05/04/2023
The last few months, I’ve been putting all my trust in the process.
I took a break from CrossFit for 2 reasons:
1. A stupid injury that stopped me from lifting overhead
2. Burnout, and the loss of a passion for training
None of these 2 reasons are because of CrossFit, let me make that clear.
I LOVE CROSSFIT.
I love it’s structure, and the exercise choices, and it’s focus of getting strong and fit for every day life.
I love that it’s adaptable to all ages, fitness levels, and even disabilities.
I love the competition aspect and the community feel. It’s brilliant!
The injury:
Shoulder impingement doesn’t only come from training, it can come from your body structure, and biomechanics. Its onset could’ve come from packing boxes away at home, or picking up a child, or sleeping funny, or just ugly posture.
It hurts to move weight overhead, and the pain lingers through the day in the night. Your strength is diminished pretty quickly, and it’s so noticeable between both sides of my shoulders.
I can’t tell you how demotivating it is to go from lifting a 45kg strict press, to barely finish 10reps at 15kg, without pain.
The good news, is we are getting there. I’m slowly building up my strength, and managing to train, adjusted, without pain. Baby steps.
The Burn Out:
I’ve spent post-covid working my butt off to the point of exhaustion, and the energy to power through a metcon is just not there anymore. The passion kinda dwindled. The thought of finishing a 12hour day, some days, and getting through a HIIT session makes me feel ill, because I know it’ll just exhaust me even further, not to mention the fear of tweaking the shoulder again.
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