When you get into something, it can be exciting but it's important to realize, sometimes that excitement can bite you in the ass if you don't pay attention. Guess I fell into that rabbit hole but not by much. I've been hitting up the Sapate Exercise for quite a few workouts, keeping the protocol of using it as a HIIT Workout for over a couple weeks doing 30 on, 90 off for 8 Rounds (inspired by the Sprint 8 Workout).
Yesterday, I figured I'd really test myself seeing what would happen if I did it 2 days in a row and holy fucking shit balls I paid a little price for it (50 cents maybe LOL). I did 100 of these bastards in sets of 10 with a minute rest between sets. Let's just say by the end, I wanted to keel over and probably needed an Iron Lung, that thing kicked my ass and nearly took me out. It was a wake up call on how tough this exercise can be despite the simplicity. Once everything died down and I can breathe like a normal human again, the endorphins were insane.
This is the lesson I learned: Don't push that hard and not expect to feel something. I didn't get injured or anything but there was a little feeling in my left shoulder I didn't like and I didn't want to aggravate it further doing this crazy move today. So for the next couple days, I'll be doing some prehabbing on my shoulder with the Dopa Stretch band, maybe the regular but haven't decided yet and do some Overcoming Isometric Training to keep my strength going without overwhelming the joints along with working my neck as usual. I'll be back on the HIIT train on Friday ready to kill it again.
Some of the things we learn in training is not always the victories and hitting those sweet spots, its what we learn by feel and at times we can go until our brain stops thinking and turning that Governor off in our minds. When that happens, there's a bit of unpredictability and you don't realize how far down that Rabbit hole you go until you feel either a pinch, internal bruise or a possible nose bleed (I've had all three happen on separate occasions) and you keep going without knowing what just happened. That can be the kind of thing that bites you in the ass. Some guys don't care if they get injured or not, going to extreme is like a drug to them and don't care about the consequences such as screwing up a knee or something. Don't do stupid shit like that, it makes you weaker than it does stronger.
Pay attention to what you're doing, feel that flow and keep focused on the task at hand. I'm glad I noticed it and didn't do anything to make it worse but shit happens and you do the best you can with it. Keep at it, be amazingly awesome and don't ever forget that the smallest fraction of progress still leads to the big picture. Have a great Wednesday everybody. Shoot a comment on this article my way and/or an email using the Linktree below. Let's interact. Tell me some of your experiences about possibly noticing something off in a workout.
