Week 20

6-10

Last night I did 4 rounds of pad work with kicks. I just focus on rear leg round kicks. It feels normal! I dont kick hard but I feel confident with my knee.

Today in PT, I focused on plyometrics.
10 minutes on the Treadmill.
Stretched out. The heel can touch my behind now!
Double leg jumps- 5
Single leg jumps on a very short stool. I have a hard time jumping high. 20 reps
Single leg side ways jumps 20 reps

Friday, I did rigorous plyometrics.

10 minutes on the Treadmill
Stretched out
Skipped
Kareokes
For the following, I did them until I did them right...Probably did 5-8 down the "track" and back. Very tiring.
Squat jumps
Side ways squat jumps
Quarter squat jumps

Single leg squats...ice-skater ones I guess
Planks
Single leg jumps on the body weight machine.

I am still sore from it!





Week 21

Friday

End of Week 19

On Tuesday June 3rd was a damn good day. I kicked, very lightly, for the first time since before December 20th, 2013.

In PT, we do plyometrics. Single leg jumps all the time. I feel like I can do all of that on my own! Anyway, PT ends at the end of the month and I see the doctor in almost 4 weeks. So every day, I got to work on strength and conditioning. Im beyond excited to train again!

Week 18 Recap

I have overcome a plateau in my recovery process. Since I hit the fourth month mark on May 16th and since I started jogging May 20th, I have felt so much more stronger and confident with my knee. 

Recap with PT routine:

10 minute jog for warm up (start with 4.5 and work up to 6mph)

Stretch out. My extension is near normal and my flexion is normal.

Single leg hops forwards, backwards, side ways, clockwise, toe touches, "shuffle" 2 feet in and 1 out.    

           -2 sets of each thing.

I get on this machine and kick my leg out and pull in. We do 3 different speeds.

Resistance cord, 5 reps in each direction.

Mountain climber using sliders and suicide.

I need to make a video clip of all the exercises! Its hard to explain on here because I don't know the words.

In PT I jog for 10 minutes as a warm up and do lots of plyometrics. The first week I didn't do any leg days. I was worried that I would do too much so I stuck to upper body and core workouts...along with pad work with Jason. We'd do all hands of course and focus on straight punches and upper cuts to be cautious with hooks. 

Last week, I did incorporate 1 leg day in between PT days. It did not interfere much with my PT. I had PT Monday and Friday. My leg day was on Wednesday. I was able to do everything in PT Friday except single leg hop backwards. I could go forwards and in a circle but going backwards was a little slower than usual. Last week I did pad work 4 days, 5  rounds of boxing. Saturday, I wasn't sore one bit and got in my first sparring rounds in (me in blue):

I was super surprised at how confident I felt with my knee. I could bounce around as usual. I am so glad I kept boxing since my surgery...Even those days where I had to sit down and punch mitts. I don't remember ever writing about those days, but those were tough pad sessions because I couldn't use my legs and I had to make sure that all my power came from my core and shoulders. Now, standing and punching feels easy. I am bummed that I can't kick yet, but thats ok! I am going to focus my attention on my boxing and improve my footwork, my punches, and my head movement. By the time I can kick, which is in like 2 months, I will be so good with my boxing. I am also gonna keep working my upper body and doing strength training for my legs. I want to train my whole body and get it ready for my next fight!