Swim:
I was at swim practice and we were working on lung capacity for prelims this friday and champs on saturday. What you do is that you put on some fins and swim from one side of the pool to the other without breathing and you stay submerged the entire time. At first I couldn't do it at all. I was up for air 3 times. But by the end I could do it. I also had the flu. And while I was swimming from one end to the other holding my breathe and gliding across the pool floor my stomach churned and my lungs began to ache. So to lessen the pressure I let out some air. But my stomach was getting worse. And I didn't feel like puking at the bottom of the pool so I sped up but I still wasn't going fast enough so I pushed myself by uping my enthusiasm and I reached my max point. But when I hit the max point I kicked really hard and pulled a muscle in my right calf. Pain immediatly shot in my leg. I then took a break and tried to stretch it out and relax it but it was very tight. I continued to swim hoping if I didn't use it then it would get better. So I swam funny with one working leg.
Dance Class:
I went to dance class the next day after swim practice. It hurt to walk so I tried to take it easy. But our dance routines are not easy. You spin leap and jump alot which makes you feel like you are throwing body parts across the dance floor. We also had to create a group dance routine. Of course you can't not participate when helping with the routine. So I leapt, rolled, slid, and spun around. Which made it even worse.
Problem:
Now that my muscle is hurt really bad and I have prelims this friday and champs on saturday. I didn't want to get hurt. If I am hurt I can't participate. I have 24 hours exactly until I am supposed to race and my leg is soo slow at healing.
Answer: FML
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2 comments:
BUMMER Jess!
After 13 years of track and field, you would think that I would know a few things about speeding up the healing process. I don't. Whenever I got injured, my trainer would do some ultrasound on it during the day and give me ibuprofen for practice. After practice I would ice for 20 minutes.
Answer that is not helpful and you won't like: avoid using an injured muscle. Sit out of your dance class and quit practice early if you have a big competition coming up.
Reality answer: You already overused it. Ice like crazy for the next 24 hours. Do 15 minutes of ice, 15 minutes of heat. Always end on ice. Take the maximum recommended ibuprofen. Stretch that muscle lightly. Don't overdo it.
Hey I think Shannon should be a sports medicine doctor! Sounds like really good advice to me. Molly has a running injury and all her running buds say the same thing about the ice. The doctor said to take 2 months off and she said..........no way! You guys are crazy athletes!
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