Avoiding injury
Sometimes I wonder why I’ve not learnt by now. I know the rules and yet still I push the limits. Running the kettlebell swings on Saturday, I had a twinge in my back as I used the right arm. I ignored it at first, but it got progressively worse.
So I stopped of course and did some more stretching. Did I then leave it alone? Heck no! I mean we aren’t going to drop out of a session we’ve been looking forward to, a session marked down in our planning with targets to hit now are we?
Well of course not. Which is why I’ve now got a small tear which is going to need to heal before I can start to push again. So instead of missing just one session, now I’m weeks behind.
So, you’d think I’d learn wouldn’t you? Maybe just maybe, next time I get that sort of pain I’ll know to stop. There is a difference between the sort of pain caused by working hard and the pain from injury. It’s worth getting the difference into your head so that you can take appropriate action.
