It's September, and I've been slacking!

Sort of. The achilles was twingy enough to make me think twice about doing any kind of running. This week is the first week it's felt 'normal'. The back, thanks to Dr Groven, is feeling much, much better. That guy is a genius. The last time I was there, he took a jigsaw fitted with a rubber tip instead of a blade, and massaged my IT band with it. My IT band spasmed up, but the frequency of the jigsaw overwhelmed it and it ended up super-relaxing. Whenever I tell anyone that story, they look at me funny. It sounds like I'm getting tortured, but, really, I'm not!

What I have been doing: Kettlebell swings. With good form. That means pinching my shoulder blades back and keeping good posture. This has resulted in much better overall posture, and in general I feel about 10 years younger. I've been combining with squats, and TRX single leg lunges. Also been doing Pilates again, and that's been working miracles with my wrecked hamstrings and back.

In general: I forgot that being fit meant taking care of my body, as in stretching/doing rehabilitative lifting. This resulted in some mediocre results, and more importantly, it resulted in me feeling like an old man. Stretching and rehab work is key, especially if I'm going to go out and just hammer for several days in a row.