Since I started my challenge, I had only missed one workout. It was a cardio day and late at night, but I had worked many hours in the yard doing landscape clean up. I was exhausted, my wife was exhausted, and we had a 3 month old baby who was keeping us busy. That particular night, I had the baby when he had trouble sleeping and was trying to give my wife a break, but I dozed off on the couch. When my wife did wake me up it was very late and I was half asleep and just ended up going to bed. I didn't feel guilty because of the time in the yard. Then about 8 weeks in on my vacation, I had to switch a workout day with my normal rest day at dinner. Back home this would not have been an issue since my gym is open 24/7, but my temp gym was closed and it was too late. Even through sick days and injuries, I have been able to plan around them or workout through them. The hardest was a sciatica nerve issue, but spacing out the timing of workouts, stretching, etc., allowed me to continue on with my workouts and after a few days, I was back like normal.
Yesterday, I hit the gym early in the morning and was in the middle of my UBWO. I got to back and was doing my hyperextensions and was thinking to myself how my lower back feels good, it's getting stronger, it's nice not to have to worry about any injuries. I walked over to the cable row machine to complete my super set and was doing well. 1,2,3,4,5... 6, OUCH! It was that shocking feeling in my lower back and it hurt. I slowly put the weight down and laid back to stretch and cringe. When I tried to get back up, I couldn't it hurt too much. I ended up rolling off the bench and on to the floor. I immediately stretched everywhich way I could hoping that it would just go away, but no luck. I tried walking around, nothing. I still had triceps and biceps to go, so I went over picked up a bar for tricep extensions and just lifting to prepare stung my lower back. I decided to try cable rope push downs, and that worked. I super setted with another cable tricep exercise. I rested, walked back to the weights and tried to pick up a bar to do standing curls, but felt the same pain in my lower back. I headed back to the cable machines and did some seated cable curls and a super set.
Needless to say, it's late and I'm still in pain. I went to work, left early from the pain, and pretty much have laid on the floor all night with my feel elevated. Although it helps, this may be an injury that may not go away as easy as it did last time. I definitely will skip cardio in the morning and rest up. If I feel better tomorrow night, then I will do my HIIT late tomorrow night. If not, it may be time to take that active rest for the remainder of the week and maybe do a 2nd week like I had originally planned, but didn't do. Wish me luck and send me some good vibes, because although I know I am mentally and physically stronger, I need to get through this without just giving up. I don't plan on going down without a fight ;)
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