Feb-26

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Advice | Injuries

POSTED BY: Alex Isaly in BLOG

Q. Injuries happened and they can set one back both physically and mentally. What advice would you give someone trying to train post injury.

A. For anyone that is training post injury one piece of advice that I would give is...take your time and follow your doctor's/trainer's orders. Trying to train post injury can be one of the most frustrating times not only physically, but mentally as well.

Physically you want (and need) to 'train' through the recovery (rehab) time, but for most people they are hesitant because they are afraid they may re-injure themselves. Healing takes time, and is usually determined by the extent of the injury. On the flip side, you don't want to go too hard and potentially prolong the recovery time or possibly run the risk of permanantly injuring the area because you didn't give yourself enough time or follow professional advice by your doctor or trainer.

The mental challenges come from the fear of losing fitness. A lot of times someone recovering from an injury feels as though they need to pick up their training intensity from where they were at before they got injured. They talk themselves through the pain/discomfort and hope that it will eventually go away. This is the worst thing you can do. The opposite can happen as well. The motivation of being fit goes away due to frustration and depression.

Like I said in the beginning...ALWAYS follow your doctor's/trainer's orders when it comes to post injury training. Some basic advice/tips that I could give are:

- If you are recovering from an upper body injury then you could increase the intensity of your lower body workouts and visa versa.

- Mentally tell yourself just to be patient. Allow the injury to heal and get right back in to the normal training regimen pre-injury.

There is a big difference between training through pain versus training uncomfortable. If it's painful. STOP. If you feel uncomfortable but it's not in the injured area reduce the intensity of the exercise but it's ok to keep going.

Bottom line, train smart and listen to your body.

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