It’s been a difficult few days and not much has happened on the fitness side of life. I went into the gym a couple of times to do some abs and an hour on the tread mill. That was great and while I was working out it all seemed to be going very well.
I had the tread mill set at 6khp and the incline at 6%, so nothing drastic just a quick paced walk to get the cardio going and the incline just so I worked a bit harder. The abs work out was short but sweet, mostly hip extension exercises to keep me on the ball and grease the groove.
The next 3 hours were excruciating, normally I could sit in a chair and relax or lay on my bed and feel comfortable with my shoulder. Not any more, the pain was ripping through me and no position gave me any rest bite. You’d have thought I would have learnt from the first time that maybe I should just leave the gym alone and wait to heel but no I went in the gym the following day and suffered the same pain again.
It was making me feel sick, so I’ve behaved this week and the closest I’ve been to the gym has been when I’ve walked past it on my way to work. So what have I done this week, not a lot to be honest? I’ve been watching what I eat, not going mad. I’m eating 3 times a day a fairly good sized meals. Plenty of meat and fresh veg and no whites, no potatoes, no rice, no bread, no sugar, no pasta and no salt. It sounds a bit drastic but it’s not and not hard to do. It’s not the law and I have had the odd pizza and I had chips last week. I was on two protein drinks a day with a double dose each time, so in effect I was eating 5 times a day. I’ve cut those out because I’m not training and not burning the same calories.
I’ve increased my water intake and that’s going very well, I think I have a bladder that would impress an elephant. On a good day my intake can be 9 x 0.5L bottles and I try not to drop below 6. It is certainly taking its toll on me, not being able to train. I’ve gone from never training to not really wanting to train to missing it like hell. I miss my hour in the gym, there is a great sense of achievement when you beat your own PB or learning a new move. I’ve been reduced to cameraman for our site at www.ultimateperformancecentre.com The site is coming on well and we are adding more exercises and challenges every day.
The heeling process is a long one and I think the rehab is going to be just as long and something tells me it’s going to be just as painful.
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