BLOG #4 ROAD TO RECOVERY WITH 2XU

TRUST THE PROCESS & TAKE THE NEXT STEP

Standing at the top of my stairs leading out of my apartment, deep down inside of me, I felt a little nervous.
It’s hard to describe—like when you add more weight to an exercise at the gym that you haven’t lifted before, or not for a while.
You’re a little nervous, unsure, yet excited to see if you can shift the weight…

I take one step down the stairs and then another. I’m waiting for my hamstring to scream with pain at me for taking these steps downstairs without the aid of my crutches.
But my hamstring stays silent as I make my way down to the ground floor—and continue my walk crutches-free for the first time in over a month.

The body is amazing. It is resilient beyond belief at times, then fragile like soggy wet paper.

I’ve experienced both ends of this spectrum—not only in my athletic career but over the past few weeks on the
Road To Recovery from my hamstring surgery. I went from needing both my crutches at all times, to just one around the house, and then none.

Some days my hamstring told me I overdid it. Other days, it was happy with me testing its strength.
When I began adding stairs and longer walks into my daily routine, I had to break through the psychological barrier that “this is going to end badly” and avoid being overly cautious.

For over a month, pain and discomfort reinforced certain movements and sitting positions.
I had to create a new narrative around these movements—not fearing some discomfort but embracing it as part of the Road To Recovery.

And this came from trusting the process.

“It’s only at the end of your comfort zone where you’ll catch a glimpse of your true potential.”

We hear the phrase trust the process all the time. Some say it’s a cliché.
It is—unless you apply and live it daily. Then, it becomes your guiding light.

I knew that to progress on my Road To Recovery (or anything in life), I needed to do just a little more today than I did yesterday.
That started with walking without crutches at home in the mornings, then all day. I progressed to one crutch on stairs, then none.
I started driving short distances, then several hours for work.

My rehab evolved with added pool-based exercises—encouraging movements I hadn’t done in over six weeks.

Right now, I barely use my crutches. Occasionally, I’ll use one if facing a long staircase, but I’ve even stopped looking for them.
My crutches are no longer my crutch.

What’s allowed me to progress?

Trusting the process: doing my daily rehab, treating my surgical site and hamstring with massage and specific movement patterns, and believing that small discomforts were part of the Road To Recovery.

You can only trust the process if you regularly complete the process…

READ: Why Discipline Beats Motivation – My Recovery Mindset
READ BLOG 3 OF MY ROAD TO RECOVERY WITH 2XU