MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE OF THE DAY
"When we are no longer able to change a situation - we are challenged to change ourselves." - Victor E. Frankl
"When we are no longer able to change a situation - we are challenged to change ourselves." - Victor E. Frankl
TRAINING
It WAS supposed to be "back to the grind" this week, but God had other plans for me, unfortunately. On Monday, I woke up with extreme, sharp, shooting pain down the right side of my arm, and could not even move it without wanting to scream bloody murder! So, Monday was a decided day off - planned on it being the day off this week.
I barely slept at all on Tuesday night (maybe got ~30 minutes, just before I had to get up for work) - couldn't get comfortable at all or find a position that didn't have me in tears, despite trying Joint Force and BioFreeze in the hope that it might ease the pain somewhat.
Wednesday was not a lot better, the pain magnified by what felt like 100 times, and I got no sleep at all that night, even with the Hot-Cold Patch, which was tried in an attempt to alleviate the pain.
On Thursday, the pain was more than ever, and my boss actually realized there was an issue (I could have told anyone that - everyone else saw it from Monday!), and allowed me to go home earlier than usual.
I also, for the first time, saw a professional on Thursday re the pain - since, whilst I have training in musculoskeletal injuries and rehabilitation and had a fair idea of what my injury was, I wanted a second opinion; besides, the pain was not allowing me to move my arm more than perhaps a finger here and there without me wanting to be on the floor, so I could not do any tests to "confirm" my suspicions - and was informed that I was right re the chronic and ignored aggravation of my right biceps tendon leading to a tear, but also with possible rotator cuff injury as well, AND neck problems (although I could have already said I had "neck problems" from crushing my spine back in 2004). Wow - talk about from now on I WON'T be ignoring injuries as they arise and take care of them as they come!
Thank God for small blessings, though - the next two days were off work, but the pain did not let up (even though I iced it on and off in the hopes that it might help decrease the swelling and pain), and most of those days were spent writhing in agony (or trying not to, because EVERY movement sends shooting pains from my shoulder down my arm).
The only training done this week because of everything were two 20-minute sessions on the Recline Bike (Tuesday and Wednesday), because I thought that they might not aggravate my right side, but they still caused pain - even walking causes pain, a sharp, stabbing pain radiating from my neck to my elbow every step, as well as down my back the entire right side. So, my body is FORCING ANOTHER time out from training, just after I have just completed a period of training coming back from my second fractured wrist - ironic, because last week I was in the BEST condition of my life!
It WAS supposed to be "back to the grind" this week, but God had other plans for me, unfortunately. On Monday, I woke up with extreme, sharp, shooting pain down the right side of my arm, and could not even move it without wanting to scream bloody murder! So, Monday was a decided day off - planned on it being the day off this week.
I barely slept at all on Tuesday night (maybe got ~30 minutes, just before I had to get up for work) - couldn't get comfortable at all or find a position that didn't have me in tears, despite trying Joint Force and BioFreeze in the hope that it might ease the pain somewhat.
Wednesday was not a lot better, the pain magnified by what felt like 100 times, and I got no sleep at all that night, even with the Hot-Cold Patch, which was tried in an attempt to alleviate the pain.
On Thursday, the pain was more than ever, and my boss actually realized there was an issue (I could have told anyone that - everyone else saw it from Monday!), and allowed me to go home earlier than usual.
I also, for the first time, saw a professional on Thursday re the pain - since, whilst I have training in musculoskeletal injuries and rehabilitation and had a fair idea of what my injury was, I wanted a second opinion; besides, the pain was not allowing me to move my arm more than perhaps a finger here and there without me wanting to be on the floor, so I could not do any tests to "confirm" my suspicions - and was informed that I was right re the chronic and ignored aggravation of my right biceps tendon leading to a tear, but also with possible rotator cuff injury as well, AND neck problems (although I could have already said I had "neck problems" from crushing my spine back in 2004). Wow - talk about from now on I WON'T be ignoring injuries as they arise and take care of them as they come!
Thank God for small blessings, though - the next two days were off work, but the pain did not let up (even though I iced it on and off in the hopes that it might help decrease the swelling and pain), and most of those days were spent writhing in agony (or trying not to, because EVERY movement sends shooting pains from my shoulder down my arm).
The only training done this week because of everything were two 20-minute sessions on the Recline Bike (Tuesday and Wednesday), because I thought that they might not aggravate my right side, but they still caused pain - even walking causes pain, a sharp, stabbing pain radiating from my neck to my elbow every step, as well as down my back the entire right side. So, my body is FORCING ANOTHER time out from training, just after I have just completed a period of training coming back from my second fractured wrist - ironic, because last week I was in the BEST condition of my life!
OTHER NOTES
Body Composition
Body Composition actually dropped back to 8% bodyfat this week - I was surprised (but happy!), since I only did two 20-minute cardio sessions and have been eating as normal. The extreme stress my body must be under from my shoulder must have something to do with this. Just as long as I am NOT losing muscle mass - I do NOT want to go through what I did re muscle loss with my left wrist earlier this year!
