Chin is back

He showed up yesterday in KATC. My program was modified by him as he knew that I got to clear biodex test with 20% deficit. From heavier weights, I went down to lighter weights with deeper single leg squats. Well... it's time to do deep squats now... I will get my muscle mass back faster *i think*.

He'll be giving me new program soon... *sh|t* his program will just make me bulk up again...

Fern is a bit stressed up after telling her that she got to take charge in the circle now. Saying is easier... I told her "just shoot lo... shooting only mah..."

Anyway... I love shooting... that's what a shooter's role in netball... Isn't it? Why so stress up?

The lucky one is down

Another player down for 5 Nations. Is this a bad month? Ya perhaps I think... The hungry ghost festival...

Maybe the "brothers" are testing the team's ability to play without certain players?

Another teammate joining me on the spectators' bench.

Good movements

My movements are improving!!! The 45 degree runs to catch the ball & pivot were more smoothly than the past few days. Did the shuffling shots with Kate yesterday, though it was still not smoothly, I'm sure I'll master this skill soon.

Sigh~~ There's a point when I landed quite hard on my right leg & I could feel the pain... *sh|t*

Hope that Ling will recover from her fever soon...

Confidence building up slowly

Had a 15 mins session yesterday with Kate & Pearline before hitting off in the gym. Did pivoting & lunging to receive the ball & shoot. The feeling was.... GREAT!!!

Felt like I'm a newcomer learning how to play netball when I was doing pivoting slowly... but... who cares...

My rehab program is kinda weird in a way... Learn how to do pitter patter before jogging... Learn pivoting before jumping... Hmmm...

2nd skills session

Had skill session with Kate at 5pm & the weather was so hot. Luckily the agility stuffs were done in the shade. ~phew~

I did try to speed up on my agility... but I was breathless at a point of time... thirsty at another point...

I did a 1/2 dodge when I was doing the last drill which I realised she wanted to see the stuffs I can do.

Luckily I didn't miss so many shots while doing the drills... The whole session took 50mins.

There's 1 time when I really landed slightly harder on the ground & I could feel the pain... *sht* The strength is still not enough...

1st netball training after ACL op

Yesterday I had my 1st netball training with Kate at 9.30pm. Still lacking of confidence to do some stuffs... To think I even forgotten how to do my favourite lunge!!! Oh my goodness!!! My trademark!!!

The feeling of running & catching the ball was so good... I guess only those who came back from injury will know how I feel...

Kate said I looked like an injured athletic when I walked...

Kate also said I looked more athletic when I'm doing my drills.

Finally I had my massage today after cardio training at SSC. My muscles were released from the tightness... ~woo~

Tomorrow got another skill session again...

I'll be back...

Just for laugh

Finally got these photos from Rach... We were trying to be funny...

Yesterday did weights with Rachel at KATC & took us quite a long time to finish the program. Fern & Yasmin came over to find us, saying they need to use the post at National Stadium. In the end, the post was no where to be found.

Increased the weights for my program... I did 130kg for my single leg press & I could feel the sensation of my skin tearing apart... I can foresee that I will hit 200kg in the next 2 weeks. *Yesh* Did 60kg for the single leg barbell split lunge/ squat. Hmm... Right leg getting stronger, hopefully the left didn't improve... *Praying hard*

Soon I'm starting my skill sessions with Kate. *sigh* Got to train on Saturdays & Sundays... My weekends...

5 Nations is coming up... Please come down & support the Singapore Team. Wear the 5 Nations T-shirt to boost up the morale for the Singapore Team!!!

There's hope

After the conversation with Dr Cormac & Kate, there's still hope for me as long as I keep on strengthening til my ACL leg is 90% stronger. Which means... no more slacking...

Was really terrified standing outside chatting with the both of them. Kate's expression is quite scary & seems like she wants the answer from him whether I can make it for the Worlds.

Yesterday hit 120Kg for my single leg press & I can push myself more. Wondering if I will hit 200Kg for the next few days?

Today Rachel will be doing weights with me... Yeah... I got a companion...

Forgot to talk about yesterday's open training. Lix's nose got hit by Vane's forehead, causing her nose bridge crooked. *Ouch* That's painful. Jo sent her to Mount Elizabeth Hospital immediately. Everyone seems to be worried about Lix, ended up they were very off in training.

They came back around 10+ pm so that Lix could drive back home. She still can joke about her nose.

Lix : "Now I know how Jackie Chan see things."
Fern : "Huh?"
Lix looking down at her nose with the splinter, causing her to have cock-eyed.

Chatted with friends over in msn at night. 1 of my ACL friends told me I won't be able to make it for World Champs. Even if I did, I won't be able to perform well. Hmmm... he's the 1st to tell me I won't make it. At least he's straightforward.

Another friend said I too stressed over it & I think I am. Really wanted to go for World Champs this year. If I miss it, I will have to wait for another 4 years & the team won't be the same anymore.

Sigh~~

Been ignoring my left for these few days as I'm really scared that the right leg will be playing catching game with the left.

I'm not aching from weights, is that good or bad? Is the weights too light for me?

Shall not slack anymore... this is the crucial period for me... I don't have the 5 months luxury, I only got 4 months. If I can go back to play, I'm creating history in Sports Council. The 1st person to go back on court in 4 months.

Running out of time

Only left with 4 weeks to determine if I can go for World Champs.

4 weeks = 28 days = 672 hours = 40320 mins = 2419200 secs.

How to get a deficit of <10% in less than 4 weeks?

