Yesterday was a bit of a down day. My knee really hurt in the morning, a sign perhaps that I've been pushing things a bit too far. I didn't want to break any momentum though, so I was going to do my squats. I spent the morning massaging the knee and gently stretching the surrounding muscles. Then around noon I did two sets of 35 slowly, taking care to keep proper form and not going below a 90 degree angle so as to not stress the knee too much. Then just before bed I did a final set of 30, bringing me to exactly 100 for the day.
A little down from my past few days, but it's a marathon not a sprint, as the saying goes.
That brings me to 885 for the month!
My knee feels fine this morning, by the way, so I should be able to do today's squats fine.
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I hope you knee recovers completely! I totally agree with you when you say that it's not a speed race, but more like a marathon... a month long one! So, be cautious, and don't put yourself in a discomfort zone. I'm pretty sure that by the rate that all of we are taking from the beginning, that we are gonna make it!
In couple of minutes I will upload my update for the 10th day :)
Thanks! It's fine now. Just a message to be a little more mindful in the exercises.
I'll go check out your update!
We have to listen to our bodies, if it hurts... yep, probably wise to take it slower! As you well said, it's a marathon!
My knees have been out of wack since my weight lifting days when I was very very unbalanced in my leg training, so by this point I know what pain there means and how to fix it. Still, as you say, it's a message to slow down a bit.
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Do you do a lot of squats in martial arts? I remember when I was in high school one of my friends was taking tae kwan doe and his teacher made the class do tons of squats. Is that the same for you?