Wednesday's class was basically a continuation of Tuesday's. We continued to work on the arm triangle. Bill really wanted to go during the warmups but he and Coach did the good cop/bad cop. It was a pretty good warmup, though. We did lots of sprawls and some sprints.
On a brief side note, I sat out of sparring. I think I pulled a muscle in my right arm at the tournament. I think it'll be fine tomorrow for Friday's class.
Today I started physical therapy for my lower back. I feel like I'm at a point now where if I really want to get better, I have to unlock my hips and get my lower back working better. I'll do whatever it takes. As I said in an earlier post, I honestly thought that if I lost weight in my gut and improved my core strength, that my back pain would magically disappear. Well, since that plan didn't work out, I'm onto plan B.
So, plan B, as I found out this morning, involves ultrasound, stretches for my hamstrings and some kind of electro-stimulation (felt like when you stick your finger in a light socket). Early theories are that my back issues are exacarbated by very tight hamstrings, and so the first step is to loosen them up. I'm stretching multiple times per day and will be seeing the physical therapist twice per week for a bit.
On a brief side note, I sat out of sparring. I think I pulled a muscle in my right arm at the tournament. I think it'll be fine tomorrow for Friday's class.
Today I started physical therapy for my lower back. I feel like I'm at a point now where if I really want to get better, I have to unlock my hips and get my lower back working better. I'll do whatever it takes. As I said in an earlier post, I honestly thought that if I lost weight in my gut and improved my core strength, that my back pain would magically disappear. Well, since that plan didn't work out, I'm onto plan B.
So, plan B, as I found out this morning, involves ultrasound, stretches for my hamstrings and some kind of electro-stimulation (felt like when you stick your finger in a light socket). Early theories are that my back issues are exacarbated by very tight hamstrings, and so the first step is to loosen them up. I'm stretching multiple times per day and will be seeing the physical therapist twice per week for a bit.