17 workouts in 17 days! Back on par - Yesss!!!
Days until MRI: 1!!
Days until Tournament: 5
Remember this?
Well, it's totally true.
Today I had planned to do one of my favorite cross-training workouts, and since my wrist has been feeling much better I figured I could jump right back into hard training. You know, all at once.
Which is retarded, I know, but after 4 months of taking it easy because of an injury it's easy to get myopic about these things...
Anyway, my body was out to teach me a lesson today, which was both good and bad. Check this out:
Workout One: Xfit Fail
What I'd planned: 5 rounds for time:
20 x Bench Presses
20 x Back Squats
20 x Clean and Presses
800m run
What actually happened:
20 x Bench Presses
20 x Back Squats
2 x Clean and Presses (ouch, gimpy wrist did not like that one bit - no more clean and presses)
800m run (whoops, plantar fascia still burning from yesterday; better not run any more so as not to invite plantar fasciitis)
3 more rounds:
20 x Bench Presses
20 x Back Squats
2mi Bike
So in spite of the nasty failure that this workout turned out to be, it actually ended up being pretty
enjoyable AND a good ass-kicking.
Workout Two: TKD Class
Somewhere in the back of my mind I know that whatever I work on during the day Tues and Thurs will be the very muscles I need for taekwondo in the evening. It's the rule. So since my body was still shaky and messed up from squats and benches this afternoon, I should have seen trouble coming when the warm-up for class consisted of walking lunges and push-ups. And I forgot my arm splint.
To make a long story short, it was sparring day, and since I was using my unsplinted left arm to block, it got kicked. A bunch of times. Hard enough to make my eyes tear up. Dammit.
Wednesday, Day 18
No workout today (17 workouts in 18 days)
MRI Day
Actually had planned on working out today, but it didn't seem like a good idea after a night of no sleep thanks to a throbbing left arm and a boatload of anxiety over the impending MRI (I don't think I've mentioned it here before but I am very claustrophobic and the thought of getting tied up and crammed into a tube really makes my blood pressure go up. But I don't want to be a whiner so we shall not speak of this again!)
Anyway, the MRI happened, and it will be a week or so before I hear anything resembling a verdict.
In other news, I tried roasting red cabbage tonight at dinner...
And holy atomic pile was it ever good! Even Shannon, chief hater of all cooked vegetables, stood at the counter and gobbled up cabbage right off the cookie sheet. Win!
Thursday, Day 19
18 workouts in 19 days
Workout: TKD class
Oh man. Left arm isn't any better after Tuesday's sparring and I fear fighting in the tournament this
weekend is not in the cards.
So. Bummed.
But hey, check this out: the first of my kitchen toys is here already! Say hello to my new combination pressure cooker/crock pot! Tried out the pressure cooker tonight on some slightly freezer-burnt chicken (that I wouldn't be heartbroken about chucking if it didn't go well) and ended up with a very yummy chicken stew on the table in less than 30 minutes!
But hey, check this out: the first of my kitchen toys is here already! Say hello to my new combination pressure cooker/crock pot! Tried out the pressure cooker tonight on some slightly freezer-burnt chicken (that I wouldn't be heartbroken about chucking if it didn't go well) and ended up with a very yummy chicken stew on the table in less than 30 minutes!
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