Training and Hand Updates

This is a long overdue update to how my training is going. I will also give an update on my right hand which ties heavily into how my training is going.

I spent roughly 9 months on a hiatus from training. My life took so many twists and turns starting at the beginning of November of last year. By time things in my life had settled down I had broken my right thumb and had to have surgery on it. My hand never fully healed after the initial surgery and actually got worse after a couple of months.

I should have bit the bullet and started training several months ago but things were going so well in my life that I grew complacent and lost motivation to train hard. I also held out hope that if I avoided stressing my hand as much as possible, that it would eventually heal up on its own. The exact opposite happened and the joint connecting my thumb and hand deteriorated more and more.

This past Thursday I had to have another surgery on my right hand. They removed the joint that had deteriorated and fused the thumb to the hand. Apparently they had to use a bone from a cadaver as well, which is some morbidly good fun. I wonder if it was from a mass murderer whose spirit will now corrupt my mind and take control of that hand. Aww… I can only hope!

I had started training about a month ago. Things went absolutely great over the course of a month. My strength levels were almost back to where they were at the end of my last training cycle. It is really frustrating as my motivation is at an all time high and now I am unable to use my hand for another 10 weeks.

This time I am not falling into the same trap that I did last time. I will continue to work my lower body and make up for my lack of upper body training by doing more conditioning work. Spending time on the aerodyne bike, sled dragging, and boxing training with my good arm.

Another activity which I am really looking forward too is walking with my finance. She is a little firecracker and moves like Speedy Gonzales so it will be a tough time for my hulking self to keep up with her. I look forward to this very much. Ohio is full of beautiful walking trails in various state parks and scenic areas like Old Mans Cave, Dawes Arboretum, and the like. Plus there is no better way to get my heart rate jumping up than seeing her beautiful self bouncing around in front of me. Talk about some lovely eye candy, there is no better than the beautiful Missy.