Both my shoulders hurt, my chest hurts, my fingers hurt, my left outer ear hurts, all my muscles ache, and I’m covered in bruises and spots all over.
Since I last wrote, I’ve had two classes, and in between, I did some workouts on my own — cycling, resistance band training for my sore shoulders, dead hangs, and core training, all in one session.
The resistance band exercises helped my shoulders almost immediately. The very next day, my shoulder mobility was better, and the pain was less intense.
But last evening we had open mat, and after a warm-up, everyone did individually. I had eight rounds of each five minutes of free rolling. I rolled with a couple of white belts and also two brown belts. Of course, I learned a lot from them.
One thing that was pointed out to me was that I’m not applying enough pressure when I’m on top in side control. I have to “make myself heavier.” Another useful thing was a sweep someone showed me from a position I often end up in.
After that training, I felt a little frustrated with myself. My progress isn’t as good as I would like it to be, but that’s probably just a temporary mood. These emotional ups and downs are part of life.
Still, I did four classes in the last seven days — and that’s what counts.
Of course, after the open mat, my shoulder pain is back again. I really need to do short resistance-band workouts at least 5 times per week to strengthen the muscles around the shoulders. It obviously helps.
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