I trudged through today's workout, and called it quits after round 10. I was doing my shoulder exercises and watching everyone else gut through rounds. I thought to myself, "I'll never get my shoulder back to normal. It still hurts, and maybe I should have gone easier during today's workout. Maybe I should have done Matt's 'no shoulder' workout. When will I learn to take it easy? I'll never been completely healed." This is the Dr. Jekyll Crossfit persona.
Then the very next second I thought,"Man, I really could have done more. Look at everyone else. They are lifting heavy weights and doing pullups with weight vests. They are pretty incredible. Why didn't I do more, go heavier, push harder.." Please note, that these thoughts were going through my head as I was doing my exercises to strengthen my shoulder. You could consider this my Mr. Hyde Crossfit persona.
What is this?? Why can't I be happy just working slowly and steadily on gaining strength. I've set some pretty silly goals for doing pullups, the burpee challenge and even the muscleup goal. They are all pretty silly if I want to really focus on perfecting my form and getting a stronger, healthier shoulder. Like a true Libra, I am failing to find the perfect balance here. It's either balls-to-the-wall crazy, or nothing at all. I'm trying to channel my inner Phillippe Petit. Can someone find me a really long balance bar? I swear I won't hold it over my head!!!
Warmup:
100 jumping jacks
Sampson stretch both sides
15 Shoulder dislocates (sounds very smart for my shoulder! Brilliant! Actually these feel really good if I take it slow)
3 rounds of:
10 Overhead Squats w/ PVC
20 second Hollow Rocks
Workout:
It's a "make you tougher, so you can kill your own Fran time" workout
AMRAP in 20 minutes
5 Barbell Thursters (45lbs)
5 Pullups (body weight)
Total: Stopped at 10 rounds
4 comments:
It has been really hard for me while I have been injured, too but I am not sure if I have a Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde complex. Mine is kind of like in the cartoons when you have an angel and a devil on your shoulder trying to convince you what to do.
Anyhow, I would have killed to do Fran a few weeks ago and would have loved to go all out on the Designed workout today. I have learned that you kind of just have to step back and use your "sense" (not sure if that is Dr. Jeklyy or Mr. Hyde) because risk of serious injury is a lot higher when you are already injury and vulnerable. If I rest now or do a "injured workout" the sooner I will be able to come back and kill the normal workouts. In the mean time I kill the "injured workouts".
"injured workouts" are horrible. My legs were crazy strong back in February and March. I was doing leg workouts 4 times a week. Somedays, I could barely walk.
Libra to Libra, I do understand where you are coming from. Keep your chin up and your head on straight. Remember the technique tree and how much stronger you will be in the future after you have fully healed. You'll have perfect technique, won't injure yourself again and you'll be stronger than before.
thanks for the reminder about the technique tree. It's so easy to forget.
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