experimenting

I'm not sure if today's session was good or not. It was an experiment of sorts. I consulted my old PT about exercises that require more coordination/control of the knee and he gave me a brilliant website to a guy (I'll post link at some point), and it gave me plenty of inspiration. It also made me aware of how far I still have to go until I'm finished (if I ever will be). Sometimes when the knee feels good I think back and congratulate myself on how far I've come - and with right! - but I must never forget to also go forward. Long story/stream of consciousness short, I decided to skip volleyball and try some of the exercises. As follows:

10 mins cycling
Leg extension: 19+19+21.5 kg
1-leg squats: 3x10 /leg
Lateral lunges: 3x10 /leg
Interval cycling
Bending x1
Jumps on box:
1-leg: 3x 10 /leg
2-leg: 3x20
Deadlifts: 3x 10 (20+30+30 kg)
Balance pad: warm-up

Not much from the original programme there...and with the knowledge and mental notes I made today I will try and stitch together a fusion of old and new to challenge the knee more. More 1-leg work, jumps, and coordinated stuff.

On a sidenote, it must have been amusing for people to watch me try to do the 1-leg jumps...oh my. I'm so scared, and I do not trust my knee to watch my cat, so each jump took me about a minute to prepare for, including one or two tries before I actually managed to leave the ground. Anyway, I'm sure it'll get better.

At the moment it's swollen and perhaps I shouldn't have taken on so much new stuff at once. Just got excited. I'll give myself a pat on the back for this one. Just for looks.

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