I worked with Sue Monday and she took me a little early because I got there early. My legs were SO tight that I couldn’t even bend them! I wasn’t on the schedule last week at all and I FELT it! Sue did too. She REALLY worked me hard. I was afraid that not being on the schedule (that hamstring tear REALLY stunk!) would make me lose some of the progress I’ve recently felt that I’ve been making. As Sue worked me and my legs gradually loosened, I kept exclaiming that, “It’s NOT lost!” as my legs started doing what Sue told them to do.
The PNFs were strong and that made me happy. After Sue stretched me out, it was apparent that I hadn’t lost the strength and control that I slowly have been gaining. I was working HARD and that was apparent to me when I could feel the bile rising in my throat. I remembered Adam telling me that it was a good thing if I threw up. It means that I have pushed my body THAT hard. GROSS! I remembered Mike Rhoades telling me that PNFs were working and I didn’t really believe him. Then, I thought of my days of teaching English and teaching the book, The Outsiders because I was chewing my gum hard (just like Cherry Valance did when she met Dally). She did it because she was mad but I did it because I was trying to keep getting sick at bay. Random things that I have kept in my head over 11 years of teaching.
My time was just about over and my legs felt SO relaxed and I knew that I would sleep well. It felt good to be at Barwis after what seemed like a LONG absence from it. I can’t wait until I can feel this loose all the time. Seems that when I’m walking, I wont get so stiff. That’s what I am working toward.