From e6e87b6eb0e8b353344dd2e80299f540734f139c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: yuzu-eva Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2024 14:22:09 +0100 Subject: slight edit --- content/thoughts/muscle-memory.md | 27 +++++++++++++-------------- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) (limited to 'content/thoughts/muscle-memory.md') diff --git a/content/thoughts/muscle-memory.md b/content/thoughts/muscle-memory.md index 16dc9cd..c87f1ab 100644 --- a/content/thoughts/muscle-memory.md +++ b/content/thoughts/muscle-memory.md @@ -1,26 +1,25 @@ -Mucle memory is a weird thing that I don't really understand. +Mucle memory is a weird thing. I was a very active sports climber since 2013, with my most active years being 2017 to 2020. My best performance was an 8c flash. For non-climbers, that means that I completed an 8c route without any prior knowledge to how this route is -build and supposed to be completed. I never saw anyone climb this. I just went -on the wall and did it. +build and supposed to be completed. I just went on the wall and did it. In late 2019, I hurt the the tendons in my right middle and ring finger. This put me out of commission for about 6 months. When I finally recovered the gym was closed because of the COVID-19 virus. I never enjoyed any other forms of -physical activity, so I let myself go and gained about 10 kilograms. At this -point I should add, that during my peak climbing days, I was very underweight. -I am 183cm tall and weighed about 63kg, which would put in severely underweight. -I know weigh around 75-77kg and I haven't really actively climbed since 2019. +physical activity, so I let myself go and gained about 15 kilograms. At this +point I should add, that during my peak climbing days, I was underweight. +I am 183cm tall and weighed about 63kg, which wasn't exactly healthy. +I now weigh around 77-79kg and I haven't really actively climbed since 2019. What I mean by "actively climbed" is at least three times a week, which is the minimum of what I did back then. Nowadays, due to work and a longer commute to the gym, I go about once every two weeks. Now, this is why muscle memory is weird. I don't go climbing three times a week like I used to. -I gained 15kg, most of which fat. I lost muscle. -AND STILL, after four climbing sessions, I am back to flashing 7c. I know, it -is not an 8c, but I expected WAY worse, and I honestly don't know how I'm even -able to do this. I don't think I should be able to do this. I thought I'd start -back at around 6a or so, simply because my shoulders and back muscles got way -weaker. But I can still do these routes without an issue. +I gained 15kg, most of which is probably fat. I lost muscle. +AND STILL, after only four climbing sessions, I am back to flashing 7c. +I know, it is not an 8c, but I expected WAY worse, and I honestly don't +know how I'm even able to do this. I don't think I should be able to do this. +I thought I'd start back at around 6a or so, simply because my shoulders and +back muscles got way weaker. But I can still do these routes without an issue. If this is really just muscle memory doing its thing, then I'm really excited -for what I can do, once I get back into climbing regularly. \ No newline at end of file +for what I can do, once I get back into climbing regularly. -- cgit v1.2.3