Another week has gone by and frustration has set in. I am not one who likes to count the days until he can workout again. Rather, I’m the kind of person that likes to go out and be active, to run, and to lift weights. Unfortunately the ankle is still keeping the tiger locked in his cage. On a brighter note, my ankle is recovering nicely although there is still some residual pain and I don’t have full range of motion back in it. The recovery period may be slightly longer, although I’m going to be heading right back into the P90X cycle starting tomorrow!
The workout schedule remained the same as last week: Chest/Shoulders/Triceps on Monday and Thursday and Back/Biceps on Tuesday and Friday. I have slowly been adding in standing and wall squats with no weight to see if my ankle can handle the range of motion along with the stress. I don’t foresee myself being ready to attack the plyometrics at full capacity until my ankle is fully healed. There are just too many jumps and lateral movements for my ankle to handle. I will be able to do the Legs/Back workout at full capacity and I’m certainly going to try my best at Yoga.
Now, for everyone else who happens to roll their ankle, don’t do what I’m doing. I’m trained to avoid re-injuring myself (actually, I rolled my ankle for a second time while in the kitchen cooking something when my foot stuck to the floor and my momentum kept carrying me forward. But that doesn’t count, right?) and I actually have seen a physician that has given me the green light to continue this course of action as long as I’m safe and very aware of what my body is feeling. In all honesty, I should be avoiding full impact workouts, however, I’m going to be taking it extremely light on my plyometrics workout and be at about half my normal weight/intensity for any and all leg workouts. I’m certain there will be copious amounts of frustration from not being able to push myself, however, doing some form of a workout is better than not doing any at all, right?
Wish me luck!
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