Week 19...whoa (via @karathrowsjav ) - Women Talk Sports

posted by Kara Throws Javelin
Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 8:43am EST

The American Record holder in the javelin shares about everything that goes on in her professional javelin thrower life; injuries, training, competition, friendships, hardships, and victories, plus rest and recreation.

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This is the 19th week since my surgery.?

Honestly, I forgot to count for the last few and have had to check on my phone.? That makes me really happy!? I went back to Chula Vista for a few clinics and a check-up with my surgeon, had a blast, and am so happy to be moving forward at what feels like breakneck pace.

I think I'm living in a time warp.? I can't believe my surgery was so long ago.? It feels like it was?yesterday, but I also remember each stage?of my recovery vividly and can reflect on how far I've come every day.? I don't want to lose sight of how much I'm learning from the recovery process, but I love that I'm still able to do what I've always done after injury; simply look forward when milestones are reached, and believe in my rediscovered abilities.?

Here are some of my favorite rehab exercises:

Resisted speed skaters: Chris/Amber/Heather pull on a bungee around my waist at all different and changing angles while I speed skate diagonally forward.
Bosu ball speed skaters/lunges/hops/soccer drills: All variations of jumping onto, lunging onto, jumping over, or jumping around the bosu ball.
Slide board: Put booties on and slide back and forth on a plastic board.? I have to wear my brace for this one, but that's okay.? It's dynamic lateral movement, so that's expected.
Monster walks: Place a bungee around my legs just above the knees and walk forward, backward and side to side.? I feel like I'm doing defensive basketball drills, because I get to move dynamically on the sideways ones!
Split squats: One foot on the ground on a foam pad, the other behind me on top of a high box, and sit back into the hip and squat/lunge.? Awesome.
Any kind of RDL (Romanian Dead Lift)!

I do much, much more than the exercises above, and I'm totally loving all of it right now, but I don't want to bore anyone.? Please ask specific questions if you have them!

My upper body lifting has been awesome, I had leg lifts for the first time in my last block (eccentric squats, split squats and eccentric RDLs), and I get to start Olympic lifts in the block that starts tomorrow!? I'm so excited to be moving toward normal again, but am loving paying attention to moving my body correctly.? I can't tell you how cool it is to know that I'm whole again.? Happy Training!

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