Pain has gone

The pain around the joint area has gone & I'm able to do leg workouts easier.

Good news : I'm able to carry 100kg barbell squats.

Bad news : My quads & hamstring are not that strong yet.

This week is all about movements. I'm able to play badminton from stationary to movements now & I can slowly stop my movements with my right leg.

If everything goes smoothly, I guess I can come back for World Champs. Jia You!!

Rehabbing

Did rehab yesterday in the afternoon & was perspiring a lot. Ran on the elliptical machine, maintaining 160-180 strides per min for 25 mins. Did agility ladder & felt good about it, movements were much more smoother this time round.

I predict I should be able to run by next week, shall see how. If not, I will continue to do more strengthening on my own.

Yesterday rehab was a joke. Couldn't catch the ball properly, hit my head, slipping out from my hands. The ultimate one was this : Was trying to scare a friend with the ball, but it slipped out from my hands & hit his chest.

Opps... sorry

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This week updates

Sorry all, I've never been updating my blog recently.

Doctor checked my hamstring graft on tuesday & told me everything's normal. Sounds good.

Been doing strengthening for this week as I must gain my muscle mass back. I had reached 90Kg for my barbell squats.

Sports trainer told me that I got strength but no movements. So I did agility ladders yesterday & today. The feeling of being to tap the feet through the ladders is damn shiok. I guess only those who had been through all these will know how I felt.

I can run on the elliptical machine but not on land. Did short range movements to receive the ball, running forward & back to catch the pass. It was really really really very shiok.

They told me I should be able to go back for training by end of August, isn't it good?

Just a little loose

Physio checked on my graft to see if there's anything unusual. Seen her puzzled expression really scared me. She told me the graft is just a little bit loose but won't affect anything. At that point of time, I was like "Oh my god." I can't afford to have anything delayed for my rehab. I want to go back on court!!!

I'm Demoralised!!!

Seen another physio today & was told to "practice" ISOKinetic "training". By right, I shouldn't be doing this but since this physio said, stay with it. Wanted to call my sports trainer telling him about it but I think it's not wise to do that as the physio will squabble about it.

After doing the ISOKinetic "training", my ACL knee is too warm than usual. I'm like "Oh shit..."
Results came out & shows that my ACL leg is 50% weaker than the left leg. At that point of time, I'm loss of words. 50% weaker...

So I did single leg squats, lunges. Did icing after that & go for lunch. On my way back, I found out that the ACL leg is swollen. "Siao liao"

I'm very demoralised.... by the results & the swell. Feel like giving up already.

A plate difference

Did the maximum strength for my legs to see the difference. Great! Not much difference when doing single leg press. My left leg is able to push 10 plates of weights, right leg can push up to 9 plates. A plate difference... *heng*

Quads burning while doing single leg press, good sign as it's developing muscles. Don't bother by the pain anymore as I got to push myself more.

Am I still not as strong as before? Kept lagging behind while doing hydro. *puzzled*

All about legs

Did legs workout for 2 sessions today & everything went smoothly. Though irritation was there when I did the 1st push off or bend, I still carried on doing it. Leg getting stronger now, I'm able to push off when doing single leg press with 6 plates.

It's all in the mind. If one's mental is weak, one tends to sink into depression/anger.

Pain is your best friend. When there's pain, it shows that you are alive.

Good session

Irritation near the joint line is common, & this keeps me going as long as the screw area is fine. Able to push off while doing single leg press & this time round I did 7 plates of weight.

Did interval training on stationary bicycle. Got to maintain H.R at 160 -170 & 130 - 140. Tough work but I'll keep it going.

I'm drained from the hydro session.

2 months old...

My ACL is 2 months old now. *claps*

Already set another personal blog & strictly for my preference choice of friends. Don't worry, this website will still be active but the posts will only be about my ACL rehab & netball life.

Rehab today was lighter than previous sessions. Why? I can't afford to aggravate the pain further.

Off form

Went for hydro session in the morning, & I breathed in some of the water. Yucks~~~

My best record so far... to be able to run in the water up to 4 lanes (breadth).

Did strengthening in the afternoon but the screw area hurts when I'm doing single leg squats. Sigh~~ Got to stop doing leg exercises for the day.

=( My leg has "on" & "off" form but luckily I pushed myself to do more when it's "on" form.

I'm so happy that many people praises the cat, Meeyo, is so cute.

