Two-year update

I didn't think I would write more, but since this blog is still read, I'll give a brief update.

Two years ago, I just started the cable column workouts (with no weights). Being in the gym triggered an interest in strength training and CrossFit, something I've never been into before. I don't exercise too much in the gym now, one–two sessions a week in addition to running and biking, but I can now do fairly advanced body-weight exercises such as pull-ups and dips something that helps running form. I'm significantly stronger than before the accident, and I have no restriction in my range of motion or any kind of pain. In a strange way, the accident changed my life in a positive direction.

I just discovered a fantastic blog for stretching that would have come handy two years ago: Mobility WOD. WOD is CrossFit jargon for Workout of the Day. The blogger, Kelly Starrett, who posts one exercise a day for one full year is a PT and CrossFitter and is convinced that stretching is absolutely necessary, not only for athletes. Many of the exercises are intended for the lower body, but search the archives for "shoulder", and quite a few videos pop up, many of which use a rubber band, such as this one.