What has Anna been up to? š®āšØ
Lifting!!! After breaking my finger a few months ago, I adapted. I figured out what I could and couldnāt do, and started there. After getting image results (7 weeks later) that the bone wasnāt compromised, I decided to invest in myself in a way I havenāt done before, because Iām SICK of constantly being injured. I wanted to try something new and commit to it. I started working with
@natashabarnes š¤šš½
Although I havenāt climbed (with all my fingers) yet, I already see how much her guidance is helping me. My body feels stronger than ever, I have a better gage on how to train without injuring myself (you mean⦠you DONāT have to push to 100 every session??) and Iām excited to bring everything Iām learning into climbing when the time comes.
Weāre going slow, because slow is safe when it comes to injuries like this one. Alongside the broken bone, thereās some synovitis I have to navigate. I was dealing with this for a while, and I suspect it had something to compromising the ligament/bone/joint which lead to the dramatic injury.
Last week I added in campus laddering (feet on) and my finger seems to be taking the small increases in loading quite well. One flair up, but aside from that itās steady progression. Pretty darn exciting!
Iām starting to see the light at the end of the *very* long tunnel I entered about a year ago, and had a fun moment writing down some of my goals for when Iām healthy again. Itās nice to dream again š„°āØ
Alongside Natasha, I have so much unconditional support from my friends, family, and
@connor.runge who are always accompanying me to the gym when they can, giving me pep talks when I doom spiral, setting up multiptich top ropes so I can play on friction slab, etc.
And lastly, I couldnāt be more proud of how my sponsors are supporting me through such an unlucky year šµāš« they believe in me, theyāre not rushing me, theyāre even helping with rehab payments⦠basically everything you want to hear when an athlete gets injured.
@rab.equipment @rab.equipment.na šš½
@evolv_worldwide @mytendon_official @rungne_official