I hate my left knee.
Injuries, tweaks, twinges and discomforts can be maddening, I know, I have been there. There is a risk involded to becoming ultra fit, there is risk with every possible reward. However, we can overcome the hazards with commons sense, education. and intelligence while realizing the real risk is doing nothing at all.
The following is from: Joel Lyman
I hate my left knee. I hate the way that it locks when I am at the bottom of a squat. I hate the way that it shoots pain sharply when I go down a flight of stairs. I hate the way that it feels like it’s going to burst when I get to the bottom of a jumping pull-up.
None of these, by the way, are valid reasons to stop being awesome.
I used to think that injuries were a nice excuse to stop WODding for a couple of days. I now understand that I have to do what I can, and spend the rest of the time fixing whatever is wrong.
My knees have been an everlasting issue since I started crossfitting. Remember that weighted vest I carry around? Turns out that it doesn’t exactly do wonders for making you healthy-shocking. Anyways, there are some days that are pain free, and others where I wish I could just not move for time.
Lately, it has gotten worse. My form has been off, and until about 2 weeks ago, I really wasn’t doing myself any dietary favors. So here I am at my crossroads again- give up or push on.
I think you know where this is going.
There may be days where my WOD may be very different than everyone else’s. But that’s fine- it’s CrossFit, and CrossFit is the most challenging thing that we are physically capable of RIGHT NOW.
One cfer that I greatly admire told me when I started (and I was joking about how much easier my wod was) that it’s not about what you do- it’s meeting the most challenge that you are capable of. If I was working my hardest to do even half the work of a firebreather, we were both going to get the same payoff from the workout.
You could fold whenever something hurts a little. Then you could sit on the couch fearing that little tweak, twinge or pull until much more worrisome symptoms occur naturally. Or, you could do a little extra maintenance to strengthen the weak, while focusing on the things you can do RIGHT NOW.
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Strength:
Snatch
6×2 @80%
Clean and Jerk
6×2@80%
*Recover (90) seconds between efforts.
**Touch and go reps are not necessary. Drop an reset.
For time:
20-Burpee pull-ups
25-Barbell thrusters
30-Double Unders
Post impression to comments.
Wait, how many rounds/minutes?
Tom
Chipper style friend…one time through for time…
Joel, you rock!
This is a great post! A knee surgery changed my life dramatically a few years ago by ending my rugby career. I’ve learned there are some elements that I will modify indefinitely because of it and there are some days I can Rx and some days I can’t. It’s good to be reminded how to just keep going!
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9 am’ers set the bar high with some great times this morning. Lots of sub 5′s…
Special mention goes to Tyrone- stayed for about 30 minutes working on double unders after the wod. He also claims he’s getting a muscle up tomorrow morning. Let’s do it!
Hey food clients…I need tupperware
Thank you!
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Tyrone also gets a call-out for the teachable moment he laid on this trainer…direct and without apology. Never ceases to amaze me how bitter your own words can taste. They were so much sweeter when you gave them to another.
You were/are right, Tyrone. I appreciate your gentle boldness.
Maxed out @ 6 min. 30 burpee jumping pull ups, 20 33# barbell thrusters & 3 burpees
A huge shout out to the 6:30 crew that stayed afterwards to work on double unders. Fun stuff!
630 working du wa cool heather
430 oly work was devilishly amazing. We are entering pcf into a meet ASAP. The hard work really shows.
5:31 (m) & a lot of needed DU work
Oly meet? Lets do it!!!!
Totally down for an oly meet. Let’s get them PCF singlets on order!
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Great work 5:30 class…everyone was rockin’ some unbroken thrusters!!! holla!!! snatches and cj’s were lookin good too!!
[...] of my recent struggles with my left knee have put me in an odd frame of mind. I am worried. I fear the set-back to all my progress in one [...]
Aww jessssss!!! let’s have fun with these! good work, Terry and Mike and thank you!btw, just go back in and add a t’ in State if not, we all know what you meant