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Week 1 Figure Comp Training- it’s going…

Monday, May 23rd, 2011

So! Week one of contest prep for my first figure competition is completed- diet and exercise. I got my heels in the mail but have only managed to put them on once- they are sitting in my living room, in hopes of being put on and me practicing walking in them, but so far that’s not been the case.

heels

I have gone through one week of weights + cardio + diet and so far it’s going fine. For the most part each day is a different body part/body parts, and AM fasted cardio is every single day. I have been feeling pretty weak, so I wonder if it’s lack of recovery, lack of carbs, if I’m losing muscle, or a combination of all three. My weight is going down, but I wonder if it’s water and/or muscle. BUT there’s still 10 week and 5 days left, so still plenty of time to make changes. Following coach’s recommendations!

Yesterday was the most fun training day for me, as it is the one day that I’m allowed to go balls to the wall. Eliciting BEASTMODE! Which is my favorite/specialty.

7755961-runner-female-running-fast-in-forest-motion-blurred-image-of-beautiful-asian--caucasian-woman-athlet (not me, btw! stock photo)

Long, slow, endurance type of training is not my thing. Sprints, high heart rate- I love that! So yesterday I was allowed to do my thing. Butt kicks, high knees, bounding, karaokes, multi-planar jump squats, and SPRINTS made me a happy girl. Then I met a friend’s friend who wants to fight MMA and it was fun to spar her in boxing and roll with her, because I totally (lightly) punched her in the face and caught her in a few submissions, so it made me feel not so terrible cuz I’m used to being on the bottom of the skill totem pole ;)

Today I was able to complete about 70% of my workout in the gym this morning, then it was time to go to MMA class. Class itself was fun as always, but then Sarah wanted to roll afterwards and I felt really disappointed in myself that I had the strength of a dying lizard.

lolcat-tired

I could barely resist her, because I am so tired! So I stopped and had her roll with other peeps who could sustain her energy level. When Dude was like “You’re done?” I was like “yeah I’m done. I’m training multiple times a day!” He’s like “So do we!”….But…um…that’s true…but I guess it’s different when you don’t have the nutrition or supplementation to sustain you. I remember I used to train for hours upon hours upon hours and be totally beastmode, but that’s when I wasn’t restricting my diet/calories/carbs, and that’s when I was drinking tons of caffeine or intaking other sources of “energy” like Jack3d a.k.a my boyfriend!!!

jack3d

That shit would have me going end.less.ly. And I know they take those supps that keep them going. Without drugs like caffeine, I feel like a “regular” person ;) A one or two hour quitter. Can’t do hours upon hours. I am guessing I’ll bring the supps back before I up the cals and carbs, so hopefully my bleak, caffeine-less life will not be too much longer ;) It’s actually a self-imposed hiatus; a challenge to myself to go at least a month without caffeine. So I have a little while longer to go…

I was pleased that I look a little smaller but Sarah was like “I can’t wait for your experiment to be done. I want you to have more energy when we roll!” She said I look smaller, but that I shouldn’t feel so tired. I think that’s how it goes in figure? We’re depleting our bodies, and feeling low energy is a side effect, no?

Mona Liza Reyes figure competitor 3

I’m about to go and finish the last 30% of my workout I need to complete today. 10 weeks and 5 days, baby! I have a lot of progress I need to make!

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Today’s Menu: “MMA” + JJ + Muay Thai

Tuesday, November 30th, 2010

Today was my second day of training, and it felt awesome.

First off, my elbow is actually feeling better today than it did yesterday! And my toe seemed pretty much, if not all the way healed. I have still been taping it, but I have been doing kicks, taking classes, and having to jog in classes no problem. YES!!!!! THANK YOU!!!

