Single Kidney Training
An alternate title could be: Reasons To Go Retro With HIT I donated a kidney to a very close friend of mine on 5/26/2020. It was supposed to be in March, but COVID-19 pandemic exploded, and everyone's plans were derailed. I was genuinely afraid my friend would die while we waited for the hospital to give us the green light for surgery. It was scary enough giving up an organ for a friend, but even scarier to be in a hospital with no visitors allowed because of COVID. I was quarantined in my room for 2 days. She was there, totally alone, for 12 days. We are nearly 2 months since our surgery and both recovering well. Her health is better than it has ever been since I've known her. We were part of a genuine miracle. After a few weeks of doing nothing, and sleeping constantly, I finally tried to get back to normal life. I radically overestimated my ability to sustain physical effort. I thought I could just lower the weights and still do moderate volume workouts. I was