The injury rehab process has been…less than pleasant.
Let me think of some things I would rather do than go without my sweaty, fantastically killer workouts
My adherence to the program has been ...
Continue Reading →Today marks the end of week 3 of my 13 week program to healthy, lean and mean goodness. This past week I have been dealing with a cold, so have not been working out much…This week I jogged twice for 15 min as opposed to three times this week, and did shoulder rehab twice and knee rehab once instead of twice…I have not been icing…but have been stretching and all that good stuff. Knees and foot feel good, shoulder feels ...
Continue Reading →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 ...
Continue Reading →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 ...
Continue Reading →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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