Tennis Warehouse-Mid Atlantic Chapter - Page 1199

prestigeprolover · 06-09-2009, 09:36 AM

you forgot the jjjoshes for the north. and we'll also take pp and schmad.

prestigeprolover · 06-09-2009, 09:47 AM

medical twmac gurus, i really need some advice.

1) me and nitefly went out and shot some serving videos yesterday and now for the first time ever my right shoulder (serving shoulder) is in pain. as in i cant move my right shoulder up past 90 degrees above my head. i didnt hear a pop or anything and i'm sure its just sore from the serving practice. i would normally take some time off and i should be fine but... i have a practice match against a 3.5 later today. the bigger problem is that i'm in 2 tournaments starting tomorrow and i have a match for each tomorrow, one at 3:30pm and one at 8:00pm.

stupid draw. so any advice on what to do for the shoulder? this is the first time sometime like this has happened to me so i'm kind of clueless.

2) first time i met tfm, we hit for an hour indoors to get ready for the santa bowl. later that day, i hit for 2 hours with my doubles partner. i cramped up at the end of the second set. last week, i played 4 sets of doubles with the jjjoshes and started cramping up really bad at the end of the 4th set. i'm worried about cramping tomorrow cause i'll be playing against a 4.0 in my 8pm match. i remember jrs telling me to drink lots of gatorade and eat some bananas. any other suggestions on what i should do?

any help would be appreciated. i really really hope i don't get destroyed in both my matches tomorrow...

JRstriker12 · 06-09-2009, 10:05 AM

Wow! Today is a big bag of suck. Anyone else feeling the love today????

Looks like PPL's shoulder is.... (sorry dude - if you can;t get your arm above your shoulder, it's time to rest that puppy.)

datsveryinterestin · 06-09-2009, 10:05 AM

VIKTORRz ADVICE for PPL
ibuprofen - it works wonders.
technique - i used to jam my shoulder a lot when serving because I wasn't throwing the toss out in front enough. now that i have changed my service motion... much less pain the day after playing in the ol' shoulder.
water - lots of it.. drink it the night before... the day of, and during!
i felt like krap for the last 2 days, all due to not drinking enough during the French Open drinking/honeypig/tennis fest!
sup is probably still recovering too!

sapient007 · 06-09-2009, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by prestigeprolover

2) first time i met tfm, we hit for an hour indoors to get ready for the santa bowl. later that day, i hit for 2 hours with my doubles partner. i cramped up at the end of the second set. last week, i played 4 sets of doubles with the jjjoshes and started cramping up really bad at the end of the 4th set. i'm worried about cramping tomorrow cause i'll be playing against a 4.0 in my 8pm match. i remember jrs telling me to drink lots of gatorade and eat some bananas. any other suggestions on what i should do?

any help would be appreciated. i really really hope i don't get destroyed in both my matches tomorrow...

^^
rhino sperm

alice301 · 06-09-2009, 10:07 AM

oh, ppl, that's such sucky timing! i think that you know what the best course of action is (rest). ironically, the first time i ever had shoulder issues was after playing with you last month! it was fine after a few days' rest, but you don't have the luxury of time.

do you absolutely have to play your practice match today? maybe you could intensively pamper your shoulder for the next 24 hours with ice/heat?

JRstriker12 · 06-09-2009, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by sapient007

^^
rhino sperm

Whaaaa?????

alice301 · 06-09-2009, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by JRstriker12

Wow! Today is a big bag of suck. Anyone else feeling the love today????

nope, no love today. "big bag of suck" pretty much sums up my match this morning. i was so tight that i couldn't brush the ball to save my sorry life. since i was incapable of following through with my shots today, my "jihad tennis" translated to drop-shots and serving & volleying. and if you've seen my serves, or my volleys, you know what a suicide mission that was. but since i'd reached the existential plane of utter despair (down 3-6, love-40 in the second set), i served & volleyed with everything i had (not much) and mangaged to get to 4(!) deuce points before flaming out. baise ma vie indeed.

JRstriker12 · 06-09-2009, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by alice301

nope, no love today. "big bag of suck" pretty much sums up my match this morning. i was so tight that i couldn't brush the ball to save my sorry life. since i was incapable of following through with my shots today, my "jiha'ad tennis" translated to drop-shots and serving & volleying. and if you've seen my serves, or my volleys, you know what a suicide mission that was. but since i'd reached the existential plane of utter despair (down 3-6, love-40 in the second set), i served & volleyed with everything i had (not much) and mangaged to get to 4(!) deuce points before flaming out. baise ma vie indeed.

I feel you on that one. Lack of practice has my game in the basement right now too.

