Does anyone else have this problem post shows??

Fahka
Fahka Posts: 3,187
edited September 2009 in The Porch
Ok so.. as excited as i am for the four philly shows (im beyond excitement really, it has exceeded to a new level :D ) I also get kind of afraid.... Every year, when i do more than two shows in a row.. I always end up blowing out my calf /leg muscles and or voice. Why do i do this to myself? Why can't i just settle down and pace myself? The weird thing is , im not even out of shape , i work out regularly so im not sure how to avoid this post-show bodily pain lol I mean it was so bad after the southern 08 shows that my friends had to literally lift me in the car to ride home ... Maybe i just need to do mad stretching before hand? I've tried to calm myself but it all ends when that music comes on and the lights go down :? :mrgreen: I mean i could understand if i was 45 but this has been happening to me since 16!
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  • usamamasan1
    usamamasan1 Posts: 4,695
    I am a wreck
  • Rubberbandman
    Rubberbandman Posts: 439
    are you drinking or smoking before the shows or during? the green stuff that is
    sounds like nerves or your dehydrated. been there done that
  • Bulldog88
    Bulldog88 Posts: 380
    It's all the adrenaline! It totally drains your body! When it kicks in you 'feel no pain' so you may be pushing yourself to the limit so to speak and straining a muscle or two - pretty much nothing u can do but enjoy the ride and pay for it later! ;)
  • Backspacer_Backer
    Backspacer_Backer Posts: 1,023
    hydrate and take B vitamins before and after show. especially hydrate.

    it normally takes a few days after shows for me to get completely back to normal, but nothing like you're talking about here.
  • anotherclone
    anotherclone Posts: 1,688
    My neck is always sore from flailing around.
  • Local Crew
    Local Crew Posts: 745
    I blew out me back during Evolution in Portland. I could barely move but I did not sit down. It was more pain then I have felt in a really long time.
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  • Fahka
    Fahka Posts: 3,187
    i generally stay hydrated.. but the green stuff? If that makes it worse than i guess im screwed :mrgreen:
    Now that u mention it, the worst time (the time i could barely walk) WAS after the West palm show, (and i had smoked) and even a gallon of water later i still felt dehydrated.. Will try the b vitamins for sure this time!! Thanks for all the tips :)
  • Fahka
    Fahka Posts: 3,187
    anotherclone wrote:
    My neck is always sore from flailing around.


    gets ya right in the middle of the shoulder blades too..
  • G Force
    G Force Posts: 1,393
    After driving from SF to Portland and back in a weekend my body was spent. I've slept like a rock the last few nights. PJ is a tough sport. You gotta be ready for it. GAME READY.

    Important to log those extra treadmill miles before a tour and pace yourself on show day not to drink or smoke too much. This can be difficult for some.
  • Fahka
    Fahka Posts: 3,187
    Bulldog88 wrote:
    It's all the adrenaline! It totally drains your body! When it kicks in you 'feel no pain' so you may be pushing yourself to the limit so to speak and straining a muscle or two - pretty much nothing u can do but enjoy the ride and pay for it later! ;)


    haha as much as it sucks, it always feels worth it :D I guess i should be happy that something gets me so pumped.. Im like a puppy when it gets all excited to go for a walk and almost breaks a leg trying to get out of the door :mrgreen:
  • RoughMix
    RoughMix back of a lorry Posts: 385
    I have the cure.
    I'll take your tix! :D

    Face value of course.
    "They don't give a shit Keith Moon is dead,
    is that exactly what I thought I read."
  • Fahka
    Fahka Posts: 3,187
    RoughMix wrote:
    I have the cure.
    I'll take your tix! :D

    Face value of course.


    Worst. cure. ever. ;)
  • Snoopy Died For Our Sins
    Snoopy Died For Our Sins Posts: 2,608
    my shins are fucking killing me........................ :)
    "No way to save someone who won't take the rope,and just lets go..."
  • mr bungle
    mr bungle Posts: 1,427
    edited September 2009
    YES! Shit, i thought i was just getting old but the day after the Vancouver show my right calf was hurtin like a mother fu#%er. I could hardly jump up and down at the Port show the next day. I'm glad i'm not the only one. I think i'll start stretching or something before shows now!
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  • slightofjeff
    slightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    I always wonder how Ed does it.
    everybody wants the most they can possibly get
    for the least they could possibly do
  • cannotstaylong
    cannotstaylong Posts: 668
    Bananas. It's all about the Bananas. Get that potassium.
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  • PureandEasy
    PureandEasy Posts: 5,818
    I always lose my voice, my boss thinks it's funny
    Don't come closer or I'll have to go
  • Given to...
    Given to... Wyoming Posts: 5,007
    I got home late from SLC and had about 2 1/2 hours before I had to get up for work, and the last half of that nap I was in a state of semi-consciousness as to NOT flex my calves as they were trying to ball up. I'm still walking with a gimp today, but I bounced for about 2 hours and my knees still feel good. Nike Air Max are endorsed by me!
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  • FirstExit
    FirstExit Los Angeles Posts: 973
    I have a high intensity cardio workout in the morning, heavy weight lifting in the late afternoon, and low-moderate intensity cardio at night. If I take a day off for Pearl Jam then I can go freaking crazy before, during and after the show :D .
  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,924
    I could barely talk for a couple days and my neck was killin me after the 2 Chicago shows. But it was well worth it.

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