Week 2 of 13 completed…

Week 2 (the first official week of stabilization/rehab training) is done. I did all my specified shoulder, foot, and knee exercises, stretches, etc. I got my massage for this cycle (omg soo soo good…can be on that massage table for.ever.).

Where I did not follow the program exactly was: I again was not as diligent with daily icing. And I did not take a spin class. Because my shoulder was hurting, I didn’t want to brace myself against the bike the ...

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29
JAN
0

ACL Rehab/Prehab, Motivation & Mindset, Training

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Weeks 1 & 2 Update

So, it has been one week and 3 days since I started my program. Here’s how I’m doing:

Week 1 I followed every thing I specified, except for the daily ice bath. I’ve been stretching and I indeed, rested, which is quite a severe and vexatious feat for me. I went in to the gym and did stationary bike at a snail’s pace a few times but didn’t really break a sweat, which means I wasn’t working hard, because when I ...

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25
JAN
0

ACL Rehab/Prehab, Training

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13 Week Program/Countdown to Breaking, Gymnastics, Kettlebells, Tire-flipping, Oympic Lifting, Boxing, Trail-sprinting, and More Lean and Mean Goodness

I was thinking…this injury stuff has been getting really old. I KNOW I can do acrobatics, amazing things, and be capable of so much more. Other trainers (inadvertently) tempt me, when they recount their fun tumbling practice, or do kettlebell snatches, or when I see my peers on stage…and I KNOW I can do these things. Yet I have a million and one excuses. Legitimate excuses e.g. injuries. But. Excuses none the less. I have been telling Caleb I will ...

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17
JAN
1

ACL Rehab/Prehab, Breaking, Motivation & Mindset, Physique, Figure, and Fitness, Training

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