... in pain - part 2

Actually...

Still nursing my shoulder pain, perhaps gym classes last night didn't help with the situation, but then again, didn't mean that it was the cause of my painful recovery right? Injuries take days to recover don't they?

Okay, I did ask for professional advice yesterday on whether I should be doing any gym class.

xxx

From: The Baker
To: Trainer
Time: erm about 5pm ish (due to last minute doubts about doing pump)

Ouch! :( My shoulder is "injured", played squash ytd and must b due to the improper swinging. Now I'm soundin like my trainer haha... think I can still do pump?

From: Trainer
To: The Baker
Time: right after my sms

U mus hav pulled yr shoulder muscle. Give yr shoulder a rest. Do stretching n rotatory exercise. It helps

From: The Baker
To: Trainer
Time: right after his sms

Err... ok, supposed I won b able t manage shoulder track. Can do combat or not?

xxx

No reply... (yet) and I was already at the gym wondering does "give your shoulder a rest" = "no class"? You would have to agree with me that it's quite unclear right?

So there I was as you've seen me last night. Actually, after warming up in combat, the shoulder seemed to have loosen a lot. As I've guessed, couldn't do a "powerful" right hook. Other than that, it was ok, there weren't so many push ups last night (because I didn't do, haha) so, I'd managed combat. I was glad I went to class actually, the class last night was far more happening than the week before. Farid was there to "lead" the orchestra of combat shouting and there were far more professional combaters in class last night contributing to the explosive effect. Even spotted my new blog reader ;)

Pump... huh!!! Surprisingly, I survived chest track alright, I've reduced the weights to 5kg though. What surprised me was my wrong guesses on the tracks that I should be ok, but not -

Squat: It's apparently very painful for the shoulder to balance 20kgs, while the hand remained at an angle. It was extremely painful while lifting the bar over the shoulder!!! OUCH!

Tricep: Killed me... some more got dips and pull-over. I gave up the dips totally. Even the extensions were killing me leave alone the presses.


Combat ended early so pump sort of started on the dot. As a result (perhaps) a first timer to pump (maybe) failed to identify herself as first-time-doing-pump. The scene was really unbearable, and some how distracting, and awkward - because I wasn't even sure if she needed any "reference" from me, or whether I should even be "advising" her anything, hey, I'm not a professional! Finally, after back track, I've fought down my laziness and ignorant (tried to ignore - we don't want to be bothered or bother about other members in class do we?) and went to make a little "report" to Carebear that this particular soul was lost (really lost). BUT THEN. Just when Carebear was trying to give useful and important instructions for the tricep track, she (this newbie) busied herself setting up her bench and bar... It looked to me that she'd completely ignored all the instructions. humpphhh... Anyways, none of my business supposedly.

Left the class after lunges, for sure won't be able to do shoulder track, and I had "give yr shoulder a rest" floating across my head all the time.

xxx

From: Trainer
To: Baker
Time: 7.50pm (but only read at 9.30pm after pump)

I said rest lo. Or if really wanna do jus do it less intense n not al out.

(Whoopsssss... "rest" = "no class" izit?)

From: The Baker
To: Trainer
Time: after much consideration and careful construction of my reply

Opss... joint pump but din do shoulder track! ok will give it a rest tmr :) nite.

Guys... Alwayzzzz listen to your trainer okay, it's important that we don't hurt ourselves during the course of working out ... (Trainer doesn't have to know that I planned to join combat today, does he :p)

aaaaaOUCHhhh!!!

OUCHHH!!!

I woke up with a very sore shoulder this morning... so there's where the "injuries" were. Was not correct for me to say I injured my "arm" yesterday.

Wonder if I can still do combat and pump - experimented with a few moves and I suppose:

Combat - can still do the kicks (of course lah, injured upper body haha), can do punches, upper cuts... I think the move which I couldn't manage would most probably be the hooks. Might not be able to do chest push ups...

Pump - Perhaps can't do shoulder track, but most of all it hurts when I tried to expand my chest by opening my arms and I got this horrible pank of pain - looks like can't do the chest track as well, erm... I mean, perhaps do light weights. Eeewww... push ups are going to be torturing.

Ouch ouchhhhhh...