I woke up and decided to take a fasted “exploratory” walk. I didn’t get too see much, though, because there is only so far I can go in less than half an hour ;) I was frightened many times by barking, scary guard dogs. And then I came back home, showered, ate the same ole muesli with fruit and yogurt breakfast I’ve had every day, then it was off for my first time trying the morning “MMA” training which is the “beginner/intermediate” class. The afternoon MMA class is for people with a year or more of grappling experience, and so I can’t take that class. Boo! I can’t even fake like I’ve had a year of grappling experience, or I totally would ;) Class was fun but it should have been called Jiu Jitsu class. The AFTERNOON MMA class is truly MMA, but the morning class is only jiu jitsu. Boo! It was still over my head though. After we warmed up and did some drills, it was time to learn some techniques. Ray Elbe, the head MMA instructor, taught us some things…He’s a great instructor for the class, but everyone is much more advanced than me. To me, it all seems like- do this, do that, go like this. But I don’t understand HOW we would start in the starting position, what would we do from the end position, why we do this, etc etc etc. But it was still enjoyable! Then after that it was some conditioning. Killer. We had a partner, and we were supposed to shadowbox, then the partner calls “sprawl” and then they have to sprawl a total of 30 times, then the next partner goes, and back and forth for 3 sets. I think maybe ONE pair of partners did the full 3 sets, and it wasn’t us. It was killer. Then, it was time to roll. Argg THIS time again. After a frustrating first roll, I opted to sit out…then 3rd round, Ray tapped me on the shoulder to roll and it was super fun!!!! He was a great partner :) Peeps did another round, then it was all over. Then and there, I set a date with an assistant instructor for a private lesson cuz I need to accelerate my learning to catch up with everyone. I know jiu jitsu takes a lonnggg time to learn, years upon years, but I want to play!!! So we set a date for the afternoon.

I came home, showered again, ate some green curry chicken with vegetables, and had a pleasant ride on my motorbike to get a 2 hour massage. Then it was time for my private jiu jitsu lesson! We went over arm bar from the guard, kimura from the guard, and triangle from the guard. Then we went over a few different sweeps. Annnd a few other things I don’t remember. Shit! Anyway, it was good.

After that, I changed my shirt, and went to Muay Thai. From the start, I could tell my body was tired. Oh lord, I know this would be a long class!! We started with running around; running while practicing 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, elbows, running KNEES!; alternating ground touches while running; sprinting; side skips inside and outside and alternating…Then it was like 30 burpees, 50 high leg kicks, 30 jumping jacks, sprint punches, and a bunch of other things that never seemed to end…oh man I was done! And this was just the warm up. Then, the teacher would call out things and we would do them and I felt proud I got them all. They were just simple things, like “lean back, right block, left block.” Then, it was clinching practice with a partner. Grab the back of the neck with the right hand, knee with the left. And vice versa. If you grab the back of their neck with both hands, pull their head down and knee them!!!! YEAH! And you can also put one hand around the neck, another around their arm, and step outside their leg and pull them toward you to get them off balance and knee them when they’re tripping. Yeah, baby. After that, we did 3 rounds pad work with a trainer and that killed me. I was embarrassed to have to rest before each round was over, and I wanted to give them the excuse of “I’ve worked out so many hours today already….I just took jiu jitsu before this…” but I know that they wouldn’t hear any of that. (I will avoid this situation in the future by not taking back to back lessons/classes) After that, it was 3 rounds in the ring practicing clinching with different people. Then, it was more conditioning. 200 jumping knees on the bag, 100 front kicks, 200 elbows, 300 sit ups, and then running around the mat area for like 10-15 min. This TORE UP my feet, and it was a common sentiment I overhead among other participants. I was dying, not because my lungs couldn’t sustain the running, but because my feet felt so wrecked from twisting and pounding on these coarse mats. I survived though! And you better believe I’m still coming back of course ;)

The whole Muay Thai class I was sipping on BCAA’s, pure water, and a protein shake. After that, I came home, showered again, and ate a chicken salad. Yummers! I also had a multivitamin and fish oil to combat inflammation.

