Yesterday was our second day of box jumps. The first day I did about 105 box jumps. It sounds like a lot but it was broken up into sets of 15. Yesterday, as part of the WOD, we had to do 25 at a time, 100 total. I was on my last set of box jump, actually my last exercise of the WOD too, and WHAM! I missed the box. Smashed my shins right into the box. Hit my wrist on the box too. Boy, did that ever hurt!! I heard a few "are you okay?"s, I said yes and finished out my set. But I wasn't okay. My shins were killing me!!! I'm glad I had on workout pants or I'd be bleeding for sure. This seems to be a common injury in the crossfit world. If you look up box jumps, you are likely to see some nasty shin injuries. I should be thankful it didn't cut the skin.
If you don't know what a box jump is, check this out:
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| How to Box Jump - by IMMUVIT |
The aftermath, I had a lump on each shin, accompanied by a large bruise probably about 2"x3". I iced them with frozen veggies when I got home. They still ache the second day. And even after all this, I still love crossfit. I'm debating if I will go to CF tonight for the 3rd day in a row, or if I should take it easy and just go on a 3 mile walk. We will see how my shins feel. Right now they are killing me and still feel very swollen. I'll post pictures of the bruises later.
**I am kinda proud of myself for finishing the set of box jumps after my misstep.**
Bruises from my failed box jump, 3 days after. Atleast they are healing already and the swelling is going down.
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