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| June 6, 2010 | | Status Update: 4.5 Weeks from surgery and I am on my way!!! | | Sorry but this week's blog post is gonna start off a bit somber. On June 4th, the world lost a great man. John Wooden was not only the greatest basketball coach ever but also one of the worlds best teachers and an authority on how to live a successful life. He was the ultimate TEACHER/COACH.
John Wooden had a powerful impct on my life and I will miss him. RIP COACH.
Coach Wooden often taught through simple statements. Here are a couple of my absolute favorite.
A. The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team.
B. Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.
C. Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
D. . If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?
E. Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.
F. And my all time favorite. Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.
Here is a good interview on being a TEACHER/COACH
Perhaps Coach Wooden's legacy will be his pyramid of success. Thre is no finer blueprint to success.
Ok on to the week that was. This has been a terrific week,. Doctor's often speak of creating a physical and mental enviironment where you have a chance for healing to occur. I think I have reached that place. Physicaly, I am in a very sound place. I see gains on a daily basis and mentally I am all in again. It has been months since I have had a negative thought. I am all in and I can visualize myself competing again. I just cannot wait.
Lately, I have been reading my mate Chris Neck's book Medicine for the Mind and a few things have hit home. This book has several different focuses. But for me the section on living in the now has really hit home.
Here are a couple of quotes that really got me thinking. I am absolutely committed to living my life to ensure that I have no regrets. So here are some mantra that I try to keep in my mind for you to consider.
Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone. Picasso
I have realized that the past and the future are real illusions, that they exist only in the present, which is what there is and all that there is. Alan Watts
Anyway - on to REHAB. This week I further realized that I am definitely on track. Here is a shot from early in the week on the bike. At this time, I was riding for 25 minutes, pushing <30 watts and holding about 30 rpm. By the end of the week, I rode 37 minutes at 40 watts and 60 RPM. I will take those gains anytime!!!!
What a great week. I was cleared to go to 120 degrees flexion. And I was able to get there by weeks end. Here is a side shot. It will take me a while to get from here to 145 degrees which is full range of motion for me.
Here is a front shot. Notice that you can definitely make out parts of the knee now. Swelling continues to resolve daily. I am now spending one full hour a day in my NormaTec Boots. And they are making a huge difference. It really helps that they have a preprogrammed knee rehabiitaion protocol.
This week, I was cleared to start to start doing Active Range of Motion Prone Hamstring Curls. The body is an amazing machine. The first time I tried it I could not do any. By the end of the week, I did 5 sets of 10. I freaking love it. On these I am going from 0 degrees to 70 degrees flexion. I am very very careful when reversing the curl.
Core has been a huge focus the last couple of weeks. As a result, I am doing lots of floor work. And for most of these exercises I am doing them with only the unaffected leg offering support.
Just like with pushups, I am doing dips with one leg for support. These darn things are harder than they look. I am enjoying getting some work in. The light at the end of the tunnel is approaching very very quickly.
I just can't wait to see what the next couple of weeks will look like. Thanks so much for checking in.
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