I feel great! I am such a happy little bug to train :)

Tomorrow is a busy day, as I plan to do a workout in the morning, then I have many errands to run, including buying some big towels to mop up the sweat off my body while training, and buying more workout clothes. In America, I would not consider this to be a daunting task, but simple things here seem so challenging…”How do I get there on the motorbike?” (without getting killed) being a huge question…Then at night more training.

My friend, Tina, should be arriving from California tomorrow, so I will keep a look out for her! :)

In love and harmony,

~K

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Hardcore, yo.

Monday, November 29th, 2010

Okay, first day of training on the books. Yessss it feels so good.

After too little sleep (went to bed late because I went with peeps to the night market, then in the morning I woke up at 4:30 AM because my Australian friend was frikking drunk and stumbled into my room to chat because I accidently left the door unlocked! There went my sleep. I “tried” to sleep but no sleep was happening. At 6 AM, I got out of bed happily (I’m a morning person!) and prepared for my first session of training at TIGER MUAY THAI, wooooo!!!! I wanted to hit up the gym to do some legs before Muay Thai because I haven’t touched a dumbbell or machine in over a week and am going through withdrawals, but my friend from the night market advised me that Muay Thai class had heavy leg involvement, so don’t do that. So instead of wrecking havoc on my legs, I opted to do some light warm up on the stationary bike at an easy resistance (the only cardio machine that Tiger has), so I did that, and then headed over to the beginner Muay Thai area, where I had placed myself.

We did some welcomed stretching and then some running around, then we reviewed all the moves like punches 1-6, kicks, knees, and elbows. Then we “sparred” which is what they called it but I don’t consider it sparring. We linked up with a partner and did a combination that they threw out, such as 1-2-duck-3-2-3. I did well in selecting a partner who was fairly good at “holding pads” (holding her gloves up) but still I would have liked someone even better, but I probably won’t get that until I go to the intermediate or advanced class. Then, we had 3 “stations”- the heavy bag, trainers, and “sparring” in the ring. We would do 3 rounds of one station, then 3 rounds of another, then 3 rounds of the last. I started on the heavy bag. Then I rotated to a trainer who held pads for me. My punches, knees, and elbows are fine. My kicks (esp. right kick) are not good because I have a problem with not “stepping out.” And the trainer kept on correcting my stance and where I held my hands up, because I have more of a boxing background than Muay Thai, so I adjust my stance and hands in more of a boxing manner, which the trainer was trying to break me of. After that, I went into the ring and it was cool there were 4 of us girls. We paired up and did slow punches with one another, and I focused on my defense. After that, we did like 200 walking “knees” then 300 sit ups and everyone else did 200 push ups but my elbow feels funky so I did more core exercises, then we did another 200 knees on the heavy bag followed by 100 front kicks on the bag then 200 elbows on the bag. Then we did more stretching.

I loved it! Yes, I have a lot to improve on. No, my kicks aren’t up to par, and no, my stance is not Muay Thai stance. Yes, I won the Sweatiest and Most Dripping-est award. But was it “hard?” Everyone was saying how killer it is. That’s why I was a little trepidacious. But I am hardcore, son. I eat this shit for breakfast, son! After I showered (with Super Body Care’s Walnut Scrub) and ate (chicken and vegetables; I had already drank BCAA’s and a protein shake while training over several hours), I went to get an hour long massage for 100 Baht. RIDICULOUS! (that’s like $3). Then I iced my elbow, relaxed, and then it was Round #2.

