So, practice number two rolled around 5 days after the first. I was still feeling it a little in my legs (especially my right thigh due to a klutzy moment at home between practices) but I figured I would loosen right back up. I was pumped and ready to rock.
I did a couple of practice laps on the outside of the rink while the team did their warm-up laps. No worries. Then we gathered to the middle to take a knee and then do some stretches. Holy. Freaking. Crap.
It felt as if my right thigh exploded.
Did I mention I had a klutzy moment the day before? I slipped on the stairs and while I didn't fall head over heels I ended up in an awkward half split with my right leg bent behind me. Oh...and did I also mention that since I never iced or stretched out my muscles after the first practice they were still a bit sore as it was. Yeah. I was not prepared for the beating my body was ready to undertake.
So back to the pain. It took my breath away. But, I didn't want to let on to all the tough girls surrounding me that I wanted to cry so I just tried to go about my business and stretch some.
The we got back up and went on to some skating. Us newbies were just doing some laps under the watch of the assistant coach and I just wasn't even feeling up to that. I did a few laps and hung in there for about 30 minutes then decided that was that.
I threw in the towel.
And I slunk away. I felt like a giant ass the second I got into the car for not sucking it up and finishing practice. I let the couch potato win. I got a boo boo so home I went with my tail between my legs.
Once home I turned to Dr. Google and came to the conclusion I had pulled my quad muscle (the rectus femoris to be precise). I read on and learned the RICE method of healing (rest, ice, compression, elevation). So I grabbed my frozen broccoli and limped to the couch. I spent that night and the next day alternating between icing and stretching. Surprisingly...it helped. A lot.
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