Hey RDJ, Sorry to post this in your training log but due to amount of posts or something I can't send you a PM, so I'll ask here. I've seen that you've been in amateur bouts in the UK, I had a question about the medical - during it, when they test your vision, do they do any close examination of the eye itself? From what you've experienced, do you think it would be possible for the medical person to detect whether a person's had laser eye treatment? Or is there no real close examination of the eyes? Thanks man, nice shiner. :!:
Ah ****, my bad. Looks like moving over there is the solution, haha. Do you know any other amateurs from the UK on this board I could forward my question to?
I was supposed to fight last Saturday but there was no opponent for me. Next fight will be June 6th, and again on June 26th.
No. Both dates fell through due to me being "injured". I have regular migraines (about four a week) so I'm not in a shape I wish to be fighting in.
It pops up every once in a while. The worst seems to be behind me for now, I'll probably have another episode in seven or eight months.
Another streak of bad luck. I had a cycling accident yesterday and tore about every muscle and ligament in my neck and shoulder. The doctor said I was lucky being well trained because otherwise the collarbone itself would have given in instead. It'll be months before I'm back to where I was, it's unlikely I can make the nationals in September. Since I can only fight until December 2010, I may actually never fight again. I'm in ****ing shatters. Seriously. When I realised this may be the end of it my world collapsed.
Recovery is going so and so, it's been three weeks now. Still can't do much, but I have decided to slowly get back to training since doing nothing depresses the living **** out of me. Jump rope didn't really hurt me as the shoulder movement is very subtle, as long as I don't cross the rope. Did about half an hour of jump rope and slow motion shadowboxing. I'm going for a 10 mile cycle in a few minutes, and do a short run in the evening.
The shoulder actually feels much better now that I exercise it again. Better range of movement, less pain. Today I did some shadowboxing, higher paced than yesterday but not all out yet, especially not with the right hand. After that went for roadwork which felt very good, my stamina hasn't deteriorated much yet. Going for a cycle later on, 10 mile at a very high pace. I'm keeping my diet absolutely perfect at the moment to speed up recovery. Also because I got a little chubby in the past few weeks, and I don't like that one bit.
