I wasn’t sure how I would do at Barwis, I think I felt kind of tight. My Mom wheeled in and by the mirror not too far from the tables. We were a little early and I looked over to the door to the gym from the reception desk area and I see Brock… WITH A BEARD!!! I didn’t even recognize him at first. He walked over and we talked for a bit. He looked SO different! He told me that he started growing it for the hockey playoffs but kept it after the Red Wings lost. I told him that it looked really good! I thought of Yukon Cornelius without the pointy mustache and it was darker. It looked soft and it had curls in it.
When my time came, Nick loosened my legs up and then I got onto the table. I was on my stomach again and was a little bit nervous how I would do. I think Brock’s beard was good luck because I did VERY WELL with all the different PNFs! As Nick walked around the table to switch legs, he asked how I was feeling because I was “Killin” it!” I REALLY felt like I was! I told him that, “First is the worst and second is the best!” because I had such a bad showing the last time!
When I talked with Brock earlier, I told him about tearing my other hamstring and switching workout days from Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays to Tuesdays and Thursdays. I told him that I WAS killin’ it on the shuttle but now I’m just getting stretched. I told him “hills and valleys” and he nodded and said, “Sometimes you just need a rest.” I thought of those words doing the PNFs on my stomach and thought that it IS a rest, but a “rest” with a twist because I WAS “Killin’ it!” which made me feel SO good!