Look what this MPG-to-the-core gal has gotten herself into again –> some crazy semblance of ‘cross-training’ despite a sorely zero base training (in running) to speak of, hahaha.
For some funny coincidence of forced game invite (company sportsfest) and a free one (with friends), I managed to squeeze in two sports all in one afternoon. Last Saturday I dipped my hands in both badminton and volleyball. The result: Aching muscles (!).
And yes, up to now they’re aching that I told myself I’ll never play volleyball again (at least for now I wanna tell myself that; may change in a span of two hours). Why do I so blame volleyball for my post-game aches?
For one, you do a lot of bending in volleyball - your default position (at least that’s how I know this) is to bend your body low, in anticipation of the ball possibly landing in front of you. I think this is where I got most of my post-play pains.
For the more important reason: I am so NOT good in that sport (even if I’ve been badly wanting to learn it). I don’t need to elaborate but I’m just so not good at it. I told my teammates I was the critical point and that they should stay close and cover for me; and that, they did (those people were just so nice and cool!). But it only served to highlight the point: I was becoming a burden, hmp! And the ache was more psychological – clearly worse than physical pain, go try it.. wehehe.
The volleyball folks did not run short of encouraging words; even the coach would egg me to join every match (I honestly don’t know how he bears it to watch me play as I was so ‘olats’, hahaha).
Now if I get crazy again and with some peer pressure, I might give it another try (on volleyball), but I doubt if that’s anytime soon. For now let me get some healing, and go back to doing a sport I’m most confident at. Don’t guess, it’s a given. 
