Looking Up From The Bench

It's times like these I wish I could have a computer in the shower. I wrote this whole post in my head while in the shower and now I just hope I can remember it! Ha. Personally it's been a rough week. I had surgery on my knee which went well and was the best possible outcome. This week has just been a whirlwind. I also think I physically just feel depressed because I'm not able to train a whole lot. It feels like I've gone off an antidepressant. Anyway, I really wanted to make this post a little light hearted. I thought I'd start with a story. My friend since age 3 My first athlete- Katie  A few months ago I was catching-up with a longtime dear friend. We were talking about our childhood and what we are doing now. She shared with me that when we were around 10 I told her I wanted to be a personal trainer and proceeded to make up a workout and force her to do it. I found this so telling. Even at that age I knew what I wanted. It wasn't until ...

I didn’t think I wanted/had anything to say in a blog post this week. Then I started to write a short little Facebook status that I wanted to make longer and longer and realized that perhaps I do have something to write about after all. I guess part of my hesitation with writing a post this week is that I honestly haven’t really had a very good couple of days. I wish I could say I was handling being injured again with tons of light and positivity but that hasn’t exactly been the case. I’ve kind of been all over the place. I realize that doesn’t help, and it’s kind of out of my control at this point, but I guess I’m only human and I have emotions. In trying to identify the hardest part of this, it’s not really my drive to train that’s the issue. I don’t suddenly not want to go to the gym or just want to take it easy. It’s not the fact that I feel like I can’t back to where I was, because I’ve been through this before so I know I can and will. I think the hardest part is this ti...

Well, I'm sad to report I've had another injury creep up this past month. I was in denial for quite awhile... And it's weird when I finally started to rest it, my discomfort and pain actually increased. Which is when I realized it was probably more than the muscle strain I was hoping for. So back in for a second knee surgery in a couple weeks!! Anyway, I didn't really want this post to focus too much on the injury itself. I have three things I hope to address. My feelings about the injury, what I've learned so far, and how I plan on getting through it with gains as an athlete.  I'd be lying if I said I wasn't feeling discouraged. This is my fourth significant injury in four years. I was really determined this year to stay healthy and was so excited to see what I could accomplish not spending so much time rebuilding to pre-injury levels of fitness. I felt like these last couple months I was making significant progress. And not just in the physical sens...