Boxing was up next. The teacher is something like a two time world champion and has had like 150 fights under his belt. I’m sure his credentials are much more impressive than that, but I think that’s what he told me- hard when I don’t speak Thai and he doesn’t speak much English. Anyway, this class was small with about 8 or so of us (compared to Muay Thai, which had, say, 40 people). There was one other girl, but she left early, citing she wanted to “take it easy.” Oh, how I envied her! Boxing kind of ended up killing me. The first drill was annoying, when he had a cord tied up and we had to duck under back and forth with combos I thought were ridiculous. I did not enjoy that part so much. But after that, it got better. I did 3 rounds with the teacher, which was fun, but I was so out of breath!!!! YIKES. Then, it was 3 rounds sparring with the boys. The last guy ended up hitting me in the head like a million times, and I kept on vowing to block that same darn punch but I don’t think I ever did. It didn’t hurt, it was just a wee bit frustrating. Then, it was 3 rounds on the heavy bag and I was pretty much beat. I was sweating BUCKETS and I mean BUCKETS!!! I absolutely SOAKED my towel and if you don’t want to be disgusted, then don’t read the next part. Literally, when I rung out the towel, it rung out as if it had just been drenched in a vat of water. And I was absolutely dripping with sweat, like droplets were falling off me like I swam in the pool with my clothes on. It was nasterz. The teacher was a champ and was so cute and kept on drying me down and treating me like his boxer ;) The technique in the class wasn’t really hard, the challenging part was the cardio. WOO! I need to up my game, kids!!!

I changed my shirt and next up was Jiu Jitsu. I was the only gal. There were about 20 guys, about half in regular grappling attire and about half in gi’s. I love a man in uniform! ;) We just warmed up and then the teacher went over a few techniques related to spider guard, which I had never heard of before. I did my best but I really think I need to start with basics, because I am still confused over basic submissions. Alas, I guess I was one of the only ones. So I practiced those spider guard techniques (though really don’t have context for them), and then it was on to rolling. I only rolled two out of 6 rounds, partly because I had already been working out for several hours straight- and probably the 6th or so hour of exercise for the day- but mostly because I was “over” not knowing what I’m doing. I can’t hang with the big boys if I don’t even know basic things. So, I will probably book some privates. Once I get my schedule figured out.

Tomorrow I am trying other classes, so then I will have taken all the classes I’m interested in, and can compare and mix together the ones I like, and get a schedule together.

A few things I want to note. Firstly, all classes include stretching before and after. I LOVE this! This is very important. Secondly, my elbow does not feel the greatest but it feels okay, and I am actively working to keep it there (or better, of course). Thirdly, I need to buy some big towels for my profuse sweat while training. And I need to buy more workout clothes, if you can believe it. With the humidity how it it, I soak through my clothes at record rates, so I need a constantly revolving assortment. Wednesday I plan to ride my motorbike into Phuket city to grab these items…And as a final note….This place is a paradise! For the active person, this is an awesome playground. It’s neat to always train outside, and there are options to train all the time, and training frequently is highly encouraged. This is for those of us who are BEAST MODE!! There are so many people here from all over the world who are staying here for months at a time…yes, because this place is pretty effing awesome. Okay, these are my sentiments after one day, and we’ll see how this persists over time, but for now I am happy!

Time to read my book and I hope tomorrow is more of the same, but different! ;)

Lots of love,

~K

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Functional Core Fitness is open for business!

Monday, February 1st, 2010

Functional Core Fitness personal training studio is open for business! Omar, my wonderful partner and truly one of the best trainers I’ve ever met, has been in the fitness industry over ten years and has owned his own business for something like 5 years now. He finally decided it’s time to open up his own studio. The swiftness at which he completed this was astonishing!! He found a spot, knocked down walls, painted, installed lighting, and who knows what else, ordered equipment, set it all up, and opened it up TODAY! All of this within a month! It is still a work in progress, but it will be hooked. up.

Grand opening party tentatively set for three weeks from now.

Currently we have stability balls, kettlebells, med balls, TRX, JC bands, a bike, versaclimber, mini trampoline (!), BOSU balls, Valslides, a slam wall, slam balls, dumbbells, squat rack, bench press, foam rollers, jump rope, dynamax balls, etc etc…I’m probably missing  a bunch of stuff. We WILL get: dance floor, a treadmill, mirrors, etc. If anyone has a hook up on these items, let me know!

We will offer personal training, boot camps, and hopefully a TRX class, breaking class, and other group fitness classes. Let me know if you are interested in taking a class!

