Bonus Workout

My weekly workout schedule generally goes like this:
Monday morning run
Tuesday afternoon swim
Wednesday morning running and strength training
Thursday cardio (usually stationary bike) and stregth
Friday run
Weekend free for all

But since I am so used to getting up early I wake up early enough to add in things like a Tuesday stregth workout and I technically have time for a Thursday afternoon swim. If those happen it's like a little gold star for the week.

This morning I got up and headed on in to my gym and got through a 40minute workout. But here's the thing, I shouldn't be working out at all right now.

I pulled my left tricep yesterday carrying garment bags at work and the only position it doesn't hurt in is folded across my torso. I should probably get a sling but that seems like such a pain. So instead I just look like a idiot walking around with my arm all bent up. Normal people would take a break and let it rest. But nope, I can't handle that.

I think it goes back to all the years I spent swimming. I can't count the number of times my ankle was swollen and I still hit every wall. Or how many times I broke my finger yet never missed a stroke. Injuries happened all the time- but when I was working towards something taking time to rest a pulled muscle wasn't an option. Everyone has heard stories of people training with a broken foot or what have you, that stuff happens. I had a fractured wrist that wasn't healed when my season started- still swam. You make adjustments to the exercises but I never stopped. And this little pull isn't any different. Although I might have to see a doctor just for some pain killers.