Dave Taylor
Rex kwan Do
I am gonna be up front. I enjoy blogging @Pearl . It may be ded but not SSded ded. I am one of those people that puts my entire focus into things that truly matter to me. It may not always be right, but it's me.
Each year I try to get better. Whether it's at biking, dadding, husbanding etc. Sometimes I go backwards but am 100% willing to accept those mistakes. I just hope not to make them again. One thing I am doing different this year is really focusing on my training zones. I know I am lacking sleep which is a big part of the puzzle but what I feel is more important is recovery. I have been very focused on recovery. I take it very easy after my hard efforts whether on or off the bike. Sure, I don't stop moving but I am actively recovering. I am very good at letting my mind go into a passive state(this may not be the best at home all the time but I really try my best).
This leads me into my current situation. Almost a year ago to the day I had a pretty severe back injury at the Iron Furnace. I basically had super good fitness and a mental strength that wouldn't give up. Well long story short I should have thrown in the towel 20 minutes in after I slipped and hurt my back(aggravated my sacroiliac). Why you ask? Well I was training a lot and also doing about 15 hours the two weeks prior of tig welding on the NJIT student bridge. This was the straw that broke the camel's back. I was done, never should have raced IF but I'm a racer and the worst thing I did was push through the pain til the finish. I paid dearly for the next 3 months.
This is sort of I did something right but not the right thing. In that situation I should have realized that it wasn't the time to race. I did anyways. Fast forward to this morning. I have been doing everything right except for one thing. I suck at stretching. After my race sunday I did two very easy recovery rides. I spent the last night in my garage with @Riggedfmx and was 100% fine. I wake up this morning and whammo! Super inflammation in my left leg/hip. I'll assume it was the tension in quad and hamstring from my race sunday but god damn it. I just got my fs back and was ready to rip Iron Furnace again. Now I sit here on my couch icing and NSAIDing because I literally can't walk. Well, it's like .5mph if you consider it a walk.
Word to the wise...stretch! Oh, and share your not perfect moments so I don't feel like a squid.
Each year I try to get better. Whether it's at biking, dadding, husbanding etc. Sometimes I go backwards but am 100% willing to accept those mistakes. I just hope not to make them again. One thing I am doing different this year is really focusing on my training zones. I know I am lacking sleep which is a big part of the puzzle but what I feel is more important is recovery. I have been very focused on recovery. I take it very easy after my hard efforts whether on or off the bike. Sure, I don't stop moving but I am actively recovering. I am very good at letting my mind go into a passive state(this may not be the best at home all the time but I really try my best).
This leads me into my current situation. Almost a year ago to the day I had a pretty severe back injury at the Iron Furnace. I basically had super good fitness and a mental strength that wouldn't give up. Well long story short I should have thrown in the towel 20 minutes in after I slipped and hurt my back(aggravated my sacroiliac). Why you ask? Well I was training a lot and also doing about 15 hours the two weeks prior of tig welding on the NJIT student bridge. This was the straw that broke the camel's back. I was done, never should have raced IF but I'm a racer and the worst thing I did was push through the pain til the finish. I paid dearly for the next 3 months.
This is sort of I did something right but not the right thing. In that situation I should have realized that it wasn't the time to race. I did anyways. Fast forward to this morning. I have been doing everything right except for one thing. I suck at stretching. After my race sunday I did two very easy recovery rides. I spent the last night in my garage with @Riggedfmx and was 100% fine. I wake up this morning and whammo! Super inflammation in my left leg/hip. I'll assume it was the tension in quad and hamstring from my race sunday but god damn it. I just got my fs back and was ready to rip Iron Furnace again. Now I sit here on my couch icing and NSAIDing because I literally can't walk. Well, it's like .5mph if you consider it a walk.
Word to the wise...stretch! Oh, and share your not perfect moments so I don't feel like a squid.