Normality returning leads to some near misses
(Feb 24th-Mar 1st: 2 mins read – just notes at the moment, I’m afraid!)
TL;DR:
– Some idiot moves:
trip over a root / take the stairs two at a time
– Barefoot walking
– Progress with the new rehab exercises
– It’s great being able to drive again 🙏
Milestones (& significant events)
| WK19 | Milestone / Significant Event |
|---|---|
| D-1 | Ditched ankle strengthening unit today – calf and ankle pains have me worried Local PT ‘B’ sees some muscle tone 🥳 |
| D-2 | First (self-)drive to work in over 4 months (this is 18 weeks and 2 days post-injury) |
| D-3 | ‘whac-a-mole‘ pains gone – a 2.6km / 1.5mile walk in the sun |
| D-4 | “Had a nice trip?!” – an unfocussed moment + a tree root |
| D-5 | Old habit of taking stairs 2 at a time 😬 – after a walk, I’m warmed up and forget 🤦♂️ |
| D-6 | Barefoot walking is good, if warmed up Lovely morning with my eldest daughter Finally finding the right ‘next level’ rehab |
| D-7 | 🧗♂️ Great (low) overhang bouldering 💪 19 weeks / approx 8k steps per day |
< Note: For a complete list of milestones click <here> >.
Physical health (& progressions)
A summary of this week’s physical stuff with various metrics to monitor progress.
Body statistics / metrics
Weight: 68.1kg / 150lbs
Calf size: 34.5cm (morning)
Knees-toes: 5cm (warmed-up)
Elongation: < not tested >
Single leg load:
Double leg deficit:
Real-world movement / exercise
Walking: On Saturday 28th Feb, after getting nicely warmed up, I could walk pretty normally barefoot at home in the hall.
Cycling: Stationary bike load at 150W.
(Note: see here for benefits of low load cycling for Achilles rehab)
Climbing: Bouldering on Sunday saw me doing some reasonably hard bouldering … almost all in the low, overhang ‘cave’ of the small bouldering hall at the gym. A good range of different difficulties where I can climb 2/3 or so of multiple routes without being in touching distance of the mat.
Mental Health (& daily happenings)
Monday saw me awake at 3 am – again, I’ve slept long enough not be able to drop off, those thoughts come one after another.
“Come Fight a Real Man”
Bruce Lee: I’m not exactly sure that I would call him a childhood hero – I don’t think I even knew about him until I was a teenager, probably 10 years after he died (20th July, 1973).
“The body can be trained in months. The mind takes a lifetime. But the man who masters his mind will never be defeated. Not by any opponent, not by any circumstance, not by life itself.”.Awake
Future-Sol’s reflections (< to come >)
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Achilles Rupture Recovery 
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