Achilles rupture has a notoriously slow recovery. I know that. It doesn't make it feel better to know that I'm right where I should be, when I'm missing all the cool weightlifting things that the rest of my peers are doing. I was injured at the beginning of a three month strength cycle. I had a personal goal to bask squat 200#, shoulder press 105#, and get a new PR for deadlift (I hadn't set that specific goal yet). Both of those were reachable with a little effort, and I was excited about the cycle. It had started off strong. This week is the last week of it. This is the week to see that effort pay off. It's fun to watch all of my friends PR this week. It's also really hard to watch. That stuff is my favorite stuff. I love the lifting parts of Crossfit the most.
The Moxie Games have been announced as well. I almost did the games last year. I lost my partner just before registration ended and the weightlifting club started back up at the same time. Weightlifting is my first choice, so that was the direction that I went. I judged the Moxie games just to be a part of it, but vowed to myself to compete next time. Well, now it's next time, and I'm not going to be able to do it again.
This week I've been wearing two shoes at work. I'm supposed to wear my shoes at home to practice walking and work on my gait. My current issue is less that my Achilles doesn't stretch at all, and more I have a jammed up ankle, due to inflammation and not moving it for nearly 3 months. It gets pinched because the bones in my ankle are crunching together. The problem is that I'm only home for a few hours a day. I go without shoes for the time it takes met o get ready for work, then I put the boot on to leave the house. I don't get home again until dinner time. I wear shoes in the evening, but part of that time is sitting with the kids after chores are done. There isn't a lot of moving around going on. So I decided to wear shoes at work, where I actually do get some walking done, but it's safe and not full of obstacles. I see the doctor again soon and I'm crossing my fingers that I'm done with the boot.
The coach told me that now that the strength cycle is ending a new conditioning cycle is starting up. I'm using this as an opportunity. Conditioning is my least favorite part and my biggest weakness. This is my current opportunity to make some improvements in that part of my health. This is where I find out how to get conditioning in while my ankle mobility returns. I'm excited to see what happens next.
This is where I start to get real recovery and make a comeback. This is the beginning of being better than I was.
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