It’s been about 4.5 months since I had my knee repaired and I’m gradually starting to look like a gymnast again.  The only problem is I’m not supposed to do anything too risky yet because there’s the possibility of tweaking my knee from falling off an equipment.  That being said, I’ve been doing a ton of basics. There is one problem, however, my wrist and elbow hurts!  Like I said before, it’s not that I’ve been taking time off (I’ve been continuing with conditioning this whole time) but the stress that the body is put under when doing real gymnastics is actually a lot more than many people (even gymnasts) think. I just have to make sure that I don’t overdo it and aggravate my healthy parts!

With All Japan over, the atmosphere in the gym is a lot more relaxed.  Most of the guys do not have any competitions until the spring so they are training new skills.  It’s much more easy for me to train with them now that they are done with doing routines for a while.  It’s funny because if I was in the States right now, the guys in the gym would be working on routines and getting ready for the season coming up.  The competitive season here is pretty much the opposite of the US’s.  Nevertheless, I think that this is a great atmosphere for me to be in, especially at this stage in my comeback process!