The only person who could have a problem with that is me. I can be very hard on myself. The challenge, more than physical, will be to do the best I can and be proud of that.
I registered more as a personal victory than to seriously compete. It is my way of saying, "I am coming back. I WILL be as strong as I once way. I'll be stronger. And I won't look like a chicken any more."
Today we did 14.1. In actuality, I was really worried about it because it was a 10 minute AMRAP of double unders and snatches. I haven't done double unders since November, before my surgery. And I barely had them then...and that one of the things that you need to do every day or they are gone before you know it. When I practiced them on Friday it hurt. In fact it hurt like hell. Every single jump. I've come to realize that a lot of these sharp pains I'm having is the scar tissue. It has to be stretched. I found these great exercises on Livestrong. They are all things I've done before but didn't realize how much they would help.
Nothing helped the bouncing though--until I tried it with my weight belt on. That offered some relief so I got one of those neoprene waist braces today. It helped a lot.
It was hard. Harder than I thought. I haven't really come to grips on how little energy I really have. Some days I do well. Other days, most days, it is very hard. I am out of gas almost instantly. Even with the B12 shots (which help a lot). I didn't miss that often on the double unders. I just had to stop and take a break. A long one. And another. And another. And the bar....it felt heavy. I wish 55# could go back to being light.
So..the end result....my goal was ONE round. 30 double unders and 15 snaches. I ended up with one round and 16 double unders. I am VERY proud of myself. No, I don't want to do it again. I feel like a million bucks.
Oh, and I don't think I'll ever wear those blue pants again.
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