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Sore Legs

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leholst

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Hi Everybody,
I'm a newbie and in my 60's. Went out yesterday for the first time for two hours and must have dug a hundred holes....and today my legs are so sore from "deep knee bends" that I can hardly walk. Is this part of "paying my dues"? What's the cure? I suppose I ain't gonna get younger so I'll guess I just need to go out and exercise my legs again. Can't guzzle bourbon cause I'm diabetic and gave up "inhalin' " funny grass back in the sixties. Am I doomed?

Oh, yea, ........ I found six quarters, two dimes, and a penny. All modern dates, though. And I had FUN.
 
Just need to get out more and get more used to it - that's all. As long as you had fun - and looks like your getting finds - more practice as far as the legs go. I'm not getting any younger myself
 
Hi leholst
Oh do I know how you feel. I am 68 and I came back to detecting 3 years ago after a long time off. I have to ease into it every summer. I start off 1 to 2 hours and build up through the summer. I can only hit the beaches now because just can't get down and back up many times. I have many great parks around me but I do want to keep detecting as long as I can so just do beach detecting.
Don't push yourself too hard you will wonder if the pain is worth it? So just take your time and only go out a few times a week at first.
It is a great hobby. I have been retired for 9 years and watched 400 movies the first few years. I got into metal detecting again and I get out 5 times a week and at first do 1 to 2 hours and go home, exhausted. If I hunt too long one day the next day I usually don't go out. Lost 25 pounds so far and don't watch too many movies anymore.
Another thing you could do is tot lots with the sand and wood chips. Don't even have to bend down, use a light long handled sand scoop.
It is worth the getting used to and welcome to the hobby.....Z
 
Welcome to the forum. Looks like you did ok on that hunt it can only get better.
Take it easy and have fun !
 
Hi lehoist, I'm only 61 and have 2 discs gone in my lower back, so I have to really pace myself....ease into it slowly, take a break (day or two ) if necessary, particularly if you're really hurting. Sometimes its good to go for a short walk before and after detecting, just to loosen up and keep all the moving parts mobile. The main thing is to enjoy what you're doing. By pacing yourself you shouldn't injure or hurt yourself just to go after that elusive (and sometimes imaginary) treasure. There are times when I have to limit myself,because I know I wont be able to concentrate properly anyway if it hurts to do what I need to do. I'm sure you'll get over the current soreness, then just ease into it again..l.meanwhile, do some gentle walking and you'll be as right as rain. HH Sapper.
 
If it hurts and your back out soon....YES! Welcome! Providing it's just that you aren't used to all the bending,stooping over and all, it get's better. Great exercise and before long...it makes you super good lookin'! (Would send pic's but I broke my camera!) Again...Welcome!
 
leholst,Just like any form or exercise,ease into it.next time an hour hunt and pace yourself.No you are not doomed.Just listen to your body you over did it.Slow down and enjoy the hunt most of us are just along for the ride.Take a couple of aspirin and regroup.By the way welcome. Ron
 
Ease into it. I will say this once you find your first good keeper..Your legs will feel better..........You will be hooked too. Welcome...
 
Welcome to the forum and the hobby . And Yes, You are
doomed , to do it again and again .....:laugh: It's addictive and
fun . I almost always push myself , even after years , just one
more hole , I know this is a good one . It gets easier , just hunt
for an hour or two at first . You have done really well your first
hunt :clapping:

Terri
 
Hi all:
It is such a joy to read the replies to leholst's post. If you notice there are a number of us older duffers in this hobby. Number two: there are a number of us that are not fit as a fiddle. It is a hobby that doesn't care about age or physical abilities. It is a hobby that can be done by adjusting to your conditions.
leholst, most of have said take you time and ease into it and we hope you will enjoy it. It is not a hobby for everyone. I always say, if you are one of the few strange ones that really like this hobby it will become a big part of your life. You will be one of the unusuals. I am very happy to be one of the unusuals and to call them my friends even though I have never met any of them face to face . It is kind of like going on a cheap safari every time I go out. The hunt, you have to love the hunt. Thanks for reading..:detecting:...Z
 
Being a pre boomer has its perks. Knowledge. Wisdom ..Experienced.:cool:
At the beginning of the year sore legs knees and arms but with gradual easement in the hobby it doesn't take to long to keep up with the younger generation.
I do at least 1 hour of some type of work out first thing in the morning.
Once the to do list ( most of the time ) is done the swinging arm get a workout.:detecting:
 
Thanks for all the encouragement. I'm afraid I am hooked already. Just the thought of a nice signal gets me drooling. I've found several abandoned lots where very old houses once stood right here in town (I live in a very small town that was the site of a civil war encampment). I'm going to wait until Monday when everybody is back at work and hunt like crazy. Thanks again for your many replies. I'll post the outcome of my hunts.

Lloyd
 
Lloyd, besides simply working into it, you might try knee pads as well. Kneeling will save on the joints and leg muscles. At least it does for me. Welcome to a great hobby and best of luck. HH jim tn
 
Lehoist and zeekeys; Zeekeys, you are so right, I haven't been contributing to the forum for long, but have been reading for a while. Coming on board is like joining a fraternity, with people supporting each other when they can. Coming from Australia I know I will probably never meet any of you US guys, but this is a way of sharing some good moments (and bad). Lehoist, I just hope you know what you've gotten yourself into. Start working on the fitness. The knee pads is a great idea, I use one all the time, I go down on one knee (sometimes two) to retrieve targets. The main reason you need to be fit is so the heart doesn't stop when you find your first gold. Good luck, and make us all proud. Sapper.
 
Diabetic as well, I am sure as we get older it is tougher, I use to clean alot of furnaces every year, about 130 a month, Me and Ibuprofen where good friends by the end of the day I could hardly get up! Its a hobby, do as much as you can handle.
 
Forgot to say, I'm pretty limber so very rarely get on my knees. Instead I probe with a two foot probe and find my target then bend over like an ostrich and pop the coin out of the ground with a big screwdriver. Can't remember the last time I dug a hole. Gets me into a lot of places where "hole diggers" ain't allowed.

I was hunting a school in California many years ago when the head grounds keeper approached me all in a tither. He said, " Oh my god!, you aren't going to dig up my beautiful lawn are you?"

I told him I didn't dig holes and did he see a trowel or shovel on me anywhere. I also told him I had already retrieved several targets and could he see any holes anywhere. He looked and couldn't, told me I wasn't anything like some of the jerks he had to run off and to pop away and good luck.

A ground attendant ( who knew me ) in a big park some years back took me around and showed me holes a mind boggling two feet in diameter and in dismay asked what in the world could this guy have been looking for. I had no answer for him only to say that there were idiots like that out there that were stupid enough to dig a two foot hole to retrieve a coin less than an inch in diameter. I apologized for this unknown ape's destruction and helped him try to repair several of the hideous holes. Not to long ago I was at a school where some moron had left several holes sixteen inches in diameter. I repaired them as best I could. People like this shouldn't be allowed within 100 feet of a detector.

Bill
 
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