We all love to train. That's why we all visit Elitefts isn't it? Lifting weights has been one of the top priorities in my life for over 35 years.
If you train hard for any lengthy amount of time, you are going to get injured. Those injuries may not even have anything to do with lifting. Unfortunately, an illness or accident could be slowing you down.
The one thing we all need to do when that happens is rest. The dreaded "R" word. I remember way back over 20 years ago when I originally blew out two lumbar discs. I had to do a lot of resting.
Over the years I have had your usual bumps and bruises then some more serious stuff like torn biceps, a torn mcl, two ruptured hernias, and most recently three herniated discs with a side of spinal stenosis.
The biggest difference between my first go around with my back and now is not the evolution of medicine, but of television. Twenty years ago when I was convalescing with my back I'd struggle to find things to watch. Now time flies and is much more enjoyable when you have a season or seasons of shows you can binge-watch.
Today for example, instead of wallowing in self-pity, Jessica and I finished the last three episodes of You on Netflix. I remember about six years ago when I was laid up with another back injury after I benched 900 lbs, we caught a bunch of seasons of Game of Thrones.
Of course, I do my rehab and want to recover as quickly as possible. But I'm not sitting around lamenting not training like I want in the meantime. Instead of thinking about what I couldn't do, I embraced what I could. Jess and I actually have fond memories of those times we just slowed down, sat around, and enjoyed each other's company.
I hope everyone reading this never has to deal with an injury or being laid up, but that doesn't seem likely. Just remember if it happens, at least now you have a lot of better entertainment options.
Lastly, please feel free to share your favorite binge in the comments below. Looks like I'll be doing less training and more watching for a little while now.
- Screwball
- The Pharmacist
- How to get away with Murder
- The Blacklist
Thanks for writing this log, keep pushing as always