....that scared the crap out of me. Last thing I need is to open up my arm, need new incisions and even worse, have my screws be ripped out of my socket.
Luckily I hadn't moved a whole lot in my sleep. I vaguely remember waking up in pain in the middle of the night, and shuffling around. I guess I took off my sling. I pray that I don't do that again.
I also noticed today that when I wear my sling, that my shoulder goes into serious spasm. So, I literally try to not wear it at all during the day.
Chase told me that it's part of the process. As I get more active, my arm wants to move more... and it affected him for 2-3 months.
...great.
In other good news, the Airdyne is no longer as challenging as it used to be.
I remember the first time I rode it when I arrived at Big D. My calf was acting up, so Chase had me do the Airdyne instead of running.
My Grandma had one that she would ride to stay fit. I have been thinking about her a lot this week. Monday was the 6 year anniversary of when she passed away and I miss her a lot. She was all about the Airdyne and doing Tai Chi. I remember that she would do it for about an hour, while reading a magazine or the newspaper. I would pop in and she would say hello and even have a conversation.
...I figured if my dear sweet Grandma Dot did it through her 70s and 80s so relaxed and with such elegance and grace, it couldn't be that bad.
I mean seriously. My Grandma was adorable.
...after about 30 seconds on that thing, I discovered why that thing had this nickname:
...and I decided that my Grandmother was a BEAST and some sort of superhero. She must be looking down on me from heaven, laughing her butt off that her big, big bad CrossFitting, Hockey-playing, granddaughter who also happened to be a US Marine was being absolutely owned by a Schwinn Airdyne.
...I am sure I am absolutely endearing to her in this struggle.
...so... I avoided riding that thing like the plague. No matter how much my legs hurt, I would suck it up and run. I made it my mission to be awesome at mobility. I went about 9 months without touching it.. and it was amazing.
Given that I can't run with a sling, I have been stuck on this damn thing.
The first day back, I hated it so much. Chase programmed a ridiculous amount of calories. My arse hurt from the seat. My legs burned like fire. It was just not awesome.
Two weeks ago, it took me a minute to do 8 calories on average.
So... today I did 10 calories on the Airdyne to modify a 400m run... and 20 calories for an 800m run.
...to put that in perspective, it takes me about 1:45 to do a 400m run. It took me 45 seconds to do 10 calories on the trike.
Sooooooo.... need to reassess that whole math thing.
It was taking people about 13 minutes to do this workout:
400m Run
25 KBS (53/35lbs)
15 Burpees
10 Goblet Squats (53/35lbs)
800m Run
10 GobletSquats
15 Burpees
25 KBS
400m Run
I modified it by doing the Airdyne mod I mentioned above, the kettlebell things with one arm and situps instead of burpees..... and I got 8:15 which was just ridiculous.
I have also named the Airdyne that I ride everyday. Her name is Betty. I get annoyed when people adjust her seat.
Seriously... don't f#*$ with Betty. I will know...
Alright. Time to grab my muscle relaxers and settle into bed.
Tomorrow... it will be a new day of sling fitness.
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