So … I climbed on Tuesday until my hands wouldn’t hold onto the rocks on the wall any more.
My forearms (from gripping) and lats (from pulling) hurt for two days.
On the second of those days, I had a session with my trainer. Leg Day.
My legs were hurtin’ the next day. And, from all of the weights I held and moved in addition to just legs, my lats and forearms were unhappy an extra day.
How glorious!
My body is strong enough that I can try to climb fake rocks until I physically can’t any more. I can train (hard!) with a trainer. I can walk around at work all day, noticing that I’m sore. I can run 5Ks and ride my bike and play on the playground with my kid and move furniture and carry laundry.
Lucky me.
Why do it? Because you can.
A friend’s mom recently completed her first 5K. Except that she has a degenerative disorder, making walking long distances painful. She walked it. With a walker. Took WAY longer than everyone else. But she did it.
There are countless examples of people working through massive obstacles to be able to walk or run or lift or climb. (I’m sure there are examples in other sports, too–those are just the ones on my radar.)
Do it! Because you can!
