Getting back into lifting weights was challenging… not only physically but mentally. I had to start out so slow and not push myself too hard. Those of you who know me, know that I am not very good at “taking it easy”. So I sometimes pushed myself too hard (and I could tell right away). I would do a squat and my heart rate would jump up to 180 bpm immediately and take several minutes to recover. I was short of breath all the time and couldn’t quite recover from each workout like I used to. It was frustrating. I remember doing my first push up, first pull up, and progressing from there. I knew the only way to get through it was to keep being consistent and it would come along….
And eventually it did. After several months I was able to bench press the same weight I did prior to surgery and run without feeling completely short of breath. I was well on my way to feeling back to “normal”. And then… I had to have the second part of my surgery. Here we go. Starting from scratch once again. What a fricken roller coaster.
Mandafit 