New Years

Can you spell T-R-A-I-N-W-R-E-C-K?

So, the question becomes why, first? Injury, exhaustion, and lack of vision. Exhaustion first, is from emotional tension, and second from over training. Injury probably derives from that, though it is a subject unto itself. Lack of vision or, doing the same-thing over and over and expecting different results, my definition of stupidity. Or, since we are speaking of me, lack of attention since I'm not stupid,... much.

What is the role of rest? How much is enough? When does rest become laziness, or an excuse for laziness? I've often said, "I'll rest when I'm dead." But, that isn't practical, my body is changing as is my soul. Perhaps I am this body for awhile longer and so I need to make my peace with it and myself. I perform better when I have enough rest. So, I make it a resolution to explore what that means, and to try and be practical about getting enough rest.

Injury, fundamentally this was my fault, but, it didn't help that 2 doctors and 1 chiropractor missed the real issue. I've been doing PT for several weeks, and at our second session the PT had the insight that my shoulder was subluxed, down and forward. He worked it back into place and immediately I began to improve. Certainly, I've symptoms of impingement but causally they are related to the partial dislocation. In fairness I missed the sublux, mostly because for me their was no single event, but several over several days. So, this injury is a priority, first of rest and healing and second of rehabilitation.

Vision: I enjoy power lifts, and O-lifts, hence why I do them, but, what do they have to do with my recreation? How do they prepare me for backpacking or canoeing? And given when I go heavy I generally come away with serious fatigue and minor injury that sets me back, why do I obsessively pursue them? How can I modify the things I've learned from CrossFit, BodyTribe, and the Functional Fitness scene, and combine them with the Adventure Racing stuff, to create an approach that works for me?