GAINING SOME WISDOM
- By loramarie03
- 5 June, 2012
- 20 Comments
Holy soreness, batman. I wasn’t expecting to be this sore from CrossFit since it was a mix of things that I’m already doing. But, I think the chest-to-floor push up and the intensity of it really killed my arms. They are so sore. Like too-sore-to-wash-dishes sore. But it’s a good sore because before strength comes soreness, right?
On top of that, I’ve been battling the pain that comes with your wisdom teeth growing in. I don’t get how they’ve been sitting there dormant, way below the surface, for YEARS and suddenly in the past few months decided to make their move.
I think I’m going to give my dentist a call just to see if they should be removed… nothing worse than having all the pain work from braces not pay off. And I can now say I can understand why babies get so cranky when they are teething. I wish someone would rub brandy on my gums, let me gnaw on a teething ring and sleep all day.
One of the things I was thinking about on my run this morning (absolutely BEAUTIFUL weather in NYC right now, let’s just hope this sticks around instead of turning the place into a concrete sauna) is motivation and the fine balance between pushing yourself and burning out. I think this is something that’s hard to balance because how do you know that you are pushing yourself to your limits, but not pushing yourself so far that you are on your way to burn out?
I think it comes down to listening to your body. Pushing your limits is doing sprints faster than you’ve ever done them before, or participating in the #RWRunStreak. Burning out is doing all of this when your body is screaming at you to stop. With time, it’s easier to learn when the devil on your shoulder is telling you to be a slacker and when your body is physically telling you that you need to chill. But when you are feeling exhausted and really don’t want to get that run in? Probably best to either take a day off or think about doing a different exercise to give your muscles a rest. Burn out can be physical AND mental.
Have you had your wisdom teeth out? What’s the recovery time like? How do you tell if you are pushing your limits vs. burning out?
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Get those babies pulled so you can avoid future pain. After mine were pulled I was in bad pain for the first 24 hours then it was easy street. The worst part is keeping the gums clean. You will be glad you had them removed.
Oh good — so happy to hear that it's not a lengthy recovery time!
I had my wisdom teeth out when I was 19 or 20 I can't remember. I had them removed over a Christmas break from college. I am so glad I had them out! Life was a million times better without them. Recovery time wasn't too bad. About a week for me.
Oh wow!! I'm glad that it made things better… I think some of these "caffeine" headaches that I've been having are really pain from them.
Ooh I love that sore feeling (kind of). It means you were working hard!
Heheh I feel the same way!! It means a good workout…
Ughhh wisdom teeth are no fun! Mine were stuck in my sinus cavities, and I had to get legit surgery for it. Not the typical removal. And then they got infected…blah.
Oh noooo that sounds awful!!
I'm glad that you got them out so they didn't cause more issues down the road though.
I had my wisdom teeth out when I was 16, but I was sore and miserable because I couldn't eat the next day, but two days later I was back to work at Ding's Dock! haha
I had to listen to my body this morning, something I did yesterday had my adductors mad at me. Took the day off of a hard run and leg work!
I didn't know you worked at Ding's Dock!! Hahah!! Good work listening to the body!
oo i was very lucky and had only one wisdom tooth! weird, right? it wasn't too bad although i did get a little infection but nothing bad..i think that is very normal with them and antibiotics cleared it right up. that was like in a day..no bigs.
That's crazy!! I'm glad that it healed quickly, phew!
I had mine out last summer at the tender age of 26 – my wisdom teeth undid everything with my braces too. It also turned out one of them was infected. The surgery was super easy, but then I got dry sockets which was VERY painful. If you do get dry sockets, buy eugenol (available at most pharmacies or GNC) It tastes terrible but completely numbs the pain!
Oh no!! I heard that Dry sockets are brutal… did you have to get braces again? Did you have permanent retainers?
I just saw you replied! Sorry I'm a little delayed
I actually just got invisalign a few months ago to straighten my teeth before my wedding. It's great, but its crazy how much my teeth moved because of my wisdom teeth!
That's insane! I did something similar to Invisalign for my retainer post-braces and it worked well. The oral surgeon was telling me my options and he was like well we could wait until the other ones come in (top ones) blah blah blah, what do you think? And I was in a near panic as I said, "but I don't want it to mess up my teeth??!" ahahah
I'm glad yours worked out well! And I saw the surgery went well
And you ran the next day! I sat on my momma's couch for 2 days and let her bring me ice cream and gatorade. I'm impressed!
Hahah thanks! Gatorade has definitely been a miracle worker!
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