Pain In My.....

A few weeks ago, I was offered a chance to work with my old OLY coach again, except it would be more like personal training since I can't do a lot of stuff with weights anymore because of my shoulder.

I was so torn. I LOVED working with my coach and I loved being at the CF gym, but how would it be going back and not being able to do anything that everyone else was doing? What about my friends who aren't really my friends anymore because I left? 

In the end, it was an offer I couldn't refuse. I've pretty much only been doing spinning and while it is a great cardio workout, it's nothing like what I really enjoy. Of course, my limitations make working out like I used to impossible, but I know my coach wouldn't let me do anything to hurt myself, but would push me just the same.

Last weekend was my first time back. I was sore for DAYS. By the time I was walking normally again, it was time to go back. I'll only be going on Saturday and Sunday mornings (there goes my one day to sleep in) but during the week, I'll repeat a workout on my own so I'll get 3 days in.

The discomfort of being back almost a year later was gone by the second day, despite the fact that the gym is now in a totally new location, there are lots of new people I don't know, and it's just not the same as it was. So far, I'm not upset about seeing others do things I cannot, but I know that's going to come soon enough. For now, I'm just happy to be back and happy to get great workouts in, despite being left sooo sore! (Interestingly, my legs are the worst!! I thought they'd be ok since I do so much cycling, but nooooo. OUCH!)

It's crazy to think that it's been almost a year since my surgery. I have days that my shoulder feels fine and days when it hurts. The cold weather makes it ache some days. And I can move just the right way sometimes and it'll be sore for days. A couple of times I didn't realize I couldn't do something and ended up getting hurt, but it is what it is. I try to be careful, but life happens. Hopefully I'll be building the strength back up and it will help. (After I attempted a weights class and ended up in pain for months, I stopped doing weights altogether because I was too scared of hurting myself.)

And my old CF coach was more than happy to have me back, even with the special arrangement. I love her. I feel like I'm back home and like I've never left.