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ACL Club: Early Stage
ACL recovery consists of 4 stages: pre-op pre-habpreparing for surgery November – March, 3.5 months early ↓ swelling↑ quad activation/controlnormalize walkingachieve “quiet knee” March – Oct, 7 months mid introduce running Nov – … late return to play progression March? One year ago today, I tore my ACL and my life completely changed. As the…
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ACL Club 2023: 1 of 250 000
ACL pre-hab: what it feels like and looks like ACL recovery consists of 4 stages: pre-op pre-habpreparing for surgery November – March, 3.5 months early ↓ swelling↑ quad activation/controlnormalize walkingachieve “quiet knee” March – Oct, 7 months mid introduce running Nov – … late return to play progression March? On November 18, 2023, I played…
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I’m afraid of injury
I tore my ACL. I’m waiting for an MRI and started rehab.I don’t expect to play sports for months. ⏸️ volleyball, climbing, surfing, snowboarding, and… Ultimate.▶️ rehab, renovations, baking, painting, gliding, and pottery. I have a deep-seated fear of injury.I’ve bailed, quit, and given in when I might be remotely close to the risk of…
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The sixth, part one: Waves of Inertia
Part six of Inking stories of my ink. This is the third artist on my body, 3/3 for early career female asian artist. I met Kristin Yip through the Black Widows network, a team of female asian players on a mission to showcase female asian play in Ultimate. This post captures my excitement of playing…
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Inking stories of my ink.
A picture holds a thousand words, equally, ink can hold a thousand stories and meanings.Tattoos are stories, icebreakers, and best of all, indelible galleries of art to carry with you through life. I enjoy building pieces to layer onto another, taking inspiration from artists, symbols, events, and philosophies. I’m grateful for the artists who brought…
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Captain reflections
After four years of captaining, I passed on the torch. People ask me, when are preseason scrims? When are tryouts? Which tournaments are you going to? 🤷♀️ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ … Here are my reflections after this captaining run with @union_ultimate , culminating in bronze at Ultimate Canada Invitational 2021, gold at Canadian Ultimate Championships 2022, and…
