Evolution Two – week twelve
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Hello Folks,
I am really excited about being able to workout after 7 days of nursing my ankle. I already have been working out for a few days, but now I am almost back to normal with my workout routines. The one thing I am aware of is that I have to really pay attention to my ankle. This is where it can be easy to get into a groove with it and think that everything is ok, when it is still bruised and weak.
My first solution is to include a lot of strengthening exercises in my workout to continue to rehabilitate it. I am also much more careful when I walk or do anything for that matter.
I see this as a perfect opportunity to practice two obvious messages that I have been given through this injury.
The first message was to SLOW DOWN. Somehow the universe knows that if it doesn’t send you to the couch you will never learn the benefits of slowing down. Slowing down is actually speeding up. Why is it speeding up? Well, to use an example, if I slow down when I workout I notice that burn in my muscles and they actually start to shake; I can no longer “cheat” my workout. As a result, it can speed up the length of time it takes to build muscle strength. I am only talking about resistance training here.
Slowing down also allows for rest, which is the best time to rebuild muscle and I am guessing ligaments and tendons. Slowing down is a natural rhythm in nature. If you look at nature for a period of time you will definitely be able to identify lulls in growth…especially in the winter…eh?
The second message I am getting is to stay present. When I feel the amount of pain I feel if I misstep when I am not looking I am much more inclined to pay attention to each step. A funny way to be in the NOW, isn’t it? It makes sense though, that injury really makes things present for me. I am rarely able to think about anything else when I am walking for fear of mis-stepping and re-injuring or slowing down the recovery time of my ankle.
When I workout the same thing applies….I stay present and I slow down. My workouts take a little longer, but they are more intense as well. I don’t do a whole lot of anything that requires ankle strength.
An example of my workout is…
Pushups, ball sit-ups, pull-ups, bicep curls, row pull ups,
Exercise: bike 30 minutes, resistance training
Menu: Protein and veggies
Hello Folks,
I am really excited about being able to workout after 7 days of nursing my ankle. I already have been working out for a few days, but now I am almost back to normal with my workout routines. The one thing I am aware of is that I have to really pay attention to my ankle. This is where it can be easy to get into a groove with it and think that everything is ok, when it is still bruised and weak.
My first solution is to include a lot of strengthening exercises in my workout to continue to rehabilitate it. I am also much more careful when I walk or do anything for that matter.
I see this as a perfect opportunity to practice two obvious messages that I have been given through this injury.
The first message was to SLOW DOWN. Somehow the universe knows that if it doesn’t send you to the couch you will never learn the benefits of slowing down. Slowing down is actually speeding up. Why is it speeding up? Well, to use an example, if I slow down when I workout I notice that burn in my muscles and they actually start to shake; I can no longer “cheat” my workout. As a result, it can speed up the length of time it takes to build muscle strength. I am only talking about resistance training here.
Slowing down also allows for rest, which is the best time to rebuild muscle and I am guessing ligaments and tendons. Slowing down is a natural rhythm in nature. If you look at nature for a period of time you will definitely be able to identify lulls in growth…especially in the winter…eh?
The second message I am getting is to stay present. When I feel the amount of pain I feel if I misstep when I am not looking I am much more inclined to pay attention to each step. A funny way to be in the NOW, isn’t it? It makes sense though, that injury really makes things present for me. I am rarely able to think about anything else when I am walking for fear of mis-stepping and re-injuring or slowing down the recovery time of my ankle.
When I workout the same thing applies….I stay present and I slow down. My workouts take a little longer, but they are more intense as well. I don’t do a whole lot of anything that requires ankle strength.
An example of my workout is…
Pushups, ball sit-ups, pull-ups, bicep curls, row pull ups,
Exercise: bike 30 minutes, resistance training
Menu: Protein and veggies
Until next time…
Think, Believe, Act, Achieve
Dakota
Today’s Mantra: The wise understand by themselves; fools follow the reports of others.
Think, Believe, Act, Achieve
Dakota
Today’s Mantra: The wise understand by themselves; fools follow the reports of others.
