Barefoot Gentile said:
megabarefoot said:
The transition period is both exciting and very difficult in that there are times you just want to stop and wear shoes
Thankfully I never had that problem, once I took my first barefoot run
Yeah, it would be nice if I didn't either. That last run I did, the one I mentioned running on a frying pan that was absolutely awful, I'm still feeling this morning and this was suppose to be a running day. My forefoot feels like there is hardly any padding separating the metatarsal heads from any solid surface when I'm barefoot. Thankfully, wearing VFF KSO is sufficient but last night I wasn't really able to comfortably walk barefoot let alone jog. It just started for no apparent reason last evening. It's not pain so much as just a very disconcernting discomfort, like bone to hard surface. I know there is some condition where the padding under the metatarsal heads gets messed up or isin't as it should be; but I'm not really going to focus on that. this has happened briefly before, a couple of weeks ago, but went away within a day. If i find this continues, then my little experiment with BFR is over, which sucks. BFR is awesome, but it's not worth the transition period I'm having to endure. I dunno what is wrong with my feet or what I'm doing wrong to aggitate them at times but I run to enjoy it not endure it as if things will be fine in a few months. Perhaps I can still continue in VFFs or huarches.
Has anyone else had these sorts of growing pains and discomforts during BFR transition? I don't care so much that there is discomfort; what bothers me is that there is no reason or pattern to it. I'm not finished yet but I'm pretty damn close if this is gonna turn into a weekly thing. Maybe I"m just doing too many miles per week. 6-12 is what I'm aiming for now. My first full week of bfr was fine and it include to 3.2 mile rune and one 5.2 run. I don't think I'm doing anything different. I don't understand; it's not like BFR is difficult or anything.