Supplements
I actually stopped Battlefuel on Tuesday, once it became apparent that I was not going to be training this week, and might not be able to for a few weeks, holding off until I can get back into the gym again...On that note, over the short span of a week, at least the Colostrum has helped me recover from the headcold-sore/swollen throat-voice loss-fever/temperature-cough thing I was battling with for weeks prior to this...
Joints
See notes above under "Training". I have noticed over the last two days that the strain of favouring my right shoulder/arm is leading to other injuries coming up - my lower back on the right side feels like someone has literally bruised the bone; my right knee is tight and flexion causes sharp pain (my knee literally looks like a softball instead of a knee, it's that swollen!); my right hip is tightening up on all movement, and I can feel it pulling all the way down my right side from my neck to my knee whenever I move. I find out on Monday or Tuesday just how much damage I have done. So, NOT in a good place right now, and praying for a swift recovery!
Everything Happens For A Reason
I truly believe that everything happens for a reason, and although I didn't see it at the time, I came to realize what that was the first time I had a double-fracture in my left wrist in 2009 (my first broken bone, by the way)...When I REfractured the same wrist in the SAME place earlier this year, I saw the opportunity that it offered me in "slowing down" and getting a lot done that I might not otherwise have got done and still be planning on doing now. Even after I lost all the muscle mass I had worked so hard over the last half year to gain during my time out from training because of it, I came to see the blessing in it happening, as I rebuilt my body, coming back leaner and with more muscle mass than before, symmetrical for the first time in my life, and all after "easing back" into training. Over the training period, I also realized the best type of training programme for my body and went with that...Now, though, I am wondering a little WHAT I am supposed to learn from THIS, what opportunity I am supposed to take and use - the thought hit me yesterday that maybe, just maybe, God is giving me time out to finally be able to get a handle on my nutrition re managing it for my health and fitness, since, as you all know, self-confessed, my nutrition is "terrible". Maybe it's time for me to FINALLY stop relying on my training so much re my conditioning, and my "getting away with whatever and whenever I want" nutrition, and start treating my body kindly, improving my inner health, and strengthening my entire system. Or maybe it's to make me realize once and for all that I can only abuse my body so much before it gives out on me, and I need to be better in walking that fine line between extreme and progress...
World Physique Magazine
A smile amidst the pain this week was the news from Tammy that I am being given a page of my own for inspirational writings in each of her magazines: World Physique Magazine, WPM Women, and WPM Comps. So, very excited about that - and look forward to the FIRST issue of WPM Women coming out towards the end of December!
Body Composition
Body Composition actually dropped back to 8% bodyfat this week - I was surprised (but happy!), since I only did two 20-minute cardio sessions and have been eating as normal. The extreme stress my body must be under from my shoulder must have something to do with this. Just as long as I am NOT losing muscle mass - I do NOT want to go through what I did re muscle loss with my left wrist earlier this year!
Supplements
I actually stopped Battlefuel on Tuesday, once it became apparent that I was not going to be training this week, and might not be able to for a few weeks, holding off until I can get back into the gym again...On that note, over the short span of a week, at least the Colostrum has helped me recover from the headcold-sore/swollen throat-voice loss-fever/temperature-cough thing I was battling with for weeks prior to this...
Joints
See notes above under "Training". I have noticed over the last two days that the strain of favouring my right shoulder/arm is leading to other injuries coming up - my lower back on the right side feels like someone has literally bruised the bone; my right knee is tight and flexion causes sharp pain (my knee literally looks like a softball instead of a knee, it's that swollen!); my right hip is tightening up on all movement, and I can feel it pulling all the way down my right side from my neck to my knee whenever I move. I find out on Monday or Tuesday just how much damage I have done. So, NOT in a good place right now, and praying for a swift recovery!
Everything Happens For A Reason
I truly believe that everything happens for a reason, and although I didn't see it at the time, I came to realize what that was the first time I had a double-fracture in my left wrist in 2009 (my first broken bone, by the way)...When I REfractured the same wrist in the SAME place earlier this year, I saw the opportunity that it offered me in "slowing down" and getting a lot done that I might not otherwise have got done and still be planning on doing now. Even after I lost all the muscle mass I had worked so hard over the last half year to gain during my time out from training because of it, I came to see the blessing in it happening, as I rebuilt my body, coming back leaner and with more muscle mass than before, symmetrical for the first time in my life, and all after "easing back" into training. Over the training period, I also realized the best type of training programme for my body and went with that...Now, though, I am wondering a little WHAT I am supposed to learn from THIS, what opportunity I am supposed to take and use - the thought hit me yesterday that maybe, just maybe, God is giving me time out to finally be able to get a handle on my nutrition re managing it for my health and fitness, since, as you all know, self-confessed, my nutrition is "terrible". Maybe it's time for me to FINALLY stop relying on my training so much re my conditioning, and my "getting away with whatever and whenever I want" nutrition, and start treating my body kindly, improving my inner health, and strengthening my entire system. Or maybe it's to make me realize once and for all that I can only abuse my body so much before it gives out on me, and I need to be better in walking that fine line between extreme and progress...
World Physique Magazine
A smile amidst the pain this week was the news from Tammy that I am being given a page of my own for inspirational writings in each of her magazines: World Physique Magazine, WPM Women, and WPM Comps. So, very excited about that - and look forward to the FIRST issue of WPM Women coming out towards the end of December!
