I fell asleep on my way to Barwis. My Mom drove me. I was nervous. I wondered how I would do because I knew I was going to squat. Nick told me that I would squat on Mondays and Fridays. I had already got my stretch on Wednesday and Friday was my first dy squatting for the week. I was prepared and wore my “Squatting Shirt” (my Central shirt). Nick stretched my legs first in my chair and then on the blue table; then he had Josh get the harness and Nick put me in it. Nick explained to Josh how we were going to do this and pushed me to the Keiser machine. Nick set my feet as Josh hooked me in.
I started my squats. I did three sets. I did a set of 23, 25, and 22 for a total of 70. I did the 70 that Heather told me to and I can’t wait to tell her on Monday! I was tired but not exhausted. These squats REALLY felt GOOD! My knees were spread apart which is a BIG DEAL to me! As I started squatting again, I FEEL it. I remember Jesse and Phil having to PRY my knees apart because back then I didn’t have much control of my leg muscles. Now, because of all the work that Jesse, Phil, Mike Rhoades, Nick, and the interns have done for me, my knees look like this when I squat:
I was tired but still able to push myself down the ramp. I put my hands up and let out a quiet, “Woo.” As I drove home, I thought of a Twitter conversation that I had with Brock after I completed my 40 squats. He told me that that endurance was HUGE. I’ve written about the endurance I have possessed since I was a child when I used to swim competitively. Mr. Bill told my Mom that I, “could swim for days if [he] told me to.” My butt burned after I did those 40 squats but I knew that that endurance was in me. Then I completed 62 squats tired but with less burning in my quads, hamstrings, and butt.
Now, I’ve completed the 70 squats that Heather told me to do with even LESS pain and burning. I KNOW that eventually (hopefully soon) I will be unharnessed once again and will walk. It’s only a matter of time and effort and that will be HUGE!!!