Not being yourself sucks and can be depressing if you are mentally weak. After dealing with the pain I encounter from my crash a few weeks ago I do not know how I was able to perform the following week at DPGP looking back on that day. I raced on instinct, the rush, and energy around the event. The human body and mind is an amazing thing the more I reflect back. I love the process of finding that sweet spot as a athlete because once there it is a matter of holding it and controlling it. It is a very fine line of not doing too much or too little to lose it. I have been very fortunate to have a team around me that specialize in fixing broken parts on athletes. Dr. G seen in the picture squeezing and working on my wrist is a gift. Everyone calls him "Dr. G" not just cause he is cool like that but he has one of them unique last names.
I am not sure if you have seen these crazy guys on two wheeled motor bikes racing in the dirt at high speeds going through jump after jump. He is the guy who fixes many of them when they break something, he also works on UFC fighters which have been there at the office while I was on the table, and the list goes on and on for the athletes he works on. Each day I have been with him for treatment athlete's are flowing through his doors, he calmly works on each of us while making us smile and letting us know everything will be fine. It is one of the coolest things, watching someone work their gift with what looks like easy. That is the beauty of walking in what you were called to do, you make it look easy.
He has spent time working on me and not just rushing me through the process. You can always tell when someone loves their craft and actually understands what is needed. Some may wonder what type of pain I have been dealing with. It was very difficult and still is slightly for me to put any pressure on my wrist, I basically brusied a bone on the top of my wrist really good, and strained some ligaments on the back side of that wrist. So I had pain on the top of my hand when gripping my hoods or when I came out of the saddle to give an effort it felt like all these tendons and ligaments were pulling apart. Often we do not vaule these parts or pay much attention to them until they are not working properly. When God made us he made all of our bodies to function in harmony, each and every part supports another. When one is out of wack you feel it, especially as a athlete who dearly depend on them. There are 5 points of contact for pretty much most cyclist who have all their limbs. Our butt to the saddle, our right and left hand to our bars or hoods, and our right and left feet to the pedals. Try training, riding, or racing without one of them after being able to your whole life. You will find it to be very tough if you have pain shooting through the whole time.
I had no choice besides sit it out and allow the body to heal. Rest, treatment, and therapy is always the best tool when injured. It is always best to wait out the process and not rush it. Put a team around you who cares and truly want to get you back whole. I can't thank Dr. G and his staff enough without them my road to recovery would have been that much longer, we are not where we want to be yet but we can see the light at the end of the tunnel now. If you like you can follow Dr. G on Instagram at "teamdrg".
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