners and iron man participants uncontrollably poo poo and piss themselves during the race. Lots of people end up in medic tents and feel like death during and after marathons. Running hurts my knees and hockey doesn't. Just play hockey and have fun. gently caress running for all eternity.
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Verman posted:Lots of marathoners and iron man participants uncontrollably poo poo and piss themselves during the race. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsgrqlkkZ9M
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Mako Skates trip report: Awesome, took me maybe 10 minutes of tooling around to get used to the more aggressive pitch, and a few awkward strides on quick starts but it shouldnt take long at all to get used to it. I feel instantly more in control of my edges, and edge transfer and pivots are noticeably quicker. Best part is zero pain, zero pressure points, zero feeling that the skates need to be broken in. In other news I also had a bit of time to work on my shot a bit now that my back is better, all the games I've played this year my slapshot has been 'off' and I wasnt sure what it was. Turns out I was too weak on my bottom hand grip and it was causing my stick to rotate a bit and opening up on contact with the puck, causing me to slice everything. Few minutes of getting the mechanics back down and I was back to ringing them off the crossbar.
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D C posted:Few minutes of getting the mechanics back down and I was back to ringing them off the crossbar. You should try aiming for the net! 
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I always found with my slapshots the key to getting consistent power and accuracy was to make sure my thumb on my bottom hand was pressing down on the top side of the shaft. Kept the stick in nice and secure and then I could really let them go.
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PFlats posted:That happens in hockey too, you know. also, see: oilers, edmonton
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Gio posted:also, see: oilers, edmonton I will end this here. 
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But by all accounts, Lu made it to the toilet before soiling himself so I don't think that technically qualifies.
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Had my second session in my instructional league last night and it's still a blast. I feel more last night than I ever have before, but if you're not falling you're not pushing yourself and improving right? Definitely felt like I had more control of my edges and a better sense of the puck on my sick. Can't wait for next week!
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Dec 10, 2014 21:03
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So who here has the arms to handle 170 flex? http://www.prostockhockey.com/sticks/player/left-zdeno-chara-dynasty-ax1lt-170-flex-stick/
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xzzy posted:So who here has the arms to handle 170 flex? I wonder what the flex on that would be once it was cut down to my size (I think my sticks are about 3'10"?). 215 maybe?
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Dec 10, 2014 21:21
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I'll have to look at one of my old sticks. It was a burgundy, white and green Nike Kevlar/graphite composite shaft from late 90s/early 00s from the early days of composites and it has something ridiculous like 210 flex (super stiff) but really its probably something like a 70 flex by todays standards.
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Pinky Artichoke posted:I wonder what the flex on that would be once it was cut down to my size (I think my sticks are about 3'10"?). 215 maybe? Every inch you cut is about 5 flex, so to get down to a 46 inch stick you'd have to cut off 23 inches, making it a 285 flex stick. :flex:
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xzzy posted:Every inch you cut is about 5 flex, so to get down to a 46 inch stick you'd have to cut off 23 inches, making it a 285 flex stick. :flex: And the flex point would probably end up between the hands.
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xzzy posted:So who here has the arms to handle 170 flex? DC lets go dog
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xzzy posted:Every inch you cut is about 5 flex, so to get down to a 46 inch stick you'd have to cut off 23 inches, making it a 285 flex stick. :flex: Isn't that just a thumb rule? I assume in reality it's a percentage of the original stiffness. And that you also will have an increasing number the further you cut it.
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xzzy posted:So who here has the arms to handle 170 flex? If I used that, my entire body would shake like in a cartoon if a character hit something metal with a baseball bat. Verman posted:I'll have to look at one of my old sticks. It was a burgundy, white and green Nike Kevlar/graphite composite shaft from late 90s/early 00s from the early days of composites and it has something ridiculous like 210 flex (super stiff) but really its probably something like a 70 flex by todays standards. What about this bad boy? 
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When I played in high school I had an aluminum shaft like that. Wish I hadn't given it away. Now I look at these sticks with all the numbers and I'm so confused.
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I had that exact same sick in blue and yellow with a Brett hull pattern. I grew up a wings fan so I didn't appreciate a blues stick but it was the nicest stick I ever had at that point so i dealt with it.
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Spoiler alert: Everyone had that stick.
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so the doc said my back is permanently hosed and i will never skate again that or he said take motrin and give it a rest for 2-3 weeks. not sure which.
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