Stay Strong

I am in a sling because of my recent surgery to repair my left pectoral tendon.  It had ruptured a few weeks back while I was bench pressing.   Now I am on the path to recovery.  One week into recovery and I am ready to throw this freaking sling in the trash!!!  It is so hard to not do anything.  Especailly when each day that goes by is a day that someone else is working out trying to beat me in weightlifting.  I have enough people that I need to catch or pass to move up in the rankings of the 77kg Men’s Weightlifting class without needing to add more.  

I have to really stay focused.  With everything that is going on around me, I still have to produce results with the gym, clients, trainers, and myself.  When I have all that going on its easy for me to get caught up in everything else but what is important for myself.  What is important right now is that I rehab this left shoulder while somehow increasing leg strength.  Looks like I am about to get creative.  That’s okay because I like the challenge. 

I wrote a post not too long ago about working out while your injured.  It just talks about the importance of doing what you can at the gym.  Don’t let the injury run your life.  Your in control.  You tell your body what to do.  Its really easy to sit back at home and say, ” I’m not going to do anything today because …fill in your sorry excuse here.”  That is your little voice in head called mental weakness that is telling you what to do.  I hear him too.  I just try and to tie him up with a blindfold, gag him, and then throw him in a box when he speaks.  Then I push myself to do whatever it is that I need to do.  

REMEMBER YOUR IN CONTROL!!!  YOU MAY BE SURPRISED AT WHAT YOU CAN MAKE YOUR BODY DO!!!