I pay for this pain
I just wanted to say that I received lots of positive feedback from my post yesterday; I truly appreciate it. I also appreciate anyone who read it at all, whether they reached out or not.
My post today comes from a place of pain. Not emotional, but physical. My right knee has been nagging at me since after softball last night. Oh sure, I can use it, put weight on it, but it's not pleasant. Is it actually "pain"? Maybe it's low on the pain scale (I don't think I could quantify it, it's that "weird" sort of pain). More than anything it feels like it's swollen, on the sides and behind the knee. When I bend it I feel pressure or like I'm squeezing something, so my guess is swelling.
My wife and I pushed ourselves yesterday. To make up for a missed gym session on the weekend we re-booked for 4pm Monday night, after work. It was a hard session - I believe at one point we both dragged ~275 pounds on a sled. It does wonders for the legs, to be sure; but that same night we had a double-header for softball at 8:30pm.
We don't drag anything behind us when we run the bases, but we certainly run hard to beat out throws. There's moving side-to-side and up-and-down when we're in the field. Constant movement that places a lot of stress on the legs, and knees especially.
And we pay hundreds (thousands?) of dollars every year to take part in both activities. We're paying for this pain. And why?
Well...it's fun in the moment. And for the gym, it's for our long-term health. So I guess I'll take the pain, and ice up my knee tonight before another softball game.