Been brooding through the whole session in the gym. I'm trying my best to focus working on the leg. Is this the test now? To test my endurance? Or my ability to come back in less than 4 months? Or should I just give up now? I'm in dilemma now...

Asean schools...

Watched yesterday's game between Singapore & Malaysia. Malaysian coach was quite sly, she didn't put the main combi at the start. Well... Singapore lost their composure at the last quarter. If they could bring down the ball with patience & controlled passes, I guessed Singapore could have won the game.

Fern told me that the Malaysians were looking at me on Sat when I walked past them. Guessed they might thought that I can start playing already. Ha!!!

Really missed the times playing in TPH sports hall...

Results for biodex test

Before I start on biodex test, sports trainer wanted to see the way I run. He told me to jog 4 rounds on the grass pit. After 4 rounds, Fern said another 2 rounds. So in total, I jogged 6 rounds. Really feel so good after the jog & was timed by Fern. I jogged with a better timing now than in the past. Guess it must be the kilos that I lost after the surgery.

Well... did the biodex test & was prepared for the worst. 33% deficit but not enough, the total work is still not enough... but this time round, my hamstring is much more stronger than before.
Alright, got to do more for my quads... I think I focus too much on my hamstring this week.

Jia you ba... Think got to do biodex test again soon...

Went to watch Asean schools game at TPY sports hall. Singapore vs Thailand. Well, I do think that nowadays the game is much more rougher than the last time. Not fantastic to watch as it's all about body contact at the end of the day. Whoever's stronger will get the ball... I don't like. Perhaps netball should just engage bodybuilders to play netball. They are strong!

I preferred the netball games in the past... It's all about skills... not body contact...

1st jog after 3 months

Yoohoo~~~ good news... I jogged with Dr Cormac... Felt so good but still a bit worried... Now I really know why they kept emphasize that I must strengthened the quads. My right leg is still not that strong yet.

Phew~~ Felt so happy... Everyone was happy too... They clapped for my 1st jog after operation... Thanks teammates!!!

I'm sure my body will ache even more tomorrow... but it's ok... as long as the leg got stronger, everything paid off...

Body aching...

After yesterday weights, my body aches today. Couldn't do much today but still concentrate on my quad & hamstring. Wondering if the quad has grown stronger or not... I need massage badly...

It's only tuesday & I'm mentally dead at work. Really missed my rehab days... where the time spent so fast at SSC...

I missed my ACL friends too...

Will be joining Open Team for training on tuesday & thursday. Kate said I can join them in skills training... Good or bad? Anyway there's no harm training with them... Just bear me for few days... I'll be back on track...

Self rehab after work

My leave was over so got to work today...Rushed down to KATC gym for my rehab session. Wondering if I overdo the program. Just did what I felt like doing & comparing to what I did from my previous rehab sessions, I did quite alot for today's session.

I did double leg barbell squats, single leg barbell squats, barbell chest press, single leg press, forward & backward lunges, single leg wall squats, seated calf raises, swissball hamstring with resistance & abs.

This will repeat again for the next few days. Got to do another biodex test on sat... By the way, I ran a little bit while chasing for the MRT train... heehee...

*I'm not supposed to run at this moment*

Due to personal matter, I'm not able to blog for the past few days. Back to work tomorrow. Got to do my whole strengthening after work everyday from tomorrow onwards. By the way, I still can't start running yet.

Heard that mixed team NYP Twist won in Pesta Sukan Carnival. Well done guys & gals. I know they will win as they are strong. Well... just a day carnival for them to gather & have fun. No grudges after that.

I guess end of the day, it's all about humble. No use being so good when you have no team spirit. Some people are just too individual to be in team sports. Perhaps they should change to other sports.

Succeeded in hydro

Hydro session in the afternoon & I was tired. Though it's not a hard session, it really made me worked hard for it. Got to run from breadth to breadth without the help of belt. Yes I did it! I told myself not to give up halfway through, not to use the belt that's floating in front of me. It seems like the belt is talking to me, "Come on... hold on to me..."

This time round I'm clever than last time. I tied my fringe instead clipping it.

Sigh~~ I'm going back work soon... Will miss the rehab gym... will miss my PRs there... wondering if they will miss me or not...

Another ACL patient coming in for rehab. She looks fine to me... Hope she will recover asap.

Biodex training again

Did biodex training again but this time I'm practising on the actual test. The graph looks good but I still got a lot to work on. Time is running out for me as I'm going back to work again.

Received a message on my friendster by someone. She's inspired by how I managed to pick myself up from a serious injury to the rehab recovery. Well... there's no point being sad. If I'm not a national player, I will still try my best to recover fast so that I can do daily stuffs normally. But there's times when you can't see improvements as things will get stagnant in awhile, as long as one doesn't give up, I'm sure slight improvements will come.

Perhaps don't give high expectations on yourself first. Try to aim something that is achievable first. Like me, I will try to walk as normal as I can in a shortest period of time. And from there, I can slowly pick myself up to do more things.

It's all in the mind.

Hydro session

Today is a light session for me as I've been doing weights for the past 3 days. Did biodex training to get a nice curvy graphs, in prepared for the real test.

Hydro in the afternoon session & the sun is strong. No rain today... I drank a lot of water in the pool, be in through the nose or the mouth. Tried to do jumps in the water & I really felt so good. *grin* I'm able to swim using my legs to kick the water now... I know I was damn funny in the pool as I got difficulty trapping in the water. I'm scared of water...

Open team leaving to Perth tomorrow. A friend of mine asked me, "Aren't you sad that you can't go?" I'm not sad at all as I knew that it's a fact I can't go in my current situation.