the pain diaries: Day 409...eAsY oN tHe bRaiN kiLLeR...

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Day 409...eAsY oN tHe bRaiN kiLLeR...

I went in...pumped for a good workout..and I got one! I also got a bit of a scare. I was doing a workout that I affectionately call "El Ciento". It's 100 of each exercise. I got through lunges...and D-ball slams...and moved on to the dreaded push ups. I did 10 at a time until I got to 80...then I did them in sets of 5 with 15 seconds rest between each set. I tend to hold my breath when I'm struggling in the gym. This can be productive when lifting a heavy weight...not so good during push ups I learned. My head was kinda hurting, but that's not unusual during a fast, hard workout. At 95, the pressure in my head was getting pretty intense...did I stop??? OF COURSE NOT...being the stubborn mule I am...Woops! NO NEGATIVITY THIS WEEK!...being the tough, strong, determined girl I am (much better)...I continued.

On my last rep...100...I got a horrible stabbing pain that pierced right through the side of my head. It literally felt like my brain was hurting...in one spot. I layed there with no other symptoms...other than pain...for about a minute...and then finished my WOD. My head still hurt...just in that one spot. I texted J and said, "I think I hurt my brain." He went into paramedic/fireman mode and told me NOT to run...check. Relax...check. Go see a doc...negatory. I felt a little weird for a while and then I pretty much normalized. I reassured him that I was okay since I was about 90% sure that I was.

So, I will be much more careful the next time I exert myself like that not to hold my breath...and to stop when things don't feel "right". I gotta take it easy on my brain! It's the only one I got!

DYNAMIC WARM UP
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WOD
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"EL CIENTO"
100 OH LUNGES (NO WEIGHT-PVC)
100 D-BALL SLAMS (16 LBS)
100 PUSH UPS
100 RING ROWS
100 OH LUNGES (PVC)
FOR TIME- (31:??)

CARDIO
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EARLIER IN A.M.
30 MIN ELLIPTICAL

1 comment:

s said...: Good God MC! I'm gonna havta come beat you up. i already told you. . . you can't fix stupid! Be careful for that brain chick. You are blonde. . . so you need all the brain cells you got. I'm sure you killed a few hundred with that little stunt. That's real cute! love ya dad, s; November 1, 2008 at 12:19 AM

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This is my training log...my "workout diary" if you will. It is mostly for ME, but if it motivates someone else, that's great too! I write everday as a way of being accountable to myself. It's a way to track my progress, correct my mistakes, and a way to look back and view my day to day struggle to continue to work towards being the best possible version of myself. Sometimes, I am tired or lonely or unmotivated. Sometimes, I am "powerful beyond measure". Sometimes it is fun...easy. Other times, it is almost unbearable. I use to have my trainers to push me...but NOW I am on my own.

QUOTES THAT INSPIRE ME TO PUSH HARDER...GO FASTER...AND TRAIN LONGER

"SOME DEFINE OBSESSION AS NEGATIVE. I SAY IT'S HOW YOU GET THINGS DONE."

-MARK TWIGHT

"PAIN IS TEMPORARY. IT MAY LAST A MINUTE, OR AN HOUR, OR A DAY, OR A YEAR, BUT EVENTUALLY IT WILL SUBSIDE AND SOMETHING ELSE TAKES IT'S PLACE. IF I QUIT HOWEVER, IT LASTS FOREVER."

-LANCE ARMSTRONG

"TO BE TRANSFORMED BY EFFORT, ONE MUST DIG DEEP...SURPASS ONE'S EXPECTATIONS OR SELF-IMPOSED LIMITATIONS...RISK FAILURE...BLOW UP, AND 'GET THE FULL DOSE'...IT ALWAYS HURTS YOU GO AS HARD AS YOU CAN."

-MARK TWIGHT-"GYM JONES" WEBSITE

"TO GIVE ANYTHING LESS THAN YOUR BEST IS TO SACRIFICE THE GIFT."

-STEVE PREFONTAINE

“PUNISH YOUR BODY TO PERFECT YOUR SOUL.”

-MARK TWIGHT

“ONLY THOSE WHO WILL RISK GOING TOO FAR CAN POSSIBLY FIND OUT HOW FAR ONE CAN GO.”

-T.S. ELIOTT

"THE BENEFITS OF FITNESS ARE NOT MERELY PHYSICAL. SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF A SERIES OF DIFFICULT, SHORT-DURATION, HIGH INTENSITY EFFORTS BUILDS SELF-ASSUREDNESS IN A WAY THAT VERY FEW OTHER ACTIVITIES CAN. TOUGH WORKOUTS THAT PUSH AN INDIVIDUAL TO THE VERY LIMIT OF HIS OR HER CAPACITIES MAY BECOME THE GATEWAY TO HIGHER CONSCIOUSNESS. AND THAT AWARENESS OFTEN LEADS TO CONFIDENCE."

-MARK TWIGHT

"WHEN A PERSON TRAINS ONCE, NOTHING HAPPENS. WHEN A PERSON FORCES HIMSELF TO DO A THING A HUNDRED OR A THOUSAND TIMES, THEN HE CERTAINLY HAS DEVELOPED IN MORE WAYS THAN PHYSICAL. IS IT RAINING? THAT DOESN'T MATTER. AM I TIRED? THAT DOESN'T MATTER EITHER. THEN WILLPOWER WILL BE NO PROBLEM"

-EMIL ZATOPEK

"GIVE IT EVERYTHING AND LET THE CHIPS...OR WHATEVER...FALL WHERE THEY MAY. IT WON'T EVER GET EASIER, BUT YOU MIGHT GO FASTER, OR LAST LONGER."

-MARK TWIGHT

“A LOT OF PEOPLE RUN A RACE TO SEE WHO IS FASTEST. I RUN TO SEE WHO HAS THE MOST GUTS WHO CAN PUNISH HIMSELF INTO EXHAUSTING PACE, AND THEN AT THE END, PUNISH HIMSELF EVEN MORE. NOBODY IS GOING TO WIN A 5,000METER RACE AFTER RUNNING AN EASY 2 MILES. NOT WITH ME. IF I LOSE FORCING THE PACE ALL THE WAY, WELL, AT LEAST I CAN LIVE WITH MYSELF.“

-STEVE PREFONTAINE

“SUFFERING PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXERCISE WILL AND DEVELOP GRIT… THE MIND AND BODY ADAPT TO BOTH COMFORT AND DEPRIVATION… RELISH THE CHALLENGE OF OVERCOMING DIFFICULTIES THAT WOULD CRUSH ORDINARY MEN... LEARN TO SUFFER.”

-MARK TWIGHT – excerpts from "Extreme Alpinism - Climbing Light, Fast and High"

“SOMETIMES IF YOU WANT TO BE A WINNER, YOU HAVE TO BE WILLING TO BEAR THE SCARS FROM THE FIGHT.”

-PETRA SALVAJE

'EACH OF US GIVES WHAT WE ARE ABLE AND, MORE IMPORTANTLY, WILLING TO GIVE TO LIFE. HOW WE REACT WHEN OUR CAPACITY AND WILL FALL SHORT OF OUR EXPECTATIONS DETERMINES HOW WE VIEW OURSELVES...".

-MARK TWIGHT~"GYM JONES" website