I am a little bit afraid to go to the gym and see how much of my skill and strength and flexibility I've really lost.Total number of days it took me to face my fear: 5
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(This is basically my reaction to all these posts but it doesn't seem very uplifting or helpful to say so, every time. I am glad you are writing about it, though.)
I remember a few years ago when I was finally starting to get in shape, and then completely effed up my shoulder -- suddenly no more dance class, no more frisbee, etc. Months and months of sitting on my ass. I am only just now getting back to the same place I was then. But really, what other choice was there? Stop doing stuff?
Of course, the things I like to do don't have quite the same entry-level-difficulty as aerials. But still -- by the time you get back to where you were, physically, it will probably turn out that you're better at everything else involved.
I know that there isn't a lot that anyone can say. After a while I imagine it becomes somewhat tedious, but it's helpful to write. I can look back to previous entries and get a little perspective. Not being able to do a straight-arm straddle up is a somewhat better problem to have than not knowing if I'm ever going to see out of my left eye again.
If anyone knows, it's you. It is immensely boring to do so much conditioning in order to build my strength back up, but I hope that focusing on the basics for a while will improve my technique. Perhaps I will take the conditioning class at CC.
Well, at least the dreading part is over with; now you know what you're facing. (I often find that reassuring, at least, even if what I'm facing sucks.)
I tend to beat up my pillow rather than my steering wheel, but I have been in similar spots. And, hey, when you run out of shoulders with which to punch things, there's still kicking.
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Ugh. Such a shitty situation. :(
(This is basically my reaction to all these posts but it doesn't seem very uplifting or helpful to say so, every time. I am glad you are writing about it, though.)
I remember a few years ago when I was finally starting to get in shape, and then completely effed up my shoulder -- suddenly no more dance class, no more frisbee, etc. Months and months of sitting on my ass. I am only just now getting back to the same place I was then. But really, what other choice was there? Stop doing stuff?
Of course, the things I like to do don't have quite the same entry-level-difficulty as aerials. But still -- by the time you get back to where you were, physically, it will probably turn out that you're better at everything else involved.
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I know that there isn't a lot that anyone can say. After a while I imagine it becomes somewhat tedious, but it's helpful to write. I can look back to previous entries and get a little perspective. Not being able to do a straight-arm straddle up is a somewhat better problem to have than not knowing if I'm ever going to see out of my left eye again.
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If anyone knows, it's you. It is immensely boring to do so much conditioning in order to build my strength back up, but I hope that focusing on the basics for a while will improve my technique. Perhaps I will take the conditioning class at CC.
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I tend to beat up my pillow rather than my steering wheel, but I have been in similar spots. And, hey, when you run out of shoulders with which to punch things, there's still kicking.
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