The last time I trained at Barwis Methods was September 20, 2016. I injured my knee on September 21, 2016. I had an appointment with Dr. Frush the following Tuesday on September 27, 2016. He knows about Mike’s work with helping people to walk and my work with the First Step Foundation at Barwis Methods. After his examination of my knee, he warned me to not go back to Barwis Methods until my knee stopped hurting.
It is May 2, 2018, going on 19 months later and my knee STILL hurts. I’ve had surgery on my torn meniscus and a tendon scrape in addition to two MRIs and countless doctor’s appointments with Dr. Frush and Dr. Moore. I saw a post from Mike Barwis and he was with Brock Mealer about the opening of a new center in Florida.
It squeezed my heart because I miss Barwis Methods more than I can say! I trained there from July 12, 2013 to September 20, 2016. I was there two or three times a week where I consciously worked on getting stronger and walking with each one of my trainers there who believed that I would one day walk!
I have the biggest ache in my chest because I miss it so much! I once to talked to Sean about muscle training rotation because he was working out during football season. He told me that you have to change up the muscle groups you work each day. I told him that every day I work at Barwis is “leg day.” Because it really is! But I can’t be there with my hurt knee and that hurts me more than I can say!