Moves. The gift of movement is something for which I feel more grateful with each passing day. From the times when I don’t have the opportunity to work out to seeing the ways in which my patients struggle with movement, I see each step and workout as a blessed thing. Since it has been quite a few days since my last post, I will highlight only a few of my favorite workouts from this past week.
Last Thursday: Yoga online
Last Friday: Outdoor play time + rock climbing with Janice and a couple more friends!
#justmove . . 4x8 kneel to box jump 4x16 double to single leg box jump 3x10 decline in and out push-ups 3x3 pull-ups (workin on it!)Saturday: Lower body
- Squats (warmup ➔ 1×8 at 135# ➔ 1×5 at 155# ➔ 3×3 at 165# ➔ 4×4 at 155#)
- 3 rounds: 12 KBS + concentric to eccentric deadlift to squat jump x10
Monday: HIIT workout (30 sec work/30 sec rest x 4 rounds)
- Dumbbell burpee to push press
- Bent over dumbbell rows
- Bear crawl plank to kick through
- Wall balls
- Plank jack climbers / crossing mountain climbers
Yesterday: Upper body
- Pull-up practice with and without band // 15 second flexed arm hangs
- 8 devil presses + 10-12 dumbbell chest press on ball
- Wall walks focusing on weight shifting in handstand position
- 10 TRX rows + 6-8 dips
- 12 scorpion ball planks / 8 ball pike to pushup + 40 double unders
10 hours. That’s how much sleep I got last night because I have been terrible at getting at least 7 hours of sleep for the past couple weeks months. I went to sleep at 8pm like a baby, and oh how I wish I could do that every night.
Chipotle rice. Last Saturday a few friends and I helped out another friend with her high school retreat at the church where she is a youth minister. Most importantly, the theme was forgiveness, and it was beautiful to see so many high schoolers respond to God’s Mercy that night. Second most importantly, I discovered how much I really love Chipotle’s lime cilantro rice. I know it’s old news at this point, but DANG that is some buttery flavorful goodness. I took home some leftovers and enjoyed every last bite of it this week.
Brunch and generosity. Also last weekend, I grabbed brunch at Cafe Landwer with my friend Sabrina, and it was just lovely. I had shakshuka with halloumi cheese and the best bread. She had a breakfast platter that included tastes of lots of little dishes. We both didn’t know each other very well before the brunch, but we ended hoping to catch up again soon.
What struck me was her generosity in treating me to brunch (and an Uber from one crowded brunch place to another). She is a young, relatively new grad who could probably be frugal like the rest of us, but she realized her position of having a job and my position of still being a student with zero income, and she without a question treated me to brunch. It’s small and logical, but I felt that the gesture was filled with so much love and consideration. Thank you, Sabrina!
Four things. It’s been a busy but good week at clinical, but the current and impending challenges of becoming the best new grad PT I can be is a little daunting. Since my first clinical in summer of 2018, I have prayed for two things: honesty and humility. I wanted to be very honest in what I knew and did not know, in what I needed from my clinical instructor, and in who I was as a clinician and a person. All while being humble in accepting criticism and in failing at times.
Since the start of this third clinical, I have prayed for an additional two graces: clarity and competence. As I am approaching my doctorate, it’s not just about passing to the next step of my education; it’s about exceeding expectations to give my patients the very best care possible. I know I need to be clear and intentional about what I do for treatment and why, and it needs to be backed by solid evidence and clinical reasoning.
Honesty, humility, clarity, and competence. My H’s and C’s. It all seems obvious, but they don’t come easily all the time, so I pray for them.
So tell me:
What was your favorite workout this past week?
Do you like Chipotle rice?
What is a kind gesture that stood out to you this week?
Do you have a daily prayer / mantra to get you through the work week?