I talked to my PT yesterday and he said...if I feel like I can spar with kicks...do it. I am not going to go all hard and crazy. I am just going to work on my technique. I havent sparred yet. I am waiting for my knee and legs to get stronger to do it.
I did some single leg hops today and they didnt hurt! a few weeks ago, they would feel uncomfortable when I landed. But not anymore! As of today, the landing is so much smoother. :)
Saturday, July 19, 2014
Monday, July 7, 2014
Week 24 6 months!
I am into my 24th week!
Saw my surgeon Thursday and I have good news....He has cleared me to start training again. I have been training for about a week now so I dont feel like I pushed it. I have done everything I possibly could leading up to today to get me where I am now...able to train! I see the doctor again in 6 weeks.
I am not allowed to spar yet. I have been sparring boxing and so for the next 6 more weeks, I plan on focusing on my hands and getting them better. I have to get my quad strong again as I wrote before. The surgeon didnt seem too bothered with my quad being 50% weaker than the good side. My hamstrings are kinda equivalent and so he was content with that. He said that the hamstring is more important than the quad since it supports the acl. I already knew this and have been working on hamstrings since surgery.
He wants me to wear my brace when I do agility training or side to side movements. I dont see the point in this and so Im not doing it. The brace just makes me have this false confidence. I feel stronger and good with out it!
For some reason Im not super excited about anything. I just feel tired. Ive been working hard at getting able to train and been stressing and worrying about not being able to train hard for competition. I am stressed out about not getting where I want to go with muay thai. But, I cant do that. I just hope that this is the last nasty injury. I know its not going to be the last but I hope and pray or plead that this acl injury is the last time....and I am hoping for no more concussions.
Saw my surgeon Thursday and I have good news....He has cleared me to start training again. I have been training for about a week now so I dont feel like I pushed it. I have done everything I possibly could leading up to today to get me where I am now...able to train! I see the doctor again in 6 weeks.
I am not allowed to spar yet. I have been sparring boxing and so for the next 6 more weeks, I plan on focusing on my hands and getting them better. I have to get my quad strong again as I wrote before. The surgeon didnt seem too bothered with my quad being 50% weaker than the good side. My hamstrings are kinda equivalent and so he was content with that. He said that the hamstring is more important than the quad since it supports the acl. I already knew this and have been working on hamstrings since surgery.
He wants me to wear my brace when I do agility training or side to side movements. I dont see the point in this and so Im not doing it. The brace just makes me have this false confidence. I feel stronger and good with out it!
For some reason Im not super excited about anything. I just feel tired. Ive been working hard at getting able to train and been stressing and worrying about not being able to train hard for competition. I am stressed out about not getting where I want to go with muay thai. But, I cant do that. I just hope that this is the last nasty injury. I know its not going to be the last but I hope and pray or plead that this acl injury is the last time....and I am hoping for no more concussions.
Wednesday, July 2, 2014
5.5 Months Now
Ive been slacking big time with my blog! Anyway, things are going well! Things have progressed in a way where I think something bad has to happen. I have to proceed with caution to be safe. I worry about re-injury.
Last week I visited another gym and had the chance to take their classes. I was really hesitant at first to kick. I am not kicking with full power but I kick at about 50%. I am not even trying to kick hard. All I do is just focus on my technique and throw the kick...not holding back but letting my leg go.
I did roundhouse kicks and switch kicks. I was fine.
Yesterday, I did 2 hours of class. 1 hour of simple boxing drills and for the kickboxing class...I kicked lightly for at least 5 rounds and held pads for the new people.
Today, I did my last PT session. It kinda sucked and my knee is paying for the session. I started off on the treadmill. We had a re-evaluation and did the following:
-single leg hop
-triple hop
-triple crossover hops
-then did this bio-something machine where I kick out and pull in at different speeds.
My quads are weak as hell. At the slowest speed, my quad is 50% weaker than the good side. My hamstrings are equivalent. The kicking out motion really got to me. I think I am still sore from yesterday...I should have gone easy so I could do well in PT. but oh well. I see the surgeon tomorrow afternoon and I dont know what he will say.
My new plan is to strengthen my quads as much as possible and get my strength even on both legs. I cant kick spar yet. Thats ok with me. I am just going to do classes a couple days a week and just focus on developing my skills and strengthening my legs.
Last week I visited another gym and had the chance to take their classes. I was really hesitant at first to kick. I am not kicking with full power but I kick at about 50%. I am not even trying to kick hard. All I do is just focus on my technique and throw the kick...not holding back but letting my leg go.
I did roundhouse kicks and switch kicks. I was fine.
Yesterday, I did 2 hours of class. 1 hour of simple boxing drills and for the kickboxing class...I kicked lightly for at least 5 rounds and held pads for the new people.
Today, I did my last PT session. It kinda sucked and my knee is paying for the session. I started off on the treadmill. We had a re-evaluation and did the following:
-single leg hop
-triple hop
-triple crossover hops
-then did this bio-something machine where I kick out and pull in at different speeds.
My quads are weak as hell. At the slowest speed, my quad is 50% weaker than the good side. My hamstrings are equivalent. The kicking out motion really got to me. I think I am still sore from yesterday...I should have gone easy so I could do well in PT. but oh well. I see the surgeon tomorrow afternoon and I dont know what he will say.
My new plan is to strengthen my quads as much as possible and get my strength even on both legs. I cant kick spar yet. Thats ok with me. I am just going to do classes a couple days a week and just focus on developing my skills and strengthening my legs.
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