What I wish I had done after my first ACL injury

As I’m recovering from my second ACL surgery, I can’t help but come up with a list of regrets from the first one.

1. I should have continued going to the gym. As much as my second injury was an accident, I can’t help but blame myself for being lazy, not maintaining the gym protocol.

“Laziness is simply resting even before you are tired”

Resolution: I will do therapy religiously, then still go to the gym even after I’m cleared. Friends, I’ll need your help with this. I hate the gym. I think the first time I did weights was when I got to UP, and our school’s weights room kinda traumatized me a little. It was this dingy, rusty, dusty old place.  I tried working out at the Palms or the club, but I get utterly bored in such a small area. The only thing that made it fun was having to do weight training with the whole team.

2. Really learned a new sport/hobby/ found something I could connect to as much as football.

I sort of did with Makeup and all, but it’s not like there’s Makeup teams and competitions and stuff. Well actually there are, I just haven’t gotten into the whole community yet.

Suggestions would be welcome- I’m thinking triathlon, mountaineering? Crochet? Baking?

3. Quit football, so I wouldn’t have had to endure this second one.   Scratch that. I would never have stopped playing back then. 


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