I will post pictures soon. Exciting!!

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Weeks 1 & 2 Update

Monday, January 25th, 2010

So, it has been one week and 3 days since I started my program. Here’s how I’m doing:

Week 1 I followed every thing I specified, except for the daily ice bath. I’ve been stretching and I indeed, rested, which is quite a severe and vexatious feat for me. I went in to the gym and did stationary bike at a snail’s pace a few times but didn’t really break a sweat, which means I wasn’t working hard, because when I work I’m like a faucet, leaving slime-marks in my path. I know you love the visual.

I tried doing an ice bath, by filling up the bath water with cold water and adding several trays of ice cubes to plunge the temperature. I had several towels waiting for me, for when I would emerge from the bath. I tried to psych myself up, and dipped my feet into the freezing water. As I gingerly lowered myself into the ice bath, I was hyperventilating, practically yelling and moaning from the extreme discomfort.

ARGGG!!!

ARGGG!!!


COLD!!!

COLD!!!


I could only lower myself in as far as my waist. After about 4 minutes passed, I got up, toweled dry, then retrieved an ice cup (Dixie cup filled with water and left in the freezer, that you tear off the first few inches of cup to reveal a smooth surface to rub with when you’re ready) and iced my shoulder. A few more times during the week I iced my shoulder. Didn’t do any more ice baths.

I have followed all the specifications of Week 2 so far, except the icing.

Current states:
Foot kind of hurt the past two days, but feels good today.
Knee is feeling good.
Shoulder has been hurting when I push off my forearm or hand, such as when I brace myself to stand up. Looking forward for this pain to diminish as I continue my rehab.

Week 1 down, 12 more to go! The “rest” part is the hardest part for me, so as I continue through my program it should get “easier” for me. Please send love and health and positive thoughts my way! Thank you!! ;)

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13 Week Program/Countdown to Breaking, Gymnastics, Kettlebells, Tire-flipping, Oympic Lifting, Boxing, Trail-sprinting, and More Lean and Mean Goodness

Sunday, January 17th, 2010

I was thinking…this injury stuff has been getting really old. I KNOW I can do acrobatics, amazing things, and be capable of so much more. Other trainers (inadvertently) tempt me, when they recount their fun tumbling practice, or do kettlebell snatches, or when I see my peers on stage…and I KNOW I can do these things. Yet I have a million and one excuses. Legitimate excuses e.g. injuries. But. Excuses none the less. I have been telling Caleb I will go to gymnastics when I am ready to go back. I have not gone yet. I have told the girls in my crew that I’ll be back. That was almost a year and a half ago. I told the trainers at my work that I can break it down. They have yet to see me bust. I have a ton of coordination and natural strength and power, so I would rock the shit out of some kettlebells. If I could pick them up without irritating a current injury. I am a jumper, skipper, sprinter, power athlete. Yet I have yet to do plyos. Why? Why? WHY? Because I don’t allow myself  to recover before I push myself. I get excited, overzealous…bored by rehab…and when I start to feel better, I go 0 to 100 and end up skidding into the sides and the mechanisms start to smoke and catch fire.

The key is developing patience, and following the type of program I design for my clients yet don’t follow enough for myself. But screw this. It’s time to suck it up and slow it down and truly heal, or else I will NEVER get better…its always a few weeks more…a few weeks longer…repeat, repeat…It’s over. Time is done. Time to get well. Time to return to all my activities I love. Time to shine. Time to get back on stage to break. Time to win a figure competition. Time to demonstrate my level of bad-ass-dom. Seriously. You won’t be able to mess with me. Try me.

