Updates

     I haven't blogged much lately but I figured I'd give an update for those who care about the finer details of the Otter's life. Training with Justin has been canceled for the foreseeable future. A new life situation and new responsibilities mean less disposable cash for luxuries (maybe Justin would be happy to know that he was a luxury). Real Strength & Conditioning will always be MY gym. I fully intend on getting back there, but right now, it's a no go. So that leads me to training at home again. 
     My boyfriend and I are wanting to set up the basement as our gym. We both have weights - I had the free weights and he has some machines. At the moment, however, it's a bit of a mess down there, what with me moving in all my stuff and trying to organize 2 complete households into one. So he's going to the Y and I may join in at some point on the family plan and get in some free weights there. But right now, it's me and my kettlebells in the back yard. Just like old times! That's one of the reasons I love the bells; they're versatile and portable. And carrying them up from the basement counts as part of my workout, wink wink. 
     Wednesday was leg day and core for me. I won't rehash what I did, you can check the previous post for that. What I will say is that it went well and as usual, the DOMS is in full swing. What I have noticed though is that it seems to be a bit worse in through my lower back than it was. It seems like my muscles react, because of the injury, more strongly than they used to. I'm hoping this settles down a bit. I can deal with muscle soreness, but this is different. So it's looking like an aleve sort of day.
     My current state of mind is determined, yet at the same time a little ho-hum. I suppose it's normal but I don't like it. I miss my bar and weights. I was doing laundry yesterday and spent a minute looking at my lonely little bar. It has a new home on a bench now, but no one to play with it. He looked sad. We shared a moment before I went upstairs and folded clothes. I'm pretty sure I heard him cry a little.
Tonight I need to foam roll but I also want to do some upper body. No swings though; I don't want to stress my hips too much. So I think some floor, or in this case, ground presses; more body weight renegade rows and push ups; maybe some clean & press, and some crazy side leg extensions on my medicine ball to work my abductors (we'll have to see if those aggravate anything, I have a feeling they might)
     I'm trying to look at this as me gaining experience to help other people train through similar injuries. i still have a dream of getting out of this cube and being a trainer. Or maybe I'm just fooling myself to ignore reality. Who knows. At least I'm still above ground, still moving and still making a wee bit of progress.