Have you ever got injured doing an exercise and heard your doctor say, “Well, don’t do that exercise anymore?”
There’s a better answer! And for coaches like me, it’s important to ask the right questions in order to get the right answer.
Instead of focusing on the exercise you were doing when you felt a pull in your back or hip, ask yourself:
- What was your stress level leading up to the workout?
- How has your nutrition been? Lots of protein and veggies or chips, dips and crap?
- Have you been sleeping closer to 8 hours a night or 5 hours a night?
Every human being has a limited capacity for how much stress they can endure in a given day. And when we overdo it and exceed our capacity, that’s when bad things happen, like injuries and illness.
So, if you got injured in your workout, and the previous 24 hours looked like this …
- 2 hours in a car and 10 hours at a desk
- No breakfast, fast food for lunch, pizza, wings and beer for dinner
- 4-5 hours of sleep at best
- Zero time spent on managing stress or improving your flexibility
…then it’s possible that it wasn’t the kettlebell swing or deadlift that hurt your back.
It was all the other stuff that pushed you past your capacity before you even picked up the kettlebell or barbell.
The good news? All the other stuff is controllable and can be easily improved.
Your coach
Michał
B3&FIT