Outside of tennis - things are just blech! I think it's this weather. Something is seriously out of whack! Not like an average sunny june at all.

Allergies are kicking my azz like it's April or May...

Xisbum · 06-09-2009, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by datsveryinterestin

VIKTORRz ADVICE for PPL
ibuprofen - it works wonders.
technique - i used to jam my shoulder a lot when serving because I wasn't throwing the toss out in front enough. now that i have changed my service motion... much less pain the day after playing in the ol' shoulder.
water - lots of it.. drink it the night before... the day of, and during!
i felt like krap for the last 2 days, all due to not drinking enough during the French Open drinking/honeypig/tennis fest!
sup is probably still recovering too!

Hey, Dats, looks like we might - just might, mind you - sneak in some tennis at Kenmore between the monsoons. We'll have to swim through the humidity, but I can hack it (literally) for an hour or so. We still on, right? Any other takers?

Sup2Dresq · 06-09-2009, 10:52 AM

Just read how that crazy guy who jumped the court during the FO does stunts like this all the time!

He even has a website:

jimmyjump.com

p.s. He has a McLovin look, but I would pin Dats as the only TWMACer to attempt such a deed (for profit).

datsveryinterestin · 06-09-2009, 10:58 AM

5:20pm Kenmore people!!! bring WAtER!!!!

JRProstaf9 · 06-09-2009, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by alice301

baise ma vie indeed.

I'll have to remember this for another FML option... awesome... also know anyplace in the newmarket/fredrick area w/ a hitting wall? Getting the urge to play wallball after sitting on my @$$ here at work all day...

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Originally Posted by JRstriker12

I feel you on that one. Lack of practice has my game in the basement right now too.

I'm feeling ya on this one man... my forehand is all sorts of slap happy at the moment!

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Originally Posted by prestigeprolover

any help would be appreciated. i really really hope i don't get destroyed in both my matches tomorrow...

Sorry bud, best I can offer is ice, rest, and if you need to play extra-strength motrin! maybe after some of that and playing in the humidity it will loosen up enough to gut it out... otherwise best case might be just rest

datsveryinterestin · 06-09-2009, 11:18 AM

NO REST FOR THE WICKED!!! (join the Xis and Dats crazy train of pain!)

alice301 · 06-09-2009, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by JRstriker12

I feel you on that one. Lack of practice has my game in the basement right now too...

i don't think that i need more practice; i think that i need a psychiatrist. or a massage. hell, bring on the horse tranquilizers & hypnotist.

jrp: i don't know of any hitting walls in town. and normally, i'd offer to hit with you but it's too flipping hot tonight and besides, i'll be busy drowning myself in the pool.

NiteFly · 06-09-2009, 11:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by prestigeprolover

medical twmac gurus, i really need some advice.

1) me and nitefly went out and shot some serving videos yesterday and now for the first time ever my right shoulder (serving shoulder) is in pain. as in i cant move my right shoulder up past 90 degrees above my head. i didnt hear a pop or anything and i'm sure its just sore from the serving practice. i would normally take some time off and i should be fine but... i have a practice match against a 3.5 later today. the bigger problem is that i'm in 2 tournaments starting tomorrow and i have a match for each tomorrow, one at 3:30pm and one at 8:00pm.

stupid draw. so any advice on what to do for the shoulder? this is the first time sometime like this has happened to me so i'm kind of clueless.

2) first time i met tfm, we hit for an hour indoors to get ready for the santa bowl. later that day, i hit for 2 hours with my doubles partner. i cramped up at the end of the second set. last week, i played 4 sets of doubles with the jjjoshes and started cramping up really bad at the end of the 4th set. i'm worried about cramping tomorrow cause i'll be playing against a 4.0 in my 8pm match. i remember jrs telling me to drink lots of gatorade and eat some bananas. any other suggestions on what i should do?

any help would be appreciated. i really really hope i don't get destroyed in both my matches tomorrow...

Sorry to hear that! If it makes you feel any better, your serves looked good in the video. Great knee bend!

Like everyone else has said... I would go with ice and anti-inflammatory meds for #1. Aleve is good.

Topaz · 06-09-2009, 12:03 PM

PPL

#1 - What strings are you using? I had my first bout of shoulder pain after using poly for about two weeks. It got cut right out immediately. Other than that, ice and ibuprofen (or better yet, Aleve). And, lots of rest. Remember, if you need to, there will be other tournaments. You only have one serving shoulder.

#2 - Water. Water. More water. Gatorade is nothing but sugar. Water. Start the night before (like Dats said), and keep going until well after you're done. Bananas don't really help that much. Stop eating McD's and eat some real food and nourish your body.

