I’ll be back
Posted on Thursday 22nd September 2011
Please say it to yourself with the obligatory Sytrian accent. While on technicalities, this will be a gym-related post, but not about the now infamous class.
For the majority of this year I have been working hard to reverse a moment’s damage incurred last December. For the most part the effort has been successful with a marked increase in my torso strength and stability. And more importantly, relief from symptoms. Never let anyone tell you that kidney stones, childbirth or getting a precious part of your body caught in a zipper is the worst pain that a human can experience. All of those are eclipsed by the hypnotising agony of back pain. Life literally ends as any movement or activity just amplifies the already debilitating sensory overload. Back pain sufferers are easy to spot by the characteristic uncomfortable-looking yet rigidly-held pose.
Annoyingly mine came back while we were on holiday care of an overly comfortable sofa in Next. I thought I’d take advantage of the thoughtfully provided husband chair but a fragile ligament wasn’t so keen. Some careful avoidance of lifting and handling for the remainder of the holiday helped. But the acute on chronic insult became apparent when we returned and for the past month or so we’ve been in recovery mode.
It’s also a little scary how quickly condition is lost. We’d barely been away for 3 weeks and had hardly been slothful during that time. But coming back into intense exercise wasn’t easy. The body adapts and seems to be obeying commands. As a result my back is behaving itself again and mostly asymptomatic, save the odd niggle. And my running is coming along too. Someone who couldn’t go very far or fast without getting shin splints is now getting up to the 3km mark as a warm-up a few times a week and getting to the point of cruising at 8mph.
For the benefit of the guys, I’m working on those pull-ups. How are you going with the balls?
Great to hear you are still trim, taut & t’riffic!
Cheers