Training Update
Well, how is the first month of training with Body Results going?
Honestly, not bad if you take into consideration that I was in a cast until a little over a week ago. The cast did slow things down. But now I am getting back up to the level I should be at and sometimes exceeding the expected progress. Physical therapy for my left arm is also going well. I will regain full movement, though it may take a while. The arm came out of the cast much more flexible than expected and I started the physical therapy much further along than most.
Ok, so the first two days of the training schedule were a loss. We simply weren't set up for it here yet. But I did what I could that weekend.
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Week 2:: The amount of training done was a great deal less than expected. The arm tended to swell up inside the cast, cutting off circulation a bit. Also, it turns out that the healing process and carrying the weight of the cast around all day can be more exhausting than I realized.
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Week 3:: The cast came off on Monday. The arm is a little tender and very bruised (from the cast), but I am continueing training and picking up the pace as the week progresses. I had my first physical therapy (PT) session on Friday afternoon. I now do PT three times a day at home and three days a week at the doctor. I am in little to no pain, and have very little muscular atrophy. The doctor is enjoying the fact that I have a high pain tolerance threshold and that my elbow did not lock up while in the cast. It is a bit frustrating to watch the therapist easily straighten out my arm in the office and realize that by the time I walk the half mile home it will be bent again and I will not be able to straighten it.
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Week 4:: So far, so good.
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Honestly, not bad if you take into consideration that I was in a cast until a little over a week ago. The cast did slow things down. But now I am getting back up to the level I should be at and sometimes exceeding the expected progress. Physical therapy for my left arm is also going well. I will regain full movement, though it may take a while. The arm came out of the cast much more flexible than expected and I started the physical therapy much further along than most.
Ok, so the first two days of the training schedule were a loss. We simply weren't set up for it here yet. But I did what I could that weekend.
Week 2:: The amount of training done was a great deal less than expected. The arm tended to swell up inside the cast, cutting off circulation a bit. Also, it turns out that the healing process and carrying the weight of the cast around all day can be more exhausting than I realized.
Week 3:: The cast came off on Monday. The arm is a little tender and very bruised (from the cast), but I am continueing training and picking up the pace as the week progresses. I had my first physical therapy (PT) session on Friday afternoon. I now do PT three times a day at home and three days a week at the doctor. I am in little to no pain, and have very little muscular atrophy. The doctor is enjoying the fact that I have a high pain tolerance threshold and that my elbow did not lock up while in the cast. It is a bit frustrating to watch the therapist easily straighten out my arm in the office and realize that by the time I walk the half mile home it will be bent again and I will not be able to straighten it.
Week 4:: So far, so good.
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