Post surgical mental skill experiment: greater awareness

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Same as yesterday, except some higher awareness of the injury itself. “Experiencing the injury” was not so hard, although still somewhat formless. 

The lifts are still a problem. Experiencing the squat was again unsuccessful and insisting on it resulted in an ugly accident imaged scene (one I never had, falling facedown). Benching again was easy and better than yesterday. The deadlift was different: although I managed to approach the bar, grab it and start sumo-lifting it, the experience immediately became observer-like. 
 

I failed to mention that until Monday I had a hard time with what I can only understand as a post-surgical depression. I managed to keep the breathing exercises every day, but  depression and a weird disconnected feeling came in waves. Monday was the first day I went back to the gym and used machines for some resistance training. If for that or because surgery meds just wore off, I feel pretty stable since then.
 


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Marilia Coutinho, Ph.D.
CREF 059869-P/SP
http://www.bodystuff.org
Tags: acl reconstruction surgery, mental skill, powerlifting, rehab, sports injury
Posted November 18, 2009 at 5:34 PM by marilia05 in Mental Skill for Injury Recovery | Permalink | Comments(0)



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