To do this, I have designed a rehab program that specifically addresses my shoulder (undiagnosed), foot (plantar fasciitis), and knee (post-ACL reconstruction, meniscectomy, synovitis), and includes:

  • REST
  • corrective flexibility
  • accelerated recovery methods
  • structured progression from
    1. stability
    2. strength
    3. power to
    4. full return to sports
  • specific exercise prescription
  • supplements and nutrition
  • psychological factors
  • doing things I don’t normally do, such as take group exercise class, or yoga

For this to be a success, not only did I have to do significant research to strategize the best program, but I need to FOLLOW this. By posting this online, as well, I will be held accountable.

Week 1: REST: Start Date:  Saturday, 1/16/10

To decrease inflammation and accelerate recovery

Traumeel gel x2/day

Arnica tablets x2/day

Ibuprofin  x3/day

Daily Ice Bath x1/day

Flameout – x1/serving a day

Wellness Visualization x1/day

Stationary bike only (to take impact/weight off of my foot)

Week 2: Stabilization

Focus: correct muscular imbalances; prevent tissue overload by preparing muscles, tendons, ligaments, and joints or the upcoming imposed demands of training

Recovery:

Ice Bath 3x/week

Massage x1 this (stabilization) cycle

Flameout – x1/serving a day

Wellness Visualization x1/day

Shoulder: M & Th

Lower intensity, 15-25 reps, 2 sets, very slowly

Isometric external and internal rotation against a wall

SL Bodyweight Lateral raise, front raise, rear delt raise

SL Bodyweight 90 degree external rotation

SB Band lat pull/swimmers

Cable row standing on upside down BOSU

Prone cobra on BOSU

DB retractions on SB

DB protractions on SB

Band pull aparts on SL

Prone T’s on SB

SMR (foam roll): roll w/tennis ball around posterior deltoid

Stretch: Pendulum, posterior capsule stretch, external rotation, internal rotation, lats, pecs, biceps, supraspinatus, neck

Foot: T & F

15-25 reps, 2 sets

Towel scrunches

SMR (foam roll): Roll bottom of foot w/tennis ball

Stretch: bent and straight leg calf/achilles stretch, stretch the bottom of foot, belt stretch

Knee: T & F

Lower intensity, 15-20 reps, 2-3 sets

Upside down BOSU multi-planar prisoner squats

Upside down BOSU SL multi-planar reach

Upside down BOSU SL RDL

Airex balance

SB ham curl

SL bridge

Glute medius leg lifts

SMR (foam roll): quads, IT band, adductors, piriformis, calves

Stretch: quads, hip flexors, piriformis, adductors

Cardio: Try weight bearing cardio (no jogging) this week

Class: Dave’s spin class Mon 5:30 or 6:30 PM

Week 3: Stabilization

Repeat last week’s recovery methods

Shoulder:

Lower intensity, 15-25 reps, 2 sets, very slowly

SL DB Lateral raise, front raise, rear delt raise

SL DB 90 degree external rotation

Cable external and internal rotation

Cable lat pull/swimmers on BOSU

Cable row on BOSU

Plate halos on BOSU (10 lb)

Prone cobra on BOSU

DB retractions on SB

DB protractions on SB

Band pull aparts on SL

Prone Y’s on SB

SMR/stretch

Foot: same as last week

SMR/stretch

Knee: increase reps

Upside down BOSU multi-planar prisoner squats

Upside down BOSU SL multi-planar reach

Upside down BOSU SL RDL

Airex balance

SB ham curl

SL bridge

Tube walking

SMR/stretch

Cardio: Try jogging 15 min a day, 3 x wk

Week 4: Stabilization

Repeat last week’s recovery methods

Shoulder:

Increased loads, 15-25 reps, 2-3 sets, very slowly

DB Lateral raise, front raise, rear delt raise on BOSU

DB 90 degree external rotation on BOSU

JC Band external and internal rotation

JC Band lat pull/swimmers

JC Band row

Prone cobra on SB

KB halos standing on BOSU

SB plank

SMR/stretch

Foot: same as last week

Knee: increase load

Cardio: Try jogging 20 min a day, 3 x wk

Class: 1 Pilates mini-ball class 10:30 AM Tues or Thurs

Week 5: Stabilization

Repeat last week’s recovery methods

Shoulder:

