October 20, 2015

Well, that did not go great...however, it was the fastest clinic appointment I've literally ever had.
I checked in, literally just opened instagram and got called back!
The nurse made a joke about being a hypocondriac...which I was already paranoid about, so thanks for that.
The "doctor" didn't even know what shin splints were. I mean come on...couldn't she have just googled it quick before coming to see me?
As always, she was super rushed and impersonal.
She said we could do an xray just to be certain, even though she didn't see any swelling.
I was embarassed, so I didn't say all the things I had researched (like shin splints can lead to a stress fracture, my timeline was identically to those described in articles, i had specific pain in a specific area, x-rays don't always show the fracture...etc.).

However, let's take a moment to appreciate that this is the worst of my medical concerns right now, and that I have the means to go in for something as stupid as shin splints.

I fully recognize this, just for the record:)

Really, I don't know what more I was hoping for. Since either way, I will take at least 4 weeks off to be safe. But golly gee do I miss running. I'm learning more about my body and what it needs/can do on the bike. But it's still not the same. I miss the ease of the treadmill telling me what to do, rather than me having to control my pushing.

Workout today:

Bike
Warm up
2 min push
1 min base
1 min push
1 min base
1 min push
1 min all out
1 min recovery

Floor
100m sprint row
10 medicine ball squat, push ball forward coming up
100m sprint row
10 medicine ball squat, push ball up
(x3)

Bike
Repeat first part

Floor
8 one arm snatch, 25lb
10 bicep curl, 15lb
10 TRX tricep extensions
(x3)

Bike
Repeat first part

Floor
250m row sprint (x1)
8 iso chest flys 12.5 lbs
16 alternating laying supermans
(x4)