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Oh, Oh Damn...
It hasn’t been a good… I don’t know how long. However long it has been, it hasn’t been good. Let’s just say a long time.
The last few days have been especially marred with frustration. But tonight, tonight was yoga. The time where all my problems melt away and I’m reborn anew, fresh-faced, ready to take on the world. In theory, at least.
I got my ass handed to me tonight. My shoulder is quite uncomfortable. I got too dehydrated, which gave me a bout of the chills with a side of nausea. All the new stuff we were supposed to do? Couldn’t do it. It was difficult not to feel the frustration creep back in around the edges. I knew I was in trouble midway through as I started to suck air while watching the sweat literally pour off my head in streams.
This happens in the summer. The first few hot days take me awhile to adjust, and even when I do, it isn’t good. Summer was my off-season when I was a runner; I just don’t do well in the heat. Conversely, I ran injury and pain free in the winter (up to 5 – 10 degrees above zero). Quincy is the same way right now also; both of us go outside and the panting starts immediately.
However, with the frustration on top of it all… it just makes it worse. Everything is more stressful than it should be. Plus, the one thing that de-stresses me more than anything actually caused a bit of stress tonight as I sat on my ass sucking air and water, watching everyone else do headstands.
It wasn’t just the shoulder work, I think. I wouldn’t blame it on any one particular thing. I hadn’t had enough water yesterday for one thing (obviously) and that just makes everything harder when you aren’t hydrated properly. Once we hit that third chair pose, I knew I had hit the wall. Maybe if I was doing them more like this shot, which as shown is about 40 percent easier than how I was doing them.
Don’t let the fact that you worked so hard deter you.
I won’t. I hung onto running far longer than I should have, and the injuries gleaned from that were far worse.
This morning, my shoulder is better and more loose. It is still a bit sore, but not like last night. My whole body feels drained, too. I’m drinking water all day today. I haven’t felt like this since my first 5 mile run. :)
ChristianJun 21, 08:13 AM
I’m totally with you on the dehydration tip. When I’m painting at the house, I drink a bottle of tea an hour. It’s especially weird since a.) I’m not sweating and b.) it doesn’t feel like I’m “working out.” But I’ll be damned if painting for an hour doesn’t make me about as thirsty as running for one.
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Jun 20, 03:54 PM
Yeah, about tonight… I probably did a little too much on the shoulder tip. I’ve got to start helping Type-A personalities [that would be you, Max] pull back a bit and find a way to work in a comfortable place instead of pushing themselves too hard.
The problem is, I’m the same way. Type-A, that is. So, how do I find a way to get myself to pull back. That’s always the mystery. How do we keep ourselves from becoming our own worst enemies.
You did some great work tonight, Max. Don’t let the fact that you worked so hard deter you. You’ll be feeling it tonight, and probably tomorrow, but you sweated out some serious toxins & made some serious strides towards acclimating yourself to summertime.