Get Inspired – Paralympian Brad Snyder is blind. Swimming helps him face his new reality. from the Washington Post.
When Snyder went to help, he stepped on a secondary device, which exploded just in front of him. The brunt of the force from the blast was absorbed by his face. He underwent more than 100 hours of surgery over the ensuing weeks, but none of it could save his eyesight. He was told he would never see again, his damaged eyes replaced with glass ones. He was 27 years old.
“In the beginning, everybody was like, ‘Oh, my gosh, we’re so sorry,’ ” Snyder recalled of the initial reactions of friends and family. “People were crying. People were upset. And justifiably so — I came back looking like Frankenstein. But I didn’t like that everyone was so distraught and so messed up. I’m used to having a positive impact on people. I didn’t like that so many people were upset. Swimming in the beginning was a way to turn that on its head — like, ‘Look, I’m okay. I’m happy. I’m swimming again.’ ”
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Warmup
Dynamic Athletic Movement
Skill
Level 4
40 Yd Handstand Walk (forward roll out)
24 Handstand Pushups (L4 – kipping)
50 Stall Bar Leg Raises
100 Air Squats
Level 3
12 Crow to Somersault
20 Handstand Pushups (level 3 negatives)
50 Stall Bar Leg Raises
100 Air Squats
Level 2
120 Yd Spider/Crab walk
90 Sec Handstand Hold
50 Stall Bar Leg Raises/Knee Tucks
75 Air Squats
Level 0/1
80 Yd Spider/Crab walk
120 Sec Down Dog Hold
Practice Kicking Up to Handstand
30 Stall Bar Leg Raises/Knee Tucks
50 Air Squats
Conditioning
“Swarm Intelligence”
Levels 3/4
10 Minutes AMRAP
3 Hang Power Cleans – Unbroken (L4-155/125, L3-135/95)
6 Toes to Bar
Level 2
E2MOM 10 Minutes
3 Power Cleans
10 V-ups
Levels 0/1
E2MOM 10 Minutes
10 Kettlebell Swings
10 V-ups