Fluid on the lung and repeated running

[Sherrinator]

Hello all,

I recently started playing touch rugby league in a local competition. I used to be a ridiculously quick, repeated runner when I played soccer 12 years ago, no issues.

Now, within 2 minutes of play, I have total lung saturation, cannot breathe and am coughing up huge amounts of phlegm.

Another issue is that when I receive the ball and can see a gap, I go to sprint but my leg muscles just do not operate. I have no issues going for 2km runs, just the quick bursts of speed.

I realise that I am probably getting on but is there any advice from some sports/fitness types on how I can improve these issues so that I can enjoy sport again?

 

[DazalenkoUBewty]

Hello all,

I recently started playing touch rugby league in a local competition. I used to be a ridiculously quick, repeated runner when I played soccer 12 years ago, no issues.

Now, within 2 minutes of play, I have total lung saturation, cannot breathe and am coughing up huge amounts of phlegm.

Another issue is that when I receive the ball and can see a gap, I go to sprint but my leg muscles just do not operate. I have no issues going for 2km runs, just the quick bursts of speed.

I realise that I am probably getting on but is there any advice from some sports/fitness types on how I can improve these issues so that I can enjoy sport again?

Keep doing what you're doing. Keep coughing those nuggets up and spit em out. Imo it's just your body clearing out junk. I wouldn't take anything to suppress it. Keep hocking

 

[estibador]

Generally speaking, train to mimic what you need to play.

ie repeat sprints with short rest to build that repeat effort ability,

and all out short sprints with enough rest that you can maintain high quality work in order to train that burst power you need to get through those gaps

 

[Gralin]

unless you recently gave up smoking or have had a chest infection I'd be getting checked out

 

[cptkirk]

love the used to be able to do it in 12yrs ago mantra - god man that's over a decade ago..i was in my 20's!

if you were quick once then you can be again but as with everything there's a process that needs to be followed

step 1 - acceleration
step 2 - max velocity
step 3 concurrent with steps 1/2 - aerobic capacity
step 4 a along way off - repeat acceleration

please don't go straight to step 4

 

[saj_21]

love the used to be able to do it in 12yrs ago mantra - god man that's over a decade ago..i was in my 20's!

if you were quick once then you can be again but as with everything there's a process that needs to be followed

step 1 - acceleration
step 2 - max velocity
step 3 concurrent with steps 1/2 - aerobic capacity
step 4 a along way off - repeat acceleration

please don't go straight to step 4

What the OP said about heavy legs......i feel like that Q1 of the first intra club and that's off the back of a full preseason and only 6 months off between actual games.

 

[Sherrinator]

Keep doing what you're doing. Keep coughing those nuggets up and spit em out. Imo it's just your body clearing out junk. I wouldn't take anything to suppress it. Keep hocking

Wondering if I try and do a beep test type run as a warmup exercise an hour earlier. Just to get the fluid away first.

 

[cptkirk]

no

 

[DazalenkoUBewty]

Wondering if I try and do a beep test type run as a warmup exercise an hour earlier. Just to get the fluid away first.

That doesn't look to be a good idea (above post). It could however be a good thing to do a couple times per week on other days to your sporting. I'd imagine it will take a few weeks to a couple months to adjust back into the sports.

 

[Sherrinator]

Scored a try last night and the phlegm was not as bad. Helped that we had 4 subs. Legs still heavy though.

 

[Bobby P]

Scored a try last night and the phlegm was not as bad. Helped that we had 4 subs. Legs still heavy though.

Just started playing futsal again after 4 years off. Legs absolute anvils after 5 mins of play.

 

[Sherrinator]

Just started playing futsal again after 4 years off. Legs absolute anvils after 5 mins of play.

Touch season just finished for 3 months. Thinking of trying to piece together a company futsal team.