5 Nations coming up

The team for 5 Nations will be announced somewhere in August, but I won't be in this time round. Tough to be sitting with the spectators while cheering for the Singapore team, but I will deal with that emotions.

This morning while taking bus to National Stadium, I recalled the situation when I'm being knocked down & banging on the floor. Almost cried out but I held back the tears.

Well... the worst is over. I had come a long way from the time I got injured til I could walk properly now.

Good workout session

Everything went well for today's sessions. Did few leg workouts & the feeling was great. This time round no pain near the screw area, which is good. Muscles building up slowly each day & I was so glad about it.

I'm able to do step up & downs in a fast rhythm, doing 60kg barbell squats now. YESH!!!! I'm so happy!!!

Soccer match between Singapore & Australia

Harry Kewell came off the bench to score for Australia as the Socceroos warmed up for the Asian Cup with a 3-nil win over Singapore.

Kewell, still working his way back to full fitness, came off the bench during the second-half and made an immediate impact - doubling Australia's lead with 15 minutes remaining after Newcastle's Mark Viduka had opened the scoring not long after the interval.

Kewell then set up Viduka to score the third and final goal in front of 45,000 fans at the Kallang National Stadium.

It seems like everyone's cheering for Australia team after they scored.

Went for the march pass with Team Singapore athletes & didn't expect them to run, left me panicky & started to hop with my left leg. Don't worry... I'm fine. :)

Resting time...

Today did exercises on my upper body so that my legs could rest for a day. I could feel my shoulder muscles burning like madness while doing it. Rested for my eyes for few minutes before the next session starts & played badminton with Farid (another ACL patient) using squash rackets. Ha~~ It was so funny to play against him & I was laughing all the way.

Hydro session today & I was really really very tired. My legs & arms couldn't work the way I want them to be. Was glad that I could control my breath while doing underwater running, from 1 lane, I improved to 2 lanes. But still, I need help once I'm out of breath.

Great feeling after shooting session & did some throws with Ling, a competitive teammate, whom I always challenge against. :)

Did Aspiration

Had a hard cardio session today, realizing I had no image at all when I'm doing it. Ignoring how others looked at me when I'm frowning all the way just to hit my heart rate. Ha!!!

Did aspiration on the ACL leg after my rehab sessions & they withdrew 15ml fluid out from my knee. I'm still scared about the process...

Sigh~~ Not good not good... the screw in the knee hurts when I'm doing few workouts. It's so discouraging as I got to hold back on what I'm supposed to do.

Well... I guess this is the "timing" I predicted. Things will go smoothly in the 1st part but when it comes to the later part, things will cock up.

Mass is coming back...

I can see the muscles starting to be developed on the ACL leg, which means... soon I'll be gaining my mass back. *cry*

Been doing a lot of leg workouts recently & I tried to do more strengthening despite the burning sensation on the quads. I just want to get back the strength asap.

A 17-yr-old triathlete died from heart failure which sounds scary. Over do it?

Know something? I used to hold back myself from running too fast as I'm scared of heart failure, or my legs will give way. Now I do know that athlete can die from heart failure... Scary~~~

32nd ~ 36th rehab + physio

Hi all... I'm back to update my bloggy... Been quite lazy this week as I've been doing intensive rehabs. This week is really very tiring. Why? I had been doing fitness training for the past 3 consecutive days & even did hydro this morning. Strengthening is the main focus I got to do now on the ACL leg.

Sigh~~ Stressed up now as I really don't know what should I do after my 3 months leave is over. Dilemma now...

A lot of stuffs had been happening around... kids behaving weird lately... full of "sai" in their heads. Worst among others I had ever encountered.

29th, 30th & 31st physio + rehab

Knee hurts today while doing single leg press... Sucks~~ I hate this feeling... It just tied me down...

I forced myself to do a hard cardio session in the morning & YESH!!! I ignored that "think he's good" trainer. He's such a disgusting guy who's always digged his nose!!! Yucks!!!

28th physio + rehab

Ok... I manage to get my full range today... *clap*

Enjoyed myself during my rehab sessions & all many thanks to the soccer boys who brightened up my day. They are the real jokers...

I now shall announced that my upper body is dead for a day after all the barbell & cable exercises.

Thinking of changing the current blog to another blog website so that I can put private posts where only restricted people get to read it... It's a hassle... but I'll do it one day...