Set-Back

I just recently started adding exercises back in after my pec injury. Well, now I've managed to sprain my knee/ligaments. We were playing in a snowball softball tournament a few weeks ago and I took a nasty fall when I dove to catch the ball (which I did and nobody scored). My leg bent behind me and my knee crashed down onto the ice packed snow. Of course I shook it off and kept playing and working out. The pain continued to get worse, so I decided to see the doctor and she gave me the bad news. It seems like if it isn't one thing, it's another. Discouraging, very much so. I cannot squat, lunge or do box jumps. In the big picture it's not a big deal b/c it could have been much worse and I could be down for a lot longer than 4-8 weeks. I've just got over being down for 12 weeks, so I think I can handle this. I'm going to lose some strength and muscle and that is most frustrating for me. My legs have always been big (unfortunately) and powerful, so hopefully things will come back quickly once I can resume normal activity. I by no means can stop cold turkey, so I will modify my movements and stay away from anything causing pain.

As my friend Cindy said, I need to be wrapped in bubble wrap!