Cross training is supposed to be good for you

Over the years I've dabbled in a pretty ridiculous number of sports from running to rock climbing to bike racing to ice hockey. I basically suck at most of them that require any amount of coordination (which explains why running is good for me), but that usually doesn't stop me from trying anyways and having fun reveling in my suckitude. For some off-racing-season fun I managed to hook up with the company ice hockey game. It's not really a league, but it's more than a pickup game too (they pick 2 teams and you basically keep those for about half the season unless there's some week with a bunch of no-shows). As a nice coolness factor, we get to play at Walter Brown Arena, former home of the BU Terriers. I give myself no more credit than being an ok player... maybe a high c-level when I've been practicing a bit. For the bike racers out there, think of it as a cat 3 roadie... you're definitely above the new guys racing in t-shirts and you could show up for the big boys race and not hurt anyone, but you're just going to get smoked if you do. The legitimately good players accentuate my lack of coordination. Ok, wait, I had a point here... oh yah... here it is... So at this morning's skate I tweaked my back a little in a moment of skating grace. It's my extreme lower back to the point that I'm calling it my ass. So it was a bit uncomfortable all day, but nothing exciting. At the end of the day I was sitting down and bent all the way forward to tie my shoes. When I sat up and tried to stand up, I almost fell back down. I could now no longer stand up straight without extreme pain. So now I'm parked in the chair, watching hockey, and hoping Opa Opa IPA works as a muscle relaxer. Right now sitting = good, standing = bad. I'm hoping it's just a weird muscle thing because I've heard all manner of horror stories that sounded like this. Nothing like a lasting reminder that you suck...