Goal Tending

One of the main components of my attitude adjustment involved a shift in strategy at physical therapy. Instead of progressing slowly and letting my body fully acclimate to each change in my program, I asked my PT to push me really hard - to up reps and weights and lap numbers as fast as she deemed safe. I wanted to find a way to create at least an illusion of accomplishment for myself on a regular basis, and that plan has worked better than any of us imagined.

In the past six weeks, almost all of my capabilities at the gym have doubled. I now spend six hours at PT - up from my old standard of four. Consequently I am far stronger than I was, and am able to spend more time out of bed. I'm trying to set higher and higher fitness goals to work toward - right now, the end goal is a triathlon (because what couldn't I do if I could complete a triathlon?). I think that I couldn't ever be too strong considering the body I have to work with. The bones I can't control. The muscles, however, are another story - and the stronger my muscles are the less my skeleton will have to work. Hopefully now I can just keep getting stronger, nothing else bad will happen, and my life will be back before I know it.

I'll keep you posted.

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