I've Never Been THIS Sore...

Seriously.  I am in so much pain.  Every part of my body hurts, and just trying to get up from a sitting position is enough to make me wimper, wince, and groan in agony. 
3 days ago I did that "conditioning workout" with the teens at work.  I had no idea the effects on my 30 yr old body would be so severe.  I couldn't walk the next day.  And the day after that I was in even more pain.  I have to walk with straight legs and try not to use my quad muscles.  Then sometimes I'll accidentally take a step that bends at my knee more than anticipated-- the fire sets in my quad-- I buckle and lose my balance... and then try to continue walking normally.

Before the pain arrived, I'd made plans to go to Colorado and go snowboarding with a friend.  I was excited to teach her and help her learn new skills.  Last night I was still so sore and tried to rub my muscles, stretch, heavily dose myself with Ibuprofen... and nothing made a difference.  So I prayed, sincerely, for Heavenly Father to magically take away the pain-- even if just for 3 hours to go boarding with my friend-- and I could survive the rest of the pain afterward.  (Does anyone else make deals like that in their prayers?)   :)

I woke up and actually thought maybe I would have magically healed over night.  Wrong.  I was just as sore, if not WORSE... it being the 3rd day now.  Hobbling around to get ready, fearing the squatting motion of going to the bathroom, taking way too long to put on socks... I was ready for a day of snowboarding.  Yes, I'm an idiot.

But snowboarding was soooo fun!  I told my friend my painful leg disclaimer, and luckily she's still learning so we stayed on the green "easiest" slopes.  The entire day was pleasant and actually so much fun.  My legs were burning but it actually felt better to move around on a snowboard than try to walk 3 steps without it.  The hardest part was after sitting down to buckle in my boots and get situated before each ride down.  It was the mental and physical battle of leaning forward, gripping the edge of my board, and hoisting myself up into a standing position.  I grunted.  I wimpered.  Sometimes I'd be half-way up, legs burning, and I'd just collapse and fall back down.  It hurts just thinking about it.  But as soon as I'd get up... the ride down was fun and I wouldn't think about the pain until I reached the bottom of the hill.

So now it's 3 days after the death workout... and 6 hours after returning from snowboarding. 
I AM SO SORE.  I hurt in every way.  My abs hurt.  My arms and upper body ache.  My legs are ridiculous and I have to decide if anything is really worth going up and down the stairs.  I'm so tired I could probably fall asleep now and not wake up for 24 hours. 

I think the lesson learned here is don't try to do too much all at once.  Don't try to do squats, lunges, push-ups, frog jumps, burpees, planks, sit-ups, windmills, Yoga moves, and more than that all in a day if I've never down such a crazy combo before.  Maybe once the soreness wears off, I can ease back into the lunges and squats.  10 here.  10 there.  Throw in some push-ups and some reasonable sit-ups.  But for now, my body is on fire and I'm sitting.  For as long as I can until it's time to move again.