SL DB Cuban Press

SL DB Lateral raise, front raise, rear delt raise

JC Band external and internal rotation

SL JC Band lat pull down

SB DB retractions + row

SB push ups

SMR/stretch

Foot: same as last week

Knee: increase reps

Cardio: Try jogging 25 min a day, 3 x wk

Class: 1 Yoga for the Inflexible class 6:30 PM Mon or Wed

I had written out the rest of my program for Weeks 6-13, but Omar encouraged me to wait on this because things may change. So, know that I have it all written out..but will post it later when it’s “real.” As a general overview, Weeks 6-9 will be Strength phase, focusing on increasing the load-bearing capabilities of muscles, tendons, ligaments, and joints, and Weeks 10-13 will be Power phase, focusing on increasing the rate of force production.

I prepare this program with the end in mind:

WEEK 14

MINDFUL EXPERIMENTATION WITH BREAKING, GYMNASTICS, BOXING, ROCK-CLIMBING, KETTLEBELLS, FLIPPING TIRES, FIGURE PREP, OR ANY DAMN THING ELSE I LOVE AND MISS…I can’t wait! Actually, I can. I must. Slow is fast and fast is slow, right? If I exercise my patience, I should be here- stable, strong, and powerful- at 14 weeks.  If I don’t, I can only imagine how much longer the road of injury stretches before me. The time is now. Your support/feedback/comments are greatly appreciated.

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Meaning of Injury

Monday, January 11th, 2010

Unknown pain in the bottom right lateral side of my foot. Begone. Thou (literally) art my spur. Plantar fasciitis, are thou? Hopefully not a stress fracture? Perhaps more benign.

Timeline:

  • Wed 1/6/10: 40 min jog in the morning, 40 min stepmill in the afternoon.
  • Thurs: worked alll day, on my feet for over 12 hours. Feet were extremely tight and sore.
  • Friday: tried to jog/do cardio. hurt. hurt to walk.
  • Saturday: tried to do cardio. hurt to walk. iced.
  • Sunday: did not attempt to go to the gym, though my mind screamed. tried to stay off my feet. iced.
  • Monday: did not attempt to go to the gym, though my mind screamed. tried to stay off my feet. iced.
  • Tuesday: will not attempt to go to the gym :( Will be on my feet all day tomorrow working.

Injury checklist: Right foot, left shoulder, right knee.

I want to feel bitter, angry, frustrated, disappointed, defeated, and give up, stop caring, stop working out, stop trying. I feel my mind scanning, searching for answers, the meaning behind these challenges. I just want to MOVE, to be a kinetic frenetic bubbling, flame-ripping, torrent through the gym, through wood-chipped trails, across grassy fields, hopping and skipping and striding from landscape to landscape. But my foot hurts. Not to mention the other things.

No. I get stronger from each challenge. My mind grows more resolute every time I test it with resistance. I learn to control myself more, be at peace with myself even when scenes crumble around me. I control the meanings I attach to things. Will I let this tear me down? Will I just collapse and fall in an ocean of tears? Or will I reinforce the quality that I am a positive person, and still be postitive? I will. I will learn what the universe is offering me. This is an opportunity to grow. I will demonstrate my expertise and challenge my CREATIVITY by working around my injuries!

These are some of my all-time favorite quotes that I would love to share, that are helping me:

It’s not whether you get knocked down; it’s whether you get up. ~Vince Lombardi

My life tomorrow will be the result of my attitudes and the choices I make today. ~Anonymous

We are continually faced by great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems. ~Anonymous

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will. ~Mahatma Gandhi

Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success ~Napoleon Hill

Opportunity often comes in disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat. ~Napoleon Hill

A positive mental attitude is an irresistible force that knows no such thing as an immovable body ~Napoleon Hill

I am, indeed, a king, because I know how to rule myself. ~Pietro Aretino

He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still. ~Lao-tzu

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