So yesterday was the first day in about two weeks that I participated in a WOD involving shoulders without modifying it. I felt amazing going in...no shoulder pain to speak of and ready to beat the WOD like it stole something. I remembered the advice given by our dear Drywall and John and in my mind checked my ego at the door. I kept the weight reasonable for the benchpress and did not try to kill myself throwing myself at the floor during the burpees. However, even taking all of those damn precautions and stretching really good after the WOD, my damn shoulder was immediately throbbing....which sucks major buttock:(
The lesson I took from this is that I really did not check my ego like I thought I did. While I may have lowered my weight load, I still pushed my shoulder pretty hard by trying to go as fast as possible during the WOD. Truth be told I should have modified the workout as I had been doing for the last week and a half. I have been told time and again, even if something feels better it may still be healing. Because of my need to rush back into doing the normal WOD I am walking around looking crazy again today with arm stuck to my side. :(
Derek made a good point to me last night that I have not really considered. He reminded me that we sign waivers because due to the nature of Crossfit it is highly probable that we all will be injured at some point. Let's face it, CF is great for your body, but it can also be hard on it at times. This makes it more important than ever for us to be very careful with our form (not always worrying about speed) and to take our time healing from injuries.
The vast majority of us (not everyone) started around the same time and truthfully, even after months of Crossfitting we are still newbies. According to Derek we will be babies in CF for at least 2 years. That is something I needed to hear as well. I'm not saying I thought I was an expert after a few months, but I do realize that I was at times overly confident in what I thought I knew. Last night was a rude awakening when I discovered (thanks to Eric reaming me) that I was rowing completely wrong. Shit, I have been rowing this way since July. LOL. I thought I had it down to a science. Just goes to show that I still have so much to learn and I am willing to bet that you guys do too:)
Happy Hump Day everyone! I hope to make it tonight and gingerly participate in a variation of the WOD. Have a fantastic day!!!
Tuesday's Grub Log
ReplyDeleteBreakfast: Scrambled eggs (about 3), 2 sausage links and a strip of bacon.
Snack: Pomegranate
Lunch: Paleo chili, apple
Snack: Craisins
Post WOD: OG Protein Shake
Dinner: Chicken sausage (stuffed with sun-dried tomatoes and some other mess) w/onions, green and red peppers, and mushrooms. Freaking delicious!
Snack: Trader Joe's all fruit strip
Love the Pics! :) I am back to posting now that my food intake is not embarrassing!
ReplyDeleteTuesday:
Coffee - Black
2 Scrambled Eggs (1 egg white, 1 yolk)
Banana w/ Amond Butter
Grilled Chicken Breast w/ Veggies
Banana
Homemade Taco Salad - lettuce, tomato, ground beef, avocado
Apple - OJ (Not Simpson, the juice)
@Kels...thanks love:) It is really frustrating when you know you can do better/more, but your body is temporarily (hopefully) limiting you.
ReplyDeleteDamn...I hope the meds your doctor gives you doesn't interfere with your alcohol intake this weekend (I am awful I know), but you gotta get better!
@Rae...thanks! I couldn't choose between the two pics so I just had to post both:)
LOL@ "Not Simpson, the juice..."--you are too funny!
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ReplyDeleteI feel you Yatta. It really sucks knowing you can do better and your body is holding you back. Giving it too much will only make it take longer to get back to 100% though. I am the king at doing this, but thankfully I'm getting better at avoiding it.
ReplyDeleteYesterday was a prime example for me - feeling like total crap and not being able to perform at my peak gets me totally worked up. Pretty sure Kelsey saw me throwing air punches post-wod :P
I completely understand how you feel Yatta! I have been out the last 2 weeks and prob the next 2 weeks as well. My chiropractor, Dr. Paul said things are healing but if I move too fast then I may re-injure and have to start all over again. So I am doing strengthening exercises throughout the day and then skill building at the box. It is so frustrating to watch everyone go 100% while I am in the corner doing super mans and stretching.
ReplyDeleteTuesday:
Tea w/ almond milk
2 Scrambled Eggs & turkey sausage
Chipotle Chicken Salad, Guacamole
Turkey Jerky, Almonds
Handful of Dark Choc M&Ms
Turkey burger patty, 1/2 Avacado, Tomato w/ Olive Oil
Almonds, Walnuts, Dried Cranberries and Dark Choc Chip Mix
Great post, now I'm a bit down because I've joined the club with all you injured people lol. Finally got consistent with kipping during WODs and...there goes the shoulder! It was a long process to finally getting them too. Now to wait, watch, and wait some more.
ReplyDeleteI'm about a day late but I thought I'd post on this.
ReplyDeleteMy back is getting frustrating. It isn't throbbing or debilitating pain at this point, more like a dull ache that comes and goes. Deadlifts originally caused this, but I'm realizing there are other things that are less intensive that deadlifts that still cause enough stress to prevent the inflammation from going away.
Heavy cleans or snatches off the ground fall into this category, so I'm cutting them out for a while. But I'm realizing after last night, there may be a threshold of weight for squats that are also causing an issue.
I'm probably going to be modding my WODs more and more, but the important thing to remember is that the WODs are all arbitrary. It isn't like you're not getting a good workout if you're not doing the exact same things as other people around you. There's a million different things that go into CrossFit. Just because you can't do deadlifts or kipping pullups or snatches for a while, there are plenty of other things you and work on improving instead.
As Yatta said, we're all new to CrossFit. Until absolutely everything else is cross off your suck list, it doesn't make sense to stress out over the 2-3 things you can't do right now just because they happen to be part of the WOD.
I'm in the same boat. My knees are a bit jacked up. I've been doing the Mobility WOD videos and it's been helping a ton. I wish I would have known about these vids when I started CF. They would have helped a lot.
ReplyDeleteJames you have a good point...even if I am not doing the exact thing everyone else is doing, I am still working hard...just using different muscles:) I hope your back feels better. Speakings as someone with herniated disks I know back pain can be the worst:(
ReplyDelete@Wendy I need to really watch the Mobility WOD videos. I keep saying I will, but I never do. If they are helping you I hope they help me too:)