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Sustained injuries
8 years ago
I don't normally find myself in the IR list.
Last Monday I had shin splints from using old shoes, I ran three miles and walking became painful. I got a new set of inserts for those so I can continue to use them for work, and a new pair of shoes for training. Problem solved. Wednesday I had a PFT that I fucking smoked, but at a cost. My left shoulder began to hurt on my last two pull ups. At the time I didn't think much about it. Given my running injury I basically took the rest of the week off from the Armstrong program, or really just half assing it and doing it at home instead of on a real pull up bar.
I started my regular training schedule again today. Ran a mile and a half, did armstrong, sit up work out, and then ran a mile and a half back. No pain in shins, the new shoes are great. But it became immediately apparent that I have a fucked up left shoulder, likely a rotator cuff injury. I can do a pull up, but after beginning the descent, after my shoulders drop below my arms, my left socket pops quietly (more like a regular crack, not dislocating) like it usually does. After reaching a certain point on the way down I get a good shot of nerve pain in the socket and up my left arm. I try to do more and see if I just did something wrong. Every attempt hurts, but only on the way down. It's crippling, I can do one at a time, last week I was busting out 13 quickly and efficiently before my arms were smoked.
This could be bad news for selection in March and OCS this summer. I'm already at a physical disadvantage by having substandard PFT scores, going for an extremely competitive program and on a very short training notice. Major setback that could keep my from earning that appointment. I hope it will amount to nothing more than take some Motrin, drink some water, change your socks and wait a week.
But that's rarely the case.
Last Monday I had shin splints from using old shoes, I ran three miles and walking became painful. I got a new set of inserts for those so I can continue to use them for work, and a new pair of shoes for training. Problem solved. Wednesday I had a PFT that I fucking smoked, but at a cost. My left shoulder began to hurt on my last two pull ups. At the time I didn't think much about it. Given my running injury I basically took the rest of the week off from the Armstrong program, or really just half assing it and doing it at home instead of on a real pull up bar.
I started my regular training schedule again today. Ran a mile and a half, did armstrong, sit up work out, and then ran a mile and a half back. No pain in shins, the new shoes are great. But it became immediately apparent that I have a fucked up left shoulder, likely a rotator cuff injury. I can do a pull up, but after beginning the descent, after my shoulders drop below my arms, my left socket pops quietly (more like a regular crack, not dislocating) like it usually does. After reaching a certain point on the way down I get a good shot of nerve pain in the socket and up my left arm. I try to do more and see if I just did something wrong. Every attempt hurts, but only on the way down. It's crippling, I can do one at a time, last week I was busting out 13 quickly and efficiently before my arms were smoked.
This could be bad news for selection in March and OCS this summer. I'm already at a physical disadvantage by having substandard PFT scores, going for an extremely competitive program and on a very short training notice. Major setback that could keep my from earning that appointment. I hope it will amount to nothing more than take some Motrin, drink some water, change your socks and wait a week.
But that's rarely the case.
Whatever the case it looks like I'm going to have to quit pull up training for a while.