TheJRK · 06-09-2009, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by datsveryinterestin

5:20pm Kenmore people!!! bring WAtER!!!!

Sorry holmes, I won't get off work until about 7pm today. Anyone down for a Thursday Wakefield hit? Assuming it doesn't rain... which it will.

PPL - I'm gonna say what Sup said to me (which I hate to hear) but that racket is probably too heavy for you. I used to do like Hollywood and spend 2-3 hours a day just practicing my serve... absolutely no pain afterwards. I wasn't using a 12.1 oz stick though. I'm not sure if I could do the same now using my MGPP. You probably have lead on your MGPP as well I'm guessing. You should probably just rest it... a few days of no tennis is better than 5 months, which is what happened to me last year.

TFM - I will try and start a TW Spain thread. I found that there is a tennis academy nearby Rota... at least I can go there and get beat by all the 12 year old Spanish kids.

I need to make more sangria...

Topaz · 06-09-2009, 12:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheJRK

Sorry holmes, I won't get off work until about 7pm today. Anyone down for a Thursday Wakefield hit? Assuming it doesn't rain... which it will.

PPL - I'm gonna say what Sup said to me (which I hate to hear) but that racket is probably too heavy for you. I used to do like Hollywood and spend 2-3 hours a day just practicing my serve... absolutely no pain afterwards. I wasn't using a 12.1 oz stick though. I'm not sure if I could do the same now using my MGPP. You probably have lead on your MGPP as well I'm guessing. You should probably just rest it... a few days of no tennis is better than 5 months, which is what happened to me last year.

TFM - I will try and start a TW Spain thread. I found that there is a tennis academy nearby Rota... at least I can go there and get beat by all the 12 year old Spanish kids.

I need to make more sangria...

Have a match this Thursday.

Also, yes, PPL...JRK brings up a good point about the weight of your racquet. You don't get extra 'man' points for every ounce of lead on your racquet!!!!!

Sup2Dresq · 06-09-2009, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Topaz

Have a match this Thursday.

Also, yes, PPL...JRK brings up a good point about the weight of your racquet. You don't get extra 'man' points for every ounce of lead on your racquet!!!!!

*Insert pic of baby face Shcmad for example purposes*

06-09-2009, 09:36 AM	#23961
prestigeprolover New User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 75	you forgot the jjjoshes for the north. and we'll also take pp and schmad. __________________ i need a shorter name...

06-09-2009, 09:47 AM	#23962
prestigeprolover New User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 75	medical twmac gurus, i really need some advice. 1) me and nitefly went out and shot some serving videos yesterday and now for the first time ever my right shoulder (serving shoulder) is in pain. as in i cant move my right shoulder up past 90 degrees above my head. i didnt hear a pop or anything and i'm sure its just sore from the serving practice. i would normally take some time off and i should be fine but... i have a practice match against a 3.5 later today. the bigger problem is that i'm in 2 tournaments starting tomorrow and i have a match for each tomorrow, one at 3:30pm and one at 8:00pm. stupid draw. so any advice on what to do for the shoulder? this is the first time sometime like this has happened to me so i'm kind of clueless. 2) first time i met tfm, we hit for an hour indoors to get ready for the santa bowl. later that day, i hit for 2 hours with my doubles partner. i cramped up at the end of the second set. last week, i played 4 sets of doubles with the jjjoshes and started cramping up really bad at the end of the 4th set. i'm worried about cramping tomorrow cause i'll be playing against a 4.0 in my 8pm match. i remember jrs telling me to drink lots of gatorade and eat some bananas. any other suggestions on what i should do? any help would be appreciated. i really really hope i don't get destroyed in both my matches tomorrow... __________________ i need a shorter name...

06-09-2009, 10:05 AM	#23963
JRstriker12 Hall Of Fame Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 3,259	Wow! Today is a big bag of suck. Anyone else feeling the love today???? Looks like PPL's shoulder is.... (sorry dude - if you can;t get your arm above your shoulder, it's time to rest that puppy.) __________________ Ludacris: My chick bad! Tell me if you seen her. She always brings the racket like Venus and Serena!

06-09-2009, 10:07 AM	#23966
alice301 New User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: shreveport Posts: 72	oh, ppl, that's such sucky timing! i think that you know what the best course of action is (rest). ironically, the first time i ever had shoulder issues was after playing with you last month! it was fine after a few days' rest, but you don't have the luxury of time. do you absolutely have to play your practice match today? maybe you could intensively pamper your shoulder for the next 24 hours with ice/heat? __________________ medicated & motivated Last edited by alice301 : 06-09-2009 at 11:41 AM.

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