Originally Posted by
Cory
So I was looking to restart lifting on monday. Today, I took a nail about an inch deep on the inside of my left knee. Picked up a door panel that was previously a bench top, and it hit me in the side off the knee. I buckled, stomach turned, and broke a sweat. It hurt. I've rested, elevated, and stretched very lightly. It's stiff and swollen. If it starts to feel warm or gets any stiffer I'm going to see a doc tomorrow.
I'm so tired of being injured or hurt. I was at a DL of 300x3 but hadn't really worked it up to sets yet. My squat had finally broke into the low 200 range. My bench was still low... that was all back in September '20. A measly 13 months since starting to lift. Strong only compared to before, but not in general. I want to get back to it.
Barely into my strength life and it's injury after injury. I'm so tired of being reactive. I want to go back to improving myself instead of constantly repairing, rehabing, and stuff. I want to get back to doing hard things. It gives you a different mindset. And without it I feel weaker.
This just sucks.