34 years old, 21 on the board, and the last year I've been skating for about 2 hours almost every morning (5-6 times a week).
Lots of good stuff here. I need to try topical stuff and anti inflammatories. Also, I am gonna add a +1 on the good clean nutrition and daily core exercises, and I do occasional yoga and try to get as much sleep as I can. I also got some of those footprint insoles and I highly, highly recommend them. I kept re-aggravating a heel bruise, and now it has healed on its own without having to take a break to heal. I am almost never too sore to skate anymore, so Im just gonna share my routine.
- When I get to the spot, and before I step on my skateboard I do this dynamic stretching routine:
- Push around for about 5 minutes, do about 10 ollies and 10 nollies on flat, mostly try to take it as slow and small as possible warming up.
- Drink so much goddamn water (40-60 oz)
- As soon as possible after skating (usually right when I get home, but its better to do it sooner), I do this foam roller routine:
- Muscle roll out my quads and anywhere I feel tired
Hope this helps!