Showing posts with label lifting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lifting. Show all posts

Monday, April 2, 2012

Hello muscles, welcome back to work

Friday my doctor finally gave me the green light on my elbows. Meaning I can gently ease back into normal activity, including repetitive motion!

Aka- UPPER BODY LIFTING!!




Yeah....not so much- it's gonna take a long time to get back to where I was and even longer after that to have diamonds of gold....like perhaps skin removal surgery. Before I move back to my current topic, I've realized lately that I don't think I can avoid not having skin removal in certain areas and still be the level of athlete I want to be. Chafing is a monster with red pointy horns that won't leave you alone when you have more skin than you should. Extra skin that not only looks gross but gets in the way when you are busting your butt.

So, I lifted with Emily today which made me all giddy like a kid with a new toy- trying all different kinds of moves and positions to see how my arms would take it. Lots of fun! It's crazy how much more difficult a squat or lunge is with some weight in your hands. It's honestly been so long I forgot. Even if it was only a combined 8 lbs. Yeah....4 lb dumbbells make me want to cry in frustration BUT you have to walk before you run. I need to be SUPER careful not to flare this injury up which will probably make me mega paranoid about every thing my muscles tell me.

Slow but steady wins this race...