Neck, shoulders, arms, hands, back, butt, thighs, feet.
I’m not exaggerating, but my muscles in those places are aching like mad today. Seems like only my calves and shin muscles got spared.
Notes to self:
If you haven’t been playing intense basketball for about a year and a half, take it easy when you’re playing your next game. Your self esteem does not have to depend on how many points you can score.
Taking it easy does not mean playing intense basketball for 3 hours. 1 hour or so should be fine.
Do a bit of stretching before you start the next time. I know you never ever did that. But you’re slightly older than you were the last time, and now you need stretching.
When your thighs start to tighten and cramp up during the game, it does not mean that you keep playing like a mad man. It means that you sit down and rest.
When you’re moving slow motion and you can’t jump anymore because your legs feel like lead, it means you should sit down and call it a day.
In short, I don’t just need major and radical massage - I need surgery!
But hell, I’d do this again anytime. It’s worth all the pain.