I can't just help myself.
I haven't trained in Crossfit this week due to my hip setback. I promised myself not to look at the WODs (workout of the day), but I just can't help myself. Just one week without training and I'm pining over Crossfit like a lost puppy.
Please...don't tell me how sorry you are. Things aren't really so bad. I'm just feeling a little down and I need to vent. This week no doubt I'll go through a whole gamit of emotions. Hey...I've been told that I just can't run, jump, squat below 90deg...in the big scheme of things, that's not too bad. There's still alot I can do. Nearly 4 years ago now, I couldn't even lift my leg to get into the shower, or hardly walk. I've come a long way, and I need to remind myself just how far I've come.
After seeing the chinese doc, I felt great, and even though my hip mobility has returned, I'm still sore through the hip joint. It's just an aching, but it's enough to have me feel unlike myself.
I've been scouring the CF Journal posts and videos under 'medical/injuries' and 'exercise physiology'. It's important for me to find solutions and information about my particular injury/problems. It helps keep me positive and gives me hope that I can always overcome. I found some great little videos regarding injuries and training with injuries. I've decided I'm going back to training next week. I know there's alot I can do, despite this hip. I just have to scale and modify.
Anyway...the video above is of the Crossfit Australasian Qualifiers, held in July last year. CF competitons haven't really been on the agenda, but I was even entertaining the possibility of trying my first one at the end of the year. That was until recently. It's the furtherest thing from my mind now, and my sole objective is JUST TO TRAIN!
I was a bit pissed because I was just starting to feel great in my CF sessions and picking up in consistency again, and then WHAM! So I return to training this coming week very apprehensively. More than likely, the feeling will be shortlived. It's never as bad as what I envisage.
Well, that's it. Sorry about the vent, but I thought what the hell. Everyone seems to have f*#ed off elsewhere in blogland for the time being. I'm not ready to do that yet. I still feel the need to bore all of you to death, while I work out my demons and frustrations. :P
P.S. Today CF Brisbane is holding the Qld Sectional Qualifier. I've attached the link to the Crossfit Games site, detailing the WODs for today, if you want to check it out.
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Hi how are you?
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hehehehe... I haven't TOTALLY f@#ked off from blogland Kerry...And I see you have a new friend anyway :P I'm still reading. And you can vent all you like, its your blog. :) Crossfit looks bloody scarey. The thought of getting that fit seems so beyond reach. But I'm sure its just a process that takes patience and consistency. Keep Going (I know I don't need to say that, cos of course you will) xx
Not everyone has pissed off - and they'll be back.. the need to vent outweighs everything else I think.
I think injury is one of the most frustrating things ever, especially when it keeps you from doing what you are clearly loving.
I'm pleased that you've been able to keep perspective (something I often struggle with) and it's hard to imagine that 4 years ago you could barely walk! You bloody have come a long way!!!
xoxo
Thanks girls. I know not everyone has pissed off. Obviously just lurking in the shadows.
Nicole...I think triathlons are bloody scarey!
Jesse...thanks for dropping by, and I've had a quick look at your blog...thought-provoking to say the least. :)
Judestone...I know you're right. We just can't ourselves. Sooner or later we want to vent. I think that's a big reason why people have blogs in the first place.
I've been around. Just have been down with a head cold for the past two weeks. Haven't been able to exercise, haven't been able to think.
That's pretty bad news about your hip, Kerry. A real blow for someone who loves to challenge herself physically. After watching that crossfit clip (btw that biggest loser trainer is on there...) it became very apparent that there's heaps you can do without straining your hip!
Just might take a bit of time for you to get over the shock and then gear up for change.
Change is good, but sometimes presents itself in ways that we don't necessarily recognise or like.
Thanks Robyn. I hope you get over your cold soon. I've missed you around blogland lately. You are right you know. I think I know that deep down, but like you say, sometimes the shock of change is what throws you...having to change the way you do things. Yes, there's lots of stuff I can do, and it may not necessarily be that I can't run or jump, I will just have to take a break for a little while and maybe I can do it sparingly only when I need to. But you are right, there's heaps I can do. Now that I've really had time to think about things, and I'm feeling better each day, I just have to approach things differently. This is not going to stop me or hinder me from reaching my goals. It may slow me down a little, but I can still achieve the level of fitness I want. Thanks for your thoughts and insights. You always say things in ways that get me thinking differently. :)
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