Week Seven

This week I was training hard and was able to do contact at practise. I still am not ready for a game yet, but I feel like my knee is improving. I also had Sevens training this week. It’s a bit different from rugby training as there is more sprinting involved.  I made sure that I used my flexibility sessions to the best of my ability as I my muscles were very tight and sore from trainings. I had a good week at the gym as I accomplished everything that I had planned for each session. 

Week Six

This week I am back training with the Otago Spirit Team. We trained Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. I am glad to be back training with the team as I am very impatient on the sideline and dislike being injured. In the gym I didn’t do much before trainings as I knew trainings would be very intense. After trainings I had to make sure I rested and used the correct recovery techniques, so that I would recover by the next day. I had to make sure that I warmed up well and warmed down while training for rugby, using dynamic and static stretches when appropriate and iceing my knee at night. 

Week Five

This week I didn’t increase intensity or increase times. I just maintained them. I felt as though I needed a week that I could rest, but still do enough